I ran a full sized office photo copier off a generator once, it ran fine, but you could really hear the engine chugging when the fuser started to heat up.

I'm trying to figure this out at the moment.

What is the best way to power a laptop in an off-grid setup? Mine will be primarily solar + AGM battery.

I think the simplest "just works" set up is to get a "pure sine" inverter and go:

solar > battery > inverter > power supp > laptop

The thing is, if I understand correctly you have a big inefficient inverter to AC only to transform back to DC, with the only benefit being that the plug fits in the socket.

I'm curious to know how a generator ruins a power supply? Is it something to do with the arcane sine wave magic from the inverter?

But why would it? Is the output not voltage controlled?

I've been buying second hand thinkpads for the last decade or so.

They arrive pre-scuffed so I don't need to worry.

I certainly remember when lenovo pushed a keyboard firmware update so bad that it physically damaged a part on thousands of legion laptops and then refused to own up to it. Fuckers. Never again.

*ok I half remembered, I don't actually know that a part was physically damaged but the only permanent fix involves soldering so close enough

Some context...

For one, it wasn't spyware, it was UEFI that, if a user had admin/root privilege, they could modify the firmware despite signinging procedures that should have prevented that. There was no spyware, there was no root kit, there was a vulnerability.

For another:

IdeaPads, Legion gaming devices, and both Flex and Yoga laptops.

Technically it never touched the ThinkPads. Despite some areas where things blur, ThinkPad is still relatively independent of the rest of the product line. While I may not think Lenovo is trying to actively spy on their consumer brands, they do screw up enough that I wouldn't want to touch them (not just security, they cut too many corners in general).

I dunno man, I've made it a point of pride to be rough with my Macbook over the years. They hold up well to repeated beatings and last a long time. I'd rate my 2017 Macbook Pro as hardier than the Thinkpad X1 Carbon I had as a company computer for my last job. And the MacBook might have been cheaper new too.

It really is. I once dated a girl that would rip on me for having a Samsung. She said she needed an iPhone for work cause she takes a lot of pics and uses socials a lot. She couldn't fathom that my Samsung could do all of that and arguably more

You mean the iRag?

The cleaning cloth pictured is the one that comes with the particular brand of screen cleaner that Apple recommends using.

299.99$ and can connect with the cloud