Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-05 Thread Paul Duncan
I'm typing this on a Thinpad T520, which I have had as my work machine since the middle of 2012. It has spent almost its entire life on the ship I serve on, and is still working perfectly. Dual-boots between Win7 and Linux Mint (currently 17.2). It is a pleasure to type on, and there are only

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-05 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 04 Dec 2015, Bob Holtzman wrote: [snip] > > So first and last lenovo for me. > > My exact thoughts. My T420 is so flexible that you have to be careful > when you pick it up so as not to pop the cd drive open. Too bad. I'm > told the earlier ones, when IBM was still in the picture, were rock >

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-05 Thread Bob Holtzman
On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 06:07:15PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 04 December 2015 17:46:52 Bob Holtzman wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: > > > On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: > > > >I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-05 Thread Bob Holtzman
On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 08:41:23AM +, Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 04 Dec 2015, Bob Holtzman wrote: > [snip] > > > So first and last lenovo for me. > > > > My exact thoughts. My T420 is so flexible that you have to be careful > > when you pick it up so as not to pop the cd drive open. Too

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread mourik jan heupink
On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock solid, with a nice keyboard. In depends mostly on your needs, T series are for long usage (uptime). Supported on Linux, I've played here with Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora. I currently have a t430s, but

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2015-12-04 Thread Richard Owlett
On 12/4/2015 12:28 AM, Joerg Desch wrote: Am Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:35:35 -0800 schrieb GC: Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 04 December 2015 05:39:52 Doug wrote: > On 12/03/2015 10:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: > >> Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? > >> > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet > >> - Lenovo

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Thu, 2015-12-03 at 13:35 -0800, GC wrote: > I see many of these models listed on eBay. I want to buy one, flash > the bios with libreboot and use my main computer. Just to be sure, you are aware that Libreboot have some pretty specific requirements for some of these models? E.g. only some LCD

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Bob Holtzman
On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: > > > On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: > >I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock solid, with a nice > >keyboard. In depends mostly on > >your needs, T series are for long usage (uptime). Supported on Linux,

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I have a Lenovo T540p and while I was able to install Debian, then > Ubuntu and Mint, I have to say this: Wireless doesn't work! Not sure how it works nowadays, but back in the T60 days at least, the wireless cards used in those Thinkpads was part of those things you could choose (tho you often

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Jape Person
On 12/04/2015 03:52 PM, mourik jan heupink wrote: Hi Lisi, On 12/04/2015 07:07 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: I think they do two grades now. The more expensive ones are reputed still to be good. Mine cost 1400 euro. That must be the better quality businessline. Yet it's build-quelity is terrible.

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread mourik jan heupink
Hi Lisi, On 12/04/2015 07:07 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: I think they do two grades now. The more expensive ones are reputed still to be good. Mine cost 1400 euro. That must be the better quality businessline. Yet it's build-quelity is terrible. And a casing broken in BOTH corners in the first

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 04 December 2015 22:46:47 Jape Person wrote: > On 12/04/2015 03:52 PM, mourik jan heupink wrote: > > Hi Lisi, > > > > On 12/04/2015 07:07 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> I think they do two grades now. The more expensive ones are reputed > >> still to be good. > > > > Mine cost 1400 euro.

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 04 December 2015 17:46:52 Bob Holtzman wrote: > On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: > > On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: > > >I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock solid, with a nice > > >keyboard. In depends mostly on > > >your

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Jape Person
On 12/04/2015 01:07 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 04 December 2015 17:46:52 Bob Holtzman wrote: On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock solid, with a nice keyboard. In

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-04 Thread Catalin Soare
On Dec 4, 2015 8:35 PM, "Jape Person" wrote: > > On 12/04/2015 01:07 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> >> On Friday 04 December 2015 17:46:52 Bob Holtzman wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Richard Owlett
On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo ThinkPad R500 - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 - Lenovo ThinkPad

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Doug
On 12/03/2015 10:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo ThinkPad

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Richard Owlett
On 12/3/2015 9:57 PM, Doug wrote: On 12/03/2015 10:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 -

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Thu, 03 Dec 2015, GC wrote: > Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these > laptops? > > - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s > - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet > - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 > - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 > - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 > - Lenovo ThinkPad R500 > - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 > -

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Doug
On 12/03/2015 10:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo ThinkPad

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Joerg Desch
Am Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:35:35 -0800 schrieb GC: > Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? > - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo > ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo > ThinkPad R500 - Lenovo ThinkPad T400

Re: Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread Erick Ocrospoma
On 3 December 2015 at 16:35, GC wrote: > Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? > > - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s > - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet > - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 > - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 > - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 > - Lenovo ThinkPad R500 > -

Differences Between ThinkPad Models

2015-12-03 Thread GC
Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Lenovo ThinkPad R500 - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 - Lenovo ThinkPad T500 I see many of these models