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Same. I love it. The things I replaced in the 8 years I've had this machine: Stock HDD -> Samsung 840 SSD, Keyboard (failed within 3yr warranty, they shipped me a new one overnight), and the trackpoint cover. Oh, and the OS, from Windows 7 Pro to XUbuntu. I would love a higher density display but that's about it.

I am thinking of finally upgrading to an X280 or an X1 but I am afraid the keyboard will be too much of a downgrade.

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I'm not a fan of the X280 due to some compromises in the form factor; the keyboard feels a little cramped, the screen is pretty low-res. I swapped mine for a T480 and it's been great.

If you were to use it primarily docked and with a Thunderbolt dock, though, I could see it being pretty awesome.

Also finally they soldered the memory to the board and didn't leave a free slot, see the spec: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad%2...

I bought the X1 Carbon Extreme. The classic 7 row keyboard layout is great, but the latest keyboard isn't as bad as I thought. The keys are fine, and I adapted to the layout: delete/home/end are independent from the f keys and easy to reach, page up/down are better than the old previous/next page keys in the classic layout.

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