On the display topic, here's to hoping the iPad 3 reminds manufacturers that people really do like hi-res displays.
My X120e does have the 6-row keyboard, and it really hasn't been a problem. I was a bit suspicious at first, but it really is just fine. A co-worker of mine had a MacBook Air with the super-short-stroke (probably <1mm) keyboard and that was actually pretty good and usable, but I can't really stomach Apple, as a company, anymore. - 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 5:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > I don't mind the island-style. That would work just fine. > > However, the 6-row keyboard is a non-starter. > > I've been using ThinkPads since the 600 series and have never witnessed > such a drastic change in the layout on the *real* ThinkPads. > > I'll keep my existing collection of old units but the next machine that > gets purchased will not be another ThinkPad. > > If I have to get used to a different layout, I'm jumping ship and moving > to HP where I'll get an inferior keyboard combined with a vastly superior > LCD - I'm talking about IPS-equipped EliteBooks here, not any other models. > > All jokes aside, it hurts. > > Cheers, > > George > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rosen, Robert (NIH/NIAMS) [E] (NIH/NIAMS) [E] & > lt;[email protected]> > To: thinkpad <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 6:05 pm > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo > > > > > George: > I know keyboards are a personal thing but everytime they've changed in the > past, > when I thought they would be terrible, they turned out fine. You might, if > possible, find one to try before you give up on Thinkpads. > > Just a thought. > ________________________________________ > Robert Rosen > Senior IT Advisor > National Institute of Arthritis and > Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases > National Institutes of Health > US Department of Health and Human Services > Tel: 301-451-6525 > E-Mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > NIH … Turning Discovery into Health > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > >Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:48:36 -0400 (EDT) > >From: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] The new Ivy Bridge (Gen 3) laptops from Lenovo > >To: [email protected] > >Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > > > >That "fix" just cost them a set of loyal customers in this household. > > > >Leaving the ThinkPadLand after 13 years, likely for good. > > > >Cheers, > > > >George > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
