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What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works) (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It's a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

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[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago (8 children)

How old? I want one, but there are a lot of models

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Newest you can afford. T and P models, or X if you can.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The newer ones are actually less well-built.

I have a T14 Gen 3 from work to confirm with. It's definitely not bad, but not as rugged.

Meanwhile, for personal use, I got a X230, and a W530, and they are much more solid. A lot of people said that T480 is the "last great Thinkpad", but I don't have one so I cannot confirm this.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't really disagree, but as time goes by, those old ones show their age more and more. I'm using the same one as you for work, and I got a T580 off eBay for personal (replaces my T430s). I don't know what I'd get if not for used Thinkpads though. One day maybe I can afford/justify one of those boutique Linux laptops.

Edit: I briefly had a T480 and it had problems with the display... apparently widespread.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

It does shows signs of aging, but not as bad as the other laptops of the same era.

I haven't heard of the T480 display problem until now, but then again, I've never had it myself.

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