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I have a p50 or p51, it’s so heavy, just a tank. I think they called it the portable workstation. I have LOVED this thing. It ran any Linux distribution I needed, was speedy, keyboard never missed, it’s in a closet now in headless mode running proxmox.

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A laptop to be carefully padded for protection... of people's walls and floors.

Getting a bit geriatric now, but we've had fun.[1]

[1] https://imgur.com/a/keyboard-cam-Z1VipaL

I have a P50 or P51 and same. It’s a tank but love the thing. Mine is the model before they killed the drop on dock and I prefer that over the USB-C docks.

I loved the drop on dock.

I have used a few workstation models and I love them, even though they are tanks, the 15" models are a bit easier on the backs.

They get the memory and disk extensibility, replaceable battery, dual GPUs, with the dedicated GPU being a good mix of performance, OpenGL/DX/Vulkan capabilities and battery.

I went from a T530 (circa 2013) to a brand new P16s AMD. I honestly love it almost as much as the old one. It's the best constructed laptop I've seen in the last few years. Lenovo has really gotten serious about repairability lately and I super appreciate it.

I bought a P50 for my mother in law some years back to replace her desktop. It sits out of the way, lid closed, with a monitor mouse and keyboard attached. She still uses it and takes it with her when she travels.

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