May not be quite as green as it used to be, but I still think the rest of the world is pretty brown.
The only thing remotely difficult on the new keyboards is SysRq. - Alex -- Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than to put one in a fruit salad. On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > That "fix" just cost them a set of loyal customers in this household. > > Leaving the ThinkPadLand after 13 years, likely for good. > > Cheers, > > George > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Austin <[email protected]> > To: tataslon <[email protected]> > Cc: ross <[email protected]>; ecottrell <[email protected]>; > Thinkpad <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 5:39 pm > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo > > Oh, the complaint is layout, not key feel. It does have (almost) the same > layout as my X120e. And, all my complaints about the X120 layout have been > fixed (Delete in top-right corner, and PgUp/PgDn being actual keys rather > than buttons). I've actually had little issue getting used to the smaller > key count; the issues I mentioned earlier are the only sticking points, and > it looks like they've been fixed in the T430(s). > > - Alex > -- > Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than to > put one in a fruit salad. > > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 3:32 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You are wrong. >> >> The new *30 series keyboard has island-6-row design. T420 has nothing of >> a kind. >> >> Cheers, >> >> George >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alex Austin <[email protected]> >> To: tataslon <[email protected]> >> Cc: ross <[email protected]>; ecottrell <[email protected]>; >> Thinkpad <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 4:23 pm >> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo >> >> Have you actually tried the keyboard on the X220T? My X120e and my >> Roommate's T420 both have the new keyboard design, and it still has the >> same tactile feel as my T23. It is a good, proper implementation of a >> chiclet-style keyboard, and not squishy like you might expect. It still has >> the same scissors action underneath that my T23 did. It still has the same >> inverted-dome shape to the top of the keys. So, while it looks different, >> it feels just fine as keyboard to me - far better than any of the HP >> laptops they have where I work. >> >> - Alex >> -- >> Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than >> to put one in a fruit salad. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My thoughts exactly. >>> >>> If and when I decide to buy a workstation-class notebook with an IPS >>> screen and a *6-row island* keyboard it will be an EliteBook, NOT a >>> ThinkPad. >>> >>> The X220T that we received Friday is the last ThinkPad I ever buy new >>> for as long as Lenovo sticks to the new keyboard design, period. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> George >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: David Ross <[email protected]> >>> To: Cottrell, Eric <[email protected]>; Thinkpad & >>> lt;[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 3:33 pm >>> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> You sure you want to buy one of the new ones? Have you seen the >>> keyboards? >>> >>> David >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Cottrell, Eric" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:48 AM >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am holding off upgrading my old T61 until the new Lenovo laptops are >>> available with USB 3.0. Today looks like the day, but some of the >>> technical >>> stuff is still not up on the website. >>> >>> I am doing more photography so I want an IPS panel. It appears I need >>> to go >>> Full HD to get it, which means the T530 or W530. Some of the information >>> is >>> still fuzzy. I may wait until the psref sheets are released. >>> >>> 73 Eric >>> >>> Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than >>> to >>> put one in a fruit salad. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Thinkpad mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Thinkpad mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Thinkpad mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
