On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 19:20, ik <ido...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a brad new T420s (the same laptop, but with smaller screen) that > arrived today. > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:49, Yedidyah Bar-David < > linux...@didi.bardavid.org> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am considering ordering a Lenovo Thinkpad T520, and have the following >> questions. I intend to use it with Debian, can go with Ubuntu if it makes >> a difference. >> >> 1. It has "Integrated Mobile Broadband" and an optional "Gobi 3000". >> Will they work in Israel? Am I limited to specific suppliers? Is there >> a reason for the extra $125 for a Gobi 3000, assuming I'll use it only >> in Israel? A salesman now told me that it's not integrated but I have >> to buy some Erricsson modem (part number 0a36186). >> > > The cellular modem works well for me. I entered the SIM and connected it > and it worked. > I still haven't install Linux on it, but with the Windows version it does > work. > > >> >> 2. It has a "Thinkpad b/g/n" Integrated WiFi and few optional extras. >> Is there a reason to pay for for one of the options, assuming I do >> not have extreme needs of either bad reception or high bandwidth? >> Will any of them work better in linux? FWIW, I currently have a T42 >> with its integrated 2200BG which basically works well, but recently >> I did not manage to connect to few networks - IIRC I saw somewhere it's >> a (fixed) bug in the dhcp client but I did not bother debugging. >> > I'm answering you using the internal cellular modem. Both the wifi and the modem works very will for me. I used them inside the "mamad" without any problem at all. My linux distro (Arch Linux) support all of my hardware out of the box. the only real "hacking" I needed to do is for NetworkManager to work with the modem, while wvdial worked out of the box (after settings of course), NetworkManager required rerun of modem-manager.
I have not tested the HDMI, but I have tested everything else, and it seems to work in Linux without any special requirement by me :( Where are the days where we needed a month to make Linux works ? Even on the preinstalled windows it was less clean then this. :) > Will answer it later on. > > >> >> I already searched a bit the net, so I'd like mainly advices from people >> who actually have one (or similar) and real experience. >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Didi >> > > I hope that helps, > Ido > > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > >
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