Le samedi 7 juillet 2007 00:10, Bob Proulx a écrit : > Steve Witt wrote: > > I was under the impression that Thinkpads were considered to be some of > > the best laptops and I've always wanted to try one. From your comment it > > seems that there was a significant drop in quality/reliability when IBM > > sold the line to Lenovo. > > I have personal experience with the T42 and T43 but not with the T60. > The T42 and T43 machines have been great and have been very compatible. > As far as I can see I don't think the T60 is significantly lower in > quality but I think there has been a small incremental drop in it. > For example the T60 keyboard I think is incrementally not as good as > the previous ones. All of the keys are now the same color whereas > before they had highlights on some keys. The same with the mouse > buttons which are all monotone and smaller in the T60 whereas before > they were larger and highlighted. That little bit of color here and > there grabs you and makes it easier to use and is a very small thing > and has an positive impact on usability in my opinion. They are all > monotone in the T60. Also the volume, mute, power, plus the special > "thinkpad" buttons have been changed to what seems to me to be a > cheaper key. I am sure they are fine but they just don't seem to be > the high quality keys that were used previously. > > All of those things are things that can be gotten used to but to me > indicate a cost driven emphasis over a usability emphasis. This seems > to only be happening not all at once but as the design is changed. > Since little has changed yet overall the machine is probably just > fine. But it is possibly a trend that over time the newer machines > will be even more cost driven and have lower quality as compared to > the previous machines. > > Just my opinion... > > Bob
Hello, Why not try the keynux laptop or system 76 laptop ? Both use standard and good components. And they garanti the compatibility of their laptops with Linux. Que demander de plus ? Here is the address : http://www.keynux.fr/default_zone/fr/html/home.php http://www.system76.com/ The first one is in France and the second in US. For my wife, I project to buy a keynux. Serge.
