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Image 1 — My first ThinkPad as a mechanical engineering student
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My first ThinkPad as a mechanical engineering student

Hello ThinkPeople!

I'm so glad to tell you that I just got my first ThinkPad.

I was looking for something that I could do some light office work, Matlab Simulink and some simple CAD/CAM Applications. I have to take the train a lot so I also wanted something which is light to carry.

Then I found this one on Ebay from a certified refurbisher. I paid a lot more for it than it is in the U.S. but I really liked the spec and thought it would fit my needs perfectly.

So far I'm really happy with it. It runs quickly and the build quality is so good - the keyboard especially! The screen could just be a bit brighter (300 nits-non touch) and it has the mylar trackpad, which I feel like is a bit worse than the glass one.

How do you guys like it?

Do you think it can handle some 3d modelling with these specs?

Would you install Linux on it even though you're using Fusion360 and Matlab?

u/Mindless-Moment-3849 — 3 days ago