IBM T30 laptop

[Ken Moffat]

Chong Yu Meng wrote:

> Net Llama! wrote:
>
>> On 12/22/2005 07:53 PM, Ken Moffat wrote:
>>
>>> I'm about to get a used IBM T30 laptop, Pentium 4 M-2ghz, 512 megs ram,
>>> 40Gig HD, WindowsXP, dvd-rom. Plan to reduce winxp partition and add a
>>> debian (of some type, maybe Kanotix or Ubuntu) install. Have heard good
>>> things about these Thinkpads. Anyone have experience/advice?
>>
>>
>>
>> T30 is a good one, i've used it in the past.  Personally, I'd avoid
>> anything made by Lenovo.  They are utterly clueless idiots when it
>> comes to Linux.
>>
>>
> I just love my Thinkpad R40! It works really well on Linux now.
> Previously there were issues with ACPI and when the 2.4 and 2.6
> kernels first came out, there were some stability issues with Java and
> ACPI (IIRC), but it looks like everything works fine now. Not sure
> about Lenovo, though, because I haven't tried the newer models. TheT
> series Thinkpad that I briefly had at work was really remarkable too
> -- I was really sad to have to give it up.
>
> The best thing about the Thinkpad IMHO is the keyboard, which is the
> most comfortable and durable I have ever used, and I have used Dell,
> Toshiba, Fujitsu, Acer (most uncomfortable keyboard) and Asus (my
> current workhorse). And the T series keyboard is better than the R or
> G series.
>
> The only thing bad about Thinkpads is the battery life. After a few
> months, the battery-life drops off dramatically.
>
> Regards,
> pascal chong


Sounds positive. The battery might be a hangup on a used one. Have been
assured it holds a charge, and my usage can be mostly plugged in. I'll
probably grab it and hope for the best.

Thanks, all. Great list, this.

-- 
ken