> As someone who carries a MBP every day, the focus on portability is something I appreciate. So for me, I’m happy to take that trade off.
Well, no. I got issued a 2018 MBP 15" and it's an alumninum brick twice as heavy as any X-series thinkpad and twice as fragile (screen broke twice by just gripping the lid at the display bezel).
You could make the cpu, gpu, ram and ssd user replaceable. But then you need bigger connectors, meaning you fit less stuff in.
There’s barely any unused space inside.
If you want something you can replace parts on, get a Thinkpad.
As someone who carries a MBP every day, the focus on portability is something I appreciate. So for me, I’m happy to take that trade off.