• Guildo@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    That’s why you buy a thinkpad - mine dropped several times down. Just a bit clippedy dew and a restart and everything is fine, again.

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      11 months ago

      Or in my case, my Thinkpad T490 is absolutely brain dead and shuts itself down / crashes during idle sleep mode every time.

      Similarly, my Yoga C930 battery drained in 2 days while powered off and fingerprint scanner stops working after waking from sleep.

      Lenovo used to be good…

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        11 months ago

        oh good it’s not just me… And what’s with that absolutely awful contrnt aware brightness implementation?

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    11 months ago

    Renters insurance is your friend. Might be a good idea to look into, it’s cheap af and covers things like this.

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        11 months ago

        You do, but its generally a lot less than repairs or a new laptop. I’ll give you my example… My laptop is a 2021 Razer 14 The power port had a broken connector on the inside, and since the way it was made the port was part of the motherboard, the repairs for that power port were going to be over $1700 on a $2300 laptop.

        Renters insurance was definitely the less painful option. Just one of those things that may only be useful on rare occasions, but when it is, it really is.

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          11 months ago

          Interesting! I’m only familiar with home owners insurance and car insurance, and those are typically between $500-1000. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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    11 months ago

    That’s the reason why my laptop has a big dent by the hinge. I do plan on getting that fixed eventually.

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      11 months ago

      Yes I am sure you have never made any mistakes in your life before

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        11 months ago

        Absolutely. Unlike you, your mother made a massive one giving birth to you. I can only begin to imagine her devastation when she sees the nasty goblin she produced