Hi Gustin: I don't know what's happening with your system, but mine has filed all your emails to CLUG in the SPAM folder, saying that it couldn't verify . . . as above.
Ellen Mably On 5 January 2014 15:49, Gustin Johnson <gus...@meganerd.ca> wrote: > I have a Lenovo T430 that I bought directly from Lenovo, it has the US > keyboard layout (like Mark describes). It is a 14" IPS screen, the only > concern is that I would have liked a higher resolution than 1600x900. I > opted for the 9 cell battery for longer battery life. > > For optical drives I have a usb bus powered blueray/dvd/cd burner that I > picked up from memory express. I rarely use optical media these days so I > replaced the optical drive with a 2.5" drive adapter. > > The keyboard also withstood a cup of coffee (there are vents that channel > the fluid around delicate parts and out the bottom). I also like the feel > of the keyboard better than any other manufacturer. > > I would try to avoid non-intel based GPUs as they suck a lot more power > and can be a pain to run on non-Window OSs. > > One neat thing about the T430 is that you can have 3 block devices. I > have a 256 GB mSATA, a 7.5 mm Samsung SSD, and a 1 TB hybrid drive (SSHD) > in the optical bay adapter. Pretty awesome if you like to have a decent > amount of storage. > > If you want to run Windows, I would actually recommend Window 8/8.1. The > under the hood improvements are really nice, with better battery > performance. I am not a fan of the UI, but things like classic shell or > the Stardock enhancements go a long way to rectifying this. > > Having said that I am running KDE + Ubuntu 13.10 exclusively on my laptop. > > Hth, > > > On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Mark Carlson <carlsonm...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I hear ya. You can often request different keyboards if you buy it >> online. "US English" has a wide '\' key above the Enter key, as I prefer >> it. The "Bilingual" option which Future Shop, BestBuy, etc. stock have the >> extra keys. >> >> As for the original thread... I bought a Thinkpad W530 online from Lenovo >> two years ago, and it has been great! I decided to just run Windows as my >> main OS and run various Linux VMs under it, rarely touching Windows. This >> means that I have to switch to Windows to watch fullscreen flash videos and >> play 3D games, but I do not do those things on my work computer anyway, so >> it has worked out quite well. >> >> P.S. The W530 was able to drink an entire cup of coffee through the >> keyboard without being any worse the wear! >> >> -Mark C. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Lewko, Robert <lew...@uleth.ca> wrote: >> >>> One thing that bugs me about laptops that are sold in Canada is the >>> keyboard with the extra keys like the pound symbol etc. To fit these >>> keys >>> the keyboard usually has shortened shift keys and they relocate the '\' >>> key to make room for them. I find a laptop keyboards bad enough without >>> all those extra keys that make it awkward to use. >>> >>> Does anyone know if one can buy a laptop in Canada without the extra >>> keys. >>> >>> > good point. Don't guess or take the risk. TQ >>> > >>> > On 14-01-04 04:30 PM, TekBudda wrote: >>> >> One thing I can recommend. Do the same thing that I did when I bought >>> >> my last laptop. Take a USB Key or CD with the Live distro you are >>> >> planning to install & test it. It freaked the salespeople out who >>> then >>> >> called over a manager but when I explained what I was doing & there >>> was >>> >> no harm being done he said...oh...carry on then. Love the laptop I >>> >> bought by the way. >>> >> >>> >> It is a Samsung SF510 & is a couple years old now. But runs pretty >>> >> flawless. i5 processor...4 or 6 GB ram (can't remember), 640 GB HDD, >>> 1 >>> >> GB video, good camera, sleak design, 15.6" screen, full keyboard (with >>> >> number keys), up to 8 hours battery (stated but not tested) robust >>> >> build. It is lightweight but feels substantial in your hand. Only >>> came >>> >> with W7 Home Premium though. >>> >> >>> >> On 14-01-04 01:44 AM, caziz wrote: >>> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> >>> >>> Need laptop advice as the choices are making me dizzy. >>> >>> Last purchase was refurbished Think Pad (XP) 5 years ago. >>> >>> >>> >>> Understand my wish list will require some compromise. >>> >>> >>> >>> Basic plan is 500GB HD 300GB Win 7 Pro (64 bit); 200GB Mint 15 >>> >>> >>> >>> Min 14 inch screen, 15.6 looks good >>> >>> good built-in camera/mic for online chat >>> >>> 2.5 kg or less not too heavy but rugged is better >>> >>> DVD burner (BluRay nice but not needed) >>> >>> longer battery life (6 hours or more if possible) >>> >>> much prefer under $1000 >>> >>> >>> >>> most likely buy at Memory Express >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> >>> clug-talk@clug.ca >>> >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> clug-talk mailing list >>> >> clug-talk@clug.ca >>> >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> >> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > clug-talk mailing list >>> > clug-talk@clug.ca >>> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> > **Please remove these lines when replying >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> clug-talk@clug.ca >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> clug-talk@clug.ca >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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