Except for the mil-spec laptops, the ThinkPads are arguably the most
durable. The keyboards are reputed to be the best of laptop keyboards. The
other nice thing about the ThinkPads is that a maintenance manual is readily
available, and they are designed to be easily repairable. There is a great
online community, ThinkPads.com. They are the Mercedes-Benz of the laptop
world.
One caveat: the early T4x units have chronic problems with the ATI video
processor losing SMT integrity with the mobo. I believe this is not a
problem with the Intel video processors, and was solved with the later
series. My personal preference is for the T43. I am working on replacing
the T40 that I'm typing on now with a T43.
Greg
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On Behalf Of Rick Knoble
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 2:59 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Laptop Question
A quick laptop question for the knowledgeable members of the list.
I am going to purchase yet another used laptop. I don't need the latest and
greatest, it will be for web browsing and emails. I will also be used by my
teen aged sons, one of whom is extremely tough on equipment. Extremely. Like
bordering on abusive. Anyway, what laptop manufactured in the last several
years can take a beating, specifically the jacks for power and headphones? I
am leaning towards a Dell d610, d620, d630 or IBM t40 or t41.
Any suggestions?
Rick
With two dead laptops to fix...
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