Nick Boyce wrote: > My 2p on that: I've used two Thinkpads at work (but not with Linux), a > T20 and a T21. Good points: very physically sturdy (a Dell Latitude > seems flimsy by comparison), and have a nice security feature (or scary > feature depending on your point of view) in that if you set a BIOS > password then it's held in non-volatile RAM, so can't be overridden by > removing the CMOS battery. Bad point: the hard drives made a nasty > whining noise - so alarming that the IBM website even has a sample of it > for you to listen to so you can tell it's "normal" :) > > These were quite elderly models - I'd love to hear how modern Thinkpads > compare on these points.
Mine is about the most quiet laptop of anyone I know. I still haven't figured out, however, why the hard drive (on heavy duty) is even quieter on linux as on that other OS that IBM had installed for me. I had a failing multiburner that has been replaced in warranty; currently it's been up and used for more than 7000 h (I'm not sure if these include the odd M$ hour, but these wouldn't make a difference). Yours, Thinkpad R51 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
