leszek wrote: > I am using IBM Thinkpad R50e and it's fine except > external monitor.
Rodolfo wrote: > I'm looking for a DVD recorder inside the laptop, > and maybe there are new models of the IBM Thinkpad R50e > with this feature. > If yours has it too, please could you report the exact > model: "IBM Thinkpad R50e... something?". > (Do you maybe know if it supports Mandrake 10.1 also?) leszek wrote: > I know nothing about Mandrake, sorry. > But: > > -- I have DVD recorder (sometimes it doesn't work and I have to clean > head or shake it) > -- cameras Canon A70, A75, S70 work perfectly > -- scanner Plustek OpticSlim works fine too > > My model is: > > IBM Thinkpad R50e > Type 1843-J9G > > Debian Sarge 3.1, kernel 2.6 In a shop I found: 1) IBM Thinkpad R50E, ibm code: UR0S9IT, model: 1834-S9G, price: 1,400.00 euro; 2) IBM Thinkpad R50E, ibm code:UR0J9IT, price: 1,200.00 euro, both with a DVD recorder. The shopkeeper explained that by now IBM is always Lenovo, not simply IBM any more. Debian people out there, what do you think? Can I trust the cheaper 2)? Thanks indeed for the help, Rodolfo