[Tfug] Laptop options

[Jude Nelson]

Lenovo sells refurbished Thinkpads directly.  I recommend a T60/T61
(T60p/T61p preferably) if you can find one.  They're nice machines.

-Jude

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Claude Rubinson <cjr at grundrisse.org> wrote:

> [Whoops, I accidentally directed my reply off-list.  Moving it back
> onto the list.]
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 05:26:19PM -0700, Adrian wrote:
> > On Friday 18 November 2011 16:49, you wrote:
> > > Have you looked into Thinkpads?  I know that Lenovo's also moving to
> > > widescreen, but Thinkpads tend to be conservative, so they may still
> > > have some with traditional screens.
> > >
> > > Also, if you're willing to buy 1 or 2 generations old, that should
> > > open your options significantly.
> > >
> >
> > Yep.. I have. Lenovo kept a few standard screens (last in the T series
> as I
> > recall) up until 2009, then axed those as well. The forums are full of
> people
> > complaining that they did it and that the displays are useless for
> business
> > types.. that nobody gives a crap about watching a movie on their work
> laptop.
> >
> > According to Lenovo, I should be buying the 15" 1366x738 on virutally all
> > their current offerings because it is glossy and oh so much better than
> my
> > current 15" 1400x1050... I have one work laptop at that resolution
> already
> > and it is close to useless for doing anything requiring portrait layout
> work,
> > or having more than one window open at a time for that matter.
> >
> > At this point I may go and buy an old HP 6000-series or IBM T43.
>
> If you know anybody who works for IBM, you might be able to take
> advantage of their employee purchase program.  As I understand it, IBM
> is pretty generous with it and encourages their employees to share it.
> I got my current T60 (Lenovo-branded, but 4:3 screen at 1400x1050)
> through it for just a couple of hundred dollars.  The machines are
> inspected and certified; the main limitation is that they only have a
> 30 day warranty.
>
> Claude
>
>
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