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).

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

there's a specific technology you can look for when buying a phone. this is not an apple/android phone issue. many mid and high end phones have the same anti-scratch technology apple uses. you're looking for the latest version of corning's 'gorilla glass' product. honestly anything made with 'victus' or newer is kind of ridiculously hard to scratch.

this is not a special apple-only feature, this is a part/technology they buy/license from another company, non-exclusively.

there are also cheap android phones. those exist. for people who prefer a cheap phone to a mostly indestructable phone, or cannot afford to spend 400 dollars on a ridiculous premium phone. or however much apple charges for an equivalent product with worse features and less compatibility.

ThinkPads do scratch, but they are ugly from factory so that no one has to be anxious about it. That's the beauty of it. They also are very prone to collect finger smudges with their strange plastic soft coating. Very hard to clean even with detergent. I would know because I am a freak about keeping my laptop clean, and I can tell you from all the ThinkPads have used in the past 10 years that you will touch them the first time taking them out of the box and they will never look clean ever again.