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Anyone else re-evaluating using Lenovo at their business?

Posted on 4/14/20 at 7:04 pm
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 4/14/20 at 7:04 pm
So, I've been a fan of Lenovo laptops in business settings. It's anecdotal but I've had much better luck with them vs Dell and think the build quality is good.

However, Lenovo is a Chinese owned company which means they are required by law to comply with Chinese authorities. Simply being made in China isn't enough to have me concerned, but companies and manufacturing processes that are owned and controlled by Chinese companies give me pause for concern.

People have already wised up and started to avoid cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua (which are usually repackaged as other brands.)

Is it (past) time to start avoiding Lenovo, too?
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18286 posts
Posted on 4/14/20 at 7:17 pm to
I'm going to use my x1 carbon til it dies, and I'll probably get another one
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
14922 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 12:38 am to
I love my thinkpad, so here’s how I’m going to rationalize it: It was created by IBM and is therefore American.
Posted by DollaChoppa
I Simp for ACC
Member since May 2008
84774 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 6:32 am to
Dang I was hoping this would be a thread bashing the quality because I actually have had poor experiences with the 3 Lenovo’s I’ve used through work. I’d rank it below dell but above hp. Would not buy.

Feel like that’s an unpopular opinion, so maybe I’ve just had bad luck
Posted by BabySam
FL
Member since Oct 2010
1510 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 7:13 am to
They were previously approved for Air Force purchases, but now they’re being prohibited even through approved purchasing channels
Posted by TigerGman
Center of the Universe
Member since Sep 2006
11349 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 7:16 am to
Yes for sure, and I own several currently.

Posted by Inadvertent Whistle
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2015
4404 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 7:45 am to
I wish we were using Lenovo. Our HP laptops are crap.
Posted by SnoopALoop
Nashville
Member since Apr 2014
4407 posts
Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:15 am to
I really do try my best to avoid Chinese made tech, but like a poster above said, my X1 Carbon is f'ing phenomenal. Lenovo is just a reliable brand and it's hard to argue against it.
Posted by shspanthers
Nashville, TN
Member since Sep 2007
778 posts
Posted on 4/17/20 at 7:10 am to
I don't know. It seems like hiring a CPA that's been convicted of felony embezzlement. He might be good at his job, but I'd be crazy to trust him explicitly. Which is kinda what you're doing with China tech since you don't know what back doors are built in.
Posted by ArkLaTexTiger
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
2480 posts
Posted on 4/17/20 at 7:49 am to
In the last year I've bought some tech from Chinese companies:

o TCL Roku TV - good

o Mi Box S media streamer - good

o Wintel Pro mini PC - not good, I finally gave up and replaced Windows 10 with Lubuntu Linux and use it as my Pi-hole server.
Posted by WavinWilly
Wavin Away in Sharlo
Member since Oct 2010
8783 posts
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:24 am to
We evaluated HP, Dell, and Lenovo. Left HP and went to Lenovo and we aren’t looking back.

We have also started utilizing AMD because intel can’t seem to get their fabrication processes down and are constantly having supply chain issues.
This post was edited on 4/17/20 at 8:26 am
Posted by NPComb
Member since Jan 2019
27570 posts
Posted on 4/19/20 at 3:37 am to
My manager ditched our MacBook Pros for Lenovo’s. Not a fan of the laptop but Windows 10 is a nice OS.
Posted by RTRinTampa
Central FL
Member since Jan 2013
5532 posts
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:02 am to
Its not a quality issue. If you have intellectual property on a Lenovo, good chance the Chinese now have it.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125564 posts
Posted on 4/20/20 at 10:16 am to
Welcome to about 5 years ago
Posted by ArkLaTexTiger
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
2480 posts
Posted on 4/20/20 at 3:40 pm to
Surprisingly, my Raspberry Pi 3B+ and 4B boards were made in the UK.
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