bi_tux@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoMy boss gifted me an old thinkpad x31lemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squarebi_tux@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agothe older lenovo models aren’t bad, but the shit they pump out recently is well, shit
minus-squarefrankgrimeszz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-211 months agoThey had a Chinese back door in the firmware. Don’t know if that’s still the case. https://www.techworm.net/2015/08/lenovo-pcs-and-laptops-seem-to-have-a-bios-level-backdoor.html They’ve had several major (intentional) security flaws over the years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo They had a modified UEFI that allows insecure execution of EXEs. The Lenovo laptops given to US military in Iraq had keyloggers that sent all inputs back to China.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI thought Lenovo was two different brands, one consumer (terrible) and one corporate (decent). Is that no longer true?
minus-squaregpopides@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHaven’t really used the older models but the x1c line is decent imo. Also t14. Z line is also good but focuses on different crowd.
the older lenovo models aren’t bad, but the shit they pump out recently is well, shit
They had a Chinese back door in the firmware. Don’t know if that’s still the case. https://www.techworm.net/2015/08/lenovo-pcs-and-laptops-seem-to-have-a-bios-level-backdoor.html They’ve had several major (intentional) security flaws over the years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo They had a modified UEFI that allows insecure execution of EXEs. The Lenovo laptops given to US military in Iraq had keyloggers that sent all inputs back to China.
I thought Lenovo was two different brands, one consumer (terrible) and one corporate (decent). Is that no longer true?
Haven’t really used the older models but the x1c line is decent imo. Also t14. Z line is also good but focuses on different crowd.