On 12:07, Mon 16 Jun 08, Jon wrote: > The only open source system pre-installed last time I looked was > OpenSuSE, which isn't such a great system to use in my opinion but that > should confirm you're not stuck with paperweight hardware. I'm using > Ubuntu on a Thinkpad T60 I occasionally use right now and everything > except lightscribe seems to "just work" nicely.
I got the unit from a dutch company called centralpoint. and yes, it came with windows xp pro, and I liked it because I can use that license in my qemu instance. > > The only problem is the Intel GMA X3100 in this thing sucks. I have a > 2.5ghz 45nm Core 2 Duo. An Intel GMA X3000 in a desktop with a 1.8ghz > Core 2 Duo with smaller cache seems to outperform it. The Intel GMA > X3100 can play DVDs at fullscreen (1680x1050) fine but if you're into > the Compiz shift-switcher and work-space switching and such you'll be > disappointed. I installed ubuntu on the machine as well to see how that worked. I dont share the experience you had. All was snappy and fast, even with the 'full effects' setting. Compiz with cube and openoffice and a dvd playing worked like the movies you can see on youtube. No problem at all. Not that I care. I use X to place more xterms on a screen and the only graphical programs I use are firefox and easytag. Right now I have a dualboot with obsd 4.3 and ubuntu 8.05 and both work wonderfull. Only thing is that I always swipe my finger over the fingerprint reader just to find out I booted into obsd and cannot log in that way. That I can live with ;) > > > On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 14:52 -0400, Lars D. Noodin wrote: > > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008, Michiel van Baak wrote: > > > On 09:33, Mon 16 Jun 08, Michael Gale wrote: > > >> I just picked up a IBM Thinkpad T61p. > > > I have the same and really love it. > > > > How were either of you able to get one without the Windows tax? > > EU reports last autumn showed that is about half the cost. > > > > I've had small handful of ThinkPad's but stopped in 2002 when I got stuck > > with a bad unit and burned by a local dealer. The specs are attractive > > and I figure is about time look at them again, but only if they University > > are available with an open source system pre-installed. I'm looking at the > > lenovo shop pages and don't see the open source models available. > > > > -Lars > > > > Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Ensure access to your data now and in the future > > http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute > > > -- Michiel van Baak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://michiel.vanbaak.eu GnuPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x71C946BD "Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?"
