Sounds military grade to me.
Comment on Thinkpad for the win
grandma@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I have a pretty recent thinkpad that supposedly has “military grade durability”. The plastic is literally falling apart at the corners after 2 years, and my fan grille is gone.
Fucking lenovo
superkret@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Which Thinkpad do you have? The “Thinkpad” line has been expanded to basically all professional grade laptops now.
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
the x131e is definitely not professional grade
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No, none of the X line are. I really like the L line of Thinkpads. Those are still pretty solid and reparable.
Banana@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
IBM would’ve never
riodoro1@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Sell their product to lenovo?
Banana@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No? They did that.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
I think it was a joke.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I have a 16 year old T420 that’s survived numerous falls drops spills and still ticking to this day and I love it. It’s the best damn keyboard to type on. Only Thinkpads for me.
exu@feditown.com 3 weeks ago
Military grade is bullshit marketing. Basically anything is military grade
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Military grade is code for “cheapest bidder”
curled@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Military grade means literally nothing. Actual military equipment is “mil spec”, and not something the average consumer needs, or can afford, in most cases.
Even when military spec equipment is made by the lowest bidder, this stuff still has to be blast proof, bullet proof, work from -60°C to +85°C, be water/dust resistant, and many other requirements depending on what is being made.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You can definitely get plenty of Mil spec shit, just not what you really expect. My hat is a Swedish army cap worn by some dude named Alber Kempf in Tunisia circa 1991.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It depends, sometimes milspec is very demanding. For example, crayons need to be non-toxic even if you eat the entire box.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
In electronics there are actually milspec versions on microchips different from the normal space (they have a wider range of operating temperatures plus I also believe higher resistence to electromagnetic radiation and mechanical vibration, similar to microchips “for automobile use”), but I suspect that when it comes to actual consumer electronics devices the words “military grade” are not a protected tag (as in, electronic devices said to be “military grade” are not forced by regulation to have certain characteristics) so those words are generally marketing bullshit.
JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I guess aircraft-grade aluminum isn’t good enough anymore.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Military grade” means that it went through one extra round of inspection before it was sent out as far as I’m aware. This round of inspection is basically just putting it through certain weather conditions to simulate “will this survive a deployment”
Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
literally Military Grade is just marketing fluff with no standard. Mil-Spec is the real term for meeting military specifications. think ceramic and gold instead of plastic and tin for computer chips.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay I just double checked and you’re totally right. When I was in the military someone had told me there was actually regulations around “military grade” and they were just different from milspec. Technically military grade is supposed to refer to milspec but in the private world they don’t check if it’s actually true or not
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I was in the Marines and I had to buy some of my shit on my own, so yeah, agree 100%.