• lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    Both my work laptop and personal laptop have mechanical shutters that can only be opened by hand.

    They’re both Thinkpads.

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      4 days ago

      Most Dell latitudes and precisions also have a physical shutter.

      I love that feature. It makes me more comfortable around the computer because no one can look at me without my consent.

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          4 days ago

          Which series how long ago?

          I doubt the 3000 series has them because they suck, but all the 5000 series laptops I have used have had a shutter. Granted, I’m only really referring to laptops that released within the last 7 years or so.

          I currently have a latitude 5430 and a brand new precision 3490 and they both have a shutter, but that’s not too surprising considering that they look identical to each other.

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            4 days ago

            Makes sense. I had a E6440, E7470, and 7490. The E6440 was a beast of a machine, and the E7470 fell off a 14 foot ladder and still survived, despite missing a corner… The NVMe drive was barely holding on 😅

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          5 days ago

          I have both a t14 g1 and g3. With each generation, the keyboard gets more trash. I even tested out my friend’s new recent generation x1 carbon yoga and the keyboard was also bad. Lower travel and didn’t feel as solid.