I see a lot of nostalgia in the comments. Besides my MacBook, I have both an IdeaPad (Flex 5) and a ThinkPad X1 Carbon (the latter one work assigned).
I have been using ThinkPads for almost as long as MacBooks, and I find the modern Thinkpad keyboard much nicer than the T or X series, since the longer travel gave me RSI, and the newer keyboards are much, much quieter. I can switch between my MacBook, the X1 and the Yoga without any significant decrease in accuracy (other than modifier key placement) or impact, and although the feel is different, they all feel pretty great to me.
(I will not mention the hideous MacBook keyboards of the next-to-last series... Those were just bad.)
Quality-wise, I do notice the Yoga is a bit mushier (like the Logitech K380 I am typing this in now, but with less travel), but the X1 is every bit as good as the MacBook's.
Same goes for trackpads. X1 (using Windows 11 drivers) and MacBook are roughly equivalent, Yoga slightly less smooth but still OK.
(I don't use the TrackPoint because it too makes my RSI flare up - although I was an avid user for decades, if I use it for more than a day my index tendon starts stinging noticeably)
Lenovo does cut some corners, though, and with the Yoga and the X1 beside one another the differences in build quality and screen are evident (the X1 has a great HIDPI one, with good brightness and color accuracy, while the Yoga has a chalkboard).
But compared to most other PC laptops I've used (except maybe some Surface models), modern ThinkPads are still great.
I have been using ThinkPads for almost as long as MacBooks, and I find the modern Thinkpad keyboard much nicer than the T or X series, since the longer travel gave me RSI, and the newer keyboards are much, much quieter. I can switch between my MacBook, the X1 and the Yoga without any significant decrease in accuracy (other than modifier key placement) or impact, and although the feel is different, they all feel pretty great to me.
(I will not mention the hideous MacBook keyboards of the next-to-last series... Those were just bad.)
Quality-wise, I do notice the Yoga is a bit mushier (like the Logitech K380 I am typing this in now, but with less travel), but the X1 is every bit as good as the MacBook's.
Same goes for trackpads. X1 (using Windows 11 drivers) and MacBook are roughly equivalent, Yoga slightly less smooth but still OK.
(I don't use the TrackPoint because it too makes my RSI flare up - although I was an avid user for decades, if I use it for more than a day my index tendon starts stinging noticeably)
Lenovo does cut some corners, though, and with the Yoga and the X1 beside one another the differences in build quality and screen are evident (the X1 has a great HIDPI one, with good brightness and color accuracy, while the Yoga has a chalkboard).
But compared to most other PC laptops I've used (except maybe some Surface models), modern ThinkPads are still great.