So I'm almost in the market for a new laptop. My old machine is a PowerBook 12" with OSX. Right now my choice is really between a Thinkpad T61 14" and a MacBook. I would be interested in the Thinkpad X61, but I really kind of like the trackpad.
Now giving up OS X will be very difficult, but it's bearable if Linux runs well on it. People tell me that Thinkpads run Linux the best of any laptop out there. However I have yet to hear of any laptop (even the EeePC!) that can successfully suspend and resume like my venerable PowerBook has always done. Does anyone have Linux sleeping nicely on any laptop (especially a thinkpad)? I mean can I just close the lid, have it pulse it's little power light, then pop the lid and start working? I know many people have hibernate working, but that's not really what I want. Maybe Apple has spoiled me, but it seems like this is a basic essential function. What are my chances? Should I just abandon the idea of a Linux laptop and buy a MacBook? -- Michael Torrie Assistant CSR, System Administrator Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 +1.801.422.5771 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
