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Enterprise Thinkpads easily last 10+ years. Although you will need to change the battery at some point.

I think my current work laptop is 6-7 years old. My backup laptop is 11 years old.




Still I think a lot of Thinkpads need some parts (often the motherboard!) replaced before they run out of extended on-site repair warranty. The small sample from my co-workers seems to indicate that the rate for that is over 50%. Maybe I just happen to know all the people who use their laptops as shovels.

That said, my 2015 HP Zbook (previously in contracting work, now personal use) still works perfectly, only now with third keyboard, third battery, and a bit of superglue.




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