On Wed, 4 May 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> That sounds interesting. Knowing little about laptops, I must ask.
> This spare ssd drive I have is labeled 2.5" (SATA). The specs you
> pointed to lists 9mm. Those dimensions are not in the same league,
> so what gives? Maybe this one is in a
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Denis Heidtmann
wrote:
> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Matt McKenzie wrote:
>
> > ...
> > I may have mentioned before on the list, I had a few extra Thinkpad X200
> > series, I sold a few but I still have 1 more
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Matt McKenzie wrote:
> ...
> I may have mentioned before on the list, I had a few extra Thinkpad X200
> series, I sold a few but I still have 1 more X200 left.
> It has an Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 12" screen, and currently no HDD. My
> last
On Wed, 4 May 2016, Leander S. Harding wrote:
> I will say though that I'm firmly in the camp that there's been a
> steady decline in build quality and keyboard feel over the years. I
> had a W520 an employer gave me for a while and it didn't seem
> discernably better than an average consumer
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 9:49 PM, Denis Heidtmann
wrote:
> Three reasons: Unexplained lock-up three times, I hate the chiclet keys
> (need sculpted key-tops), and I get the impression that they put this thing
> together in a bit of a rush--no docs initially, small error
On Wed, 4 May 2016 12:40:57 -0700
Denis Heidtmann dijo:
>Thanks for the offer, but I think I want something a little more
>modern. On the 76 I got fond of the performance provided by the ssd.
>Snappy response to launching applications is habit forming. I have a
I'll third the nigh-invulnerability of ThinkPads. My main personal
machine is a T400 that's been through absolute hell, was used when I
bought it, and in the past four years has needed only a harddrive
(after the stock one succumbed to, ahem, an out-of-operating-spec
instantaneous acceleration), a
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 5:53 AM, Rich Shepard
wrote:
> On Tue, 3 May 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
>
> > Suggestions on an alternative laptop? Keys are the first requirement
> > (along with Linux, of course.) And that Dell mentioned here a while ago
> > with a
>
>
> Suggestions on an alternative laptop? Keys are the first requirement
> (along with Linux, of course.) And that Dell mentioned here a while ago
> with a non-replaceable battery seems to me to be a bit stupid. But maybe I
> can be convinced otherwise with suitable arguments.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
On 5/4/2016 10:55 AM, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
> I have been using various Thinkpads with SuSE and Ubuntu for well over
> decade - I love the keyboards (with the exception of 2014 models),
> durability and trouble free Linux computing.
>
> Current (2015) X250 and T450 have both internal and external
I have been using various Thinkpads with SuSE and Ubuntu for well over
decade - I love the keyboards (with the exception of 2014 models),
durability and trouble free Linux computing.
Current (2015) X250 and T450 have both internal and external batteries
- meaning that you can change the external
On Tue, 3 May 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> Suggestions on an alternative laptop? Keys are the first requirement
> (along with Linux, of course.) And that Dell mentioned here a while ago
> with a non-replaceable battery seems to me to be a bit stupid. But maybe I
> can be convinced otherwise
Thanks, John. That is what my son has, and the keys looked nice.
-Denis
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 10:02 PM, John Jason Jordan
wrote:
> On Tue, 3 May 2016 21:49:47 -0700
> Denis Heidtmann dijo:
>
> >Three reasons: Unexplained lock-up three times, I
On Tue, 3 May 2016 21:49:47 -0700
Denis Heidtmann dijo:
>Three reasons: Unexplained lock-up three times, I hate the chiclet keys
>(need sculpted key-tops), and I get the impression that they put this
>thing together in a bit of a rush--no docs initially, small error in
Three reasons: Unexplained lock-up three times, I hate the chiclet keys
(need sculpted key-tops), and I get the impression that they put this thing
together in a bit of a rush--no docs initially, small error in the docs
when provided, and the big label on the lid says "ystem 76"
Suggestions on an
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