On Friday 04 December 2015 17:46:52 Bob Holtzman wrote: > On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 09:36:59AM +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote: > > On 12/04/2015 05:28 AM, Erick Ocrospoma wrote: > > >I currently have one T440p Lenovo. It's a rock solid, with a nice > > >keyboard. In depends mostly on > > >your needs, T series are for long usage (uptime). Supported on Linux, > > >I've played here with Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora. > > > > I currently have a t430s, but it will be my last lenovo. I agree on > > compatibility: no issues there. But I strongly disagree on build > > quality. Mine is NOT rock solid at all. During the first months the > > two front corners already broke, with cracks running towards the > > keyboard. > > > > Plus: it was not covered by the warranty. (note: it's a rather > > expensive laptop (euro 1400) and you'd expect a but better (less > > plastic) build quality. > > > > Previously i had dell latitude 4300, and it lasted much longer, > > without any damage, and generally felt much sturdier. The lenovo > > feels very plastic, and also sounds like that if you tap it with > > your fingernails. > > > > So first and last lenovo for me. > > My exact thoughts. My T420 is so flexible that you have to be careful > when you pick it up so as not to pop the cd drive open. Too bad. I'm > told the earlier ones, when IBM was still in the picture, were rock > solid. Maybe if I cxould find a used T60......
I think they do two grades now. The more expensive ones are reputed still to be good. Lisi
