On Wednesday 24 June 2009 00:39:15 Aryeh Goretsky (home) wrote: > Hello, > > I noticed in the Lenovo blog (courtesy of the T400s entry mentioned > by Jane--thanks!) that Lenovo was thinking about netbooks for the > ThinkPad line (they already have them in the IdeaPad line). Here's > a list of things I'd like to see in a ThinkPad netbook, insomewhat-w > weighted order: > > o TrackPoint > o keyboard layout similar to existing ThinkPads > o ThinkLight (maybe high/low/off instead of on/off) > o fingerprint scanner > o 802.11b/g, with optional 802.11n > o standard 9.5mm 2.5" SATA HDD with SSD option > o two Mini-PCIe expansion slots > o internal Bluetooth (many netbooks use a USB dongle) > o switch to disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth > o traditional ThinkPad styling/materials > o butterfly keyboard? (never used one myself) > o no blue LEDs > o UltraBase-like dock for things like optical drives and perhaps > the ExpressCard interface > o PowerPoint out connector (called VGA out by some) > > Recently, I purchased an Acer Aspire ONE D150 netbook, after using > several other netbooks and taking a look at Lenovo's own S10. What > it really came down to, for me, was the keyboard, and Acer's was > better than the one on the Lenovo netbook. One other nice feature > it has is that the Mini-PCIe slot is accessible from a trap door > on the bottom. > > So, what does everyone else want to see in a ThinkPad netbook? > > Regards, > > Aryeh Goretsky
Two disks, Two disks, Two disks...... rah! (I still bitterly miss my three spindle A31p) --STeve Andre' _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
