On Jan 9, 2008 6:48 PM, Chris Louden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 9, 2008 5:10 PM, Joshua Penix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 8, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Chris Louden wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the tips but I'm ok. I was inquiring about the comment made > > > that the quality of thinkpads has gone down since Lenovo bought the > > > line from IBM. Thinkpads have generally been one of the more > > > compatible laptops for use with Linux and of very high quality product > > > in general. This was the first time i have heard someone mention that > > > the product has gone down in quality. I was curious what the > > > experience was that made someone have that opinion. > > > > I'm going to claim otherwise. At least as far as the T-series goes, I > > consider Lenovo's current selection to still be quite excellent. I > > also have had good luck with their R-series, which are a good lower- > > cost alternative to the T-series - the processing internals are > > roughly the same, but they don't have the magnesium alloy cases and > > cannot use a docking station. > > The docking stations are available options when configuring the R61 > 15.4. Perhaps this is a new addition. > > Both have Santa Rosa chipsets, but the T has up to a 2.6 (7800) > processor and the R stops at 2.4. The R also maxes at a 128MB nvidia > card (1680x1050) but the T has a 256MB and a res up to 1920x1200. > > I've noticed the R series has a few options that the T does not. Such > as built in web cam, BR-DVD drive, LED light on top that shines down > to light up keyboard or you when the web cam is on. USB ports seem to > be inverted on the two from what i can tell. T has two on the right > (horizontal) and one on the left(vertical). R has two on the left and > one on the right. The down side to the R is that all the USB ports are > vertical. So placing certain USB devices/plugs next to one another > might be difficult.
Actually i may be wrong, i was just looking at some other images and it appears that the widescreen versions of both the R and T have the dual vertical USB ports, but the standard screens do not. > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 9, 2008, at 8:07 AM, Richard W. Ernst wrote: > > > > > Gus Wirth wrote: > > >> I would recommend a used Intel Centrino based laptop. > > > > > > Gus, > > > > > > Any recommendations on where to buy such an item, and how to ensure > > > not getting junk? I've always been leery of buying a used laptop > > > since if something breaks or doesn't work, not much to be done about > > > it, unlike a desktop where things can be replaced piecemeal. > > > > > > Centrino still lives - it doesn't have to be used. Realize that > > "Centrino" is just a branding thing from Intel. It specifies that a > > laptop has an Intel-approved combination of 1) CPU; 2) motherboard > > chipset; 3) wireless chipset. Many manufacturers make Centrino badged > > laptops, and its a nice equalizing force - you can assume that if it's > > Centrino, it's Linux friendly, at which point you can take OS out of > > the equation and shop on form, features and price. > > > > -- > > Joshua Penix http://www.binarytribe.com > > Binary Tribe Linux Integration Services & Network Consulting > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie > > > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
