{"id":21767,"date":"2026-01-21T23:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/?p=21767"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:29:30","slug":"daily_3976_-_pre-loved_computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/2026\/01\/21\/daily_3976_-_pre-loved_computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily: 3976 – pre-loved computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new new not-new computer arrived. This one has no problems with the keyboard so I’m working on the assumption that I’m keeping it. Going through the whole exercise of installing tools, downloading my files, etc.<\/p>\n

It’s a Lenovo Thinkpad, which I selected for its build quality, according to the collective wisdom of the internet. It’s not shiny and beautiful like my Macbook Pro was, but it seems pretty solid.<\/p>\n

I like its keyboard even better than the one on the Macbook. It already feels really good to type on.<\/p>\n

The trackpad is not yet agreeing with me. It’s not at all as responsive as I’m used to. I have to press harder than I think I should, and when I forget and use the light touch I’m used to, it doesn’t move the pointer or doesn’t scroll. That’s going to take some getting used to.<\/p>\n

The screen doesn’t seem small but somehow feels small anyway. It feels like I could fit so much more on the Macbook screen, especially when editing photos. I’ve fiddled with the zoom level (Windows is much more flexible about the screen zoom level than Mac OS) but somehow no setting feels quite right. I guess it’s just a matter of getting used to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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