On 5/5/14, Stefan Monnier <[email protected]> wrote: > > Traditionally, Thinkpads are considered reasonably well designed (and > well documented) for maintenance. > > This said, the general rule nowadays is "older is better" because newer > gizmos are designed as consumables (and because it's easier to make > them one millimeter thinner if you can drop the requirement of easy > maintenance).
I've got a secondhand Thinkpad T61. Had it about 6 months now. LOVE it. It has taken several brutal, abrupt hits.... from the dogs running by on the porch. *SO FAR* hasn't missed a beat. Your mileage may vary, though... :) Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * I comment, therefore I am (procrastinating elsewhere) * -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cao1p-kbvw3fmj5aw0oskpnw_izzze_bzhvxnh1vcttcfxjk...@mail.gmail.com
