I'm thinking I could do with a new laptop seeing as my six year old Dell is starting to fall apart. I've been researching and I keep coming back to the ThinkPad series but I've never actually played on one so I'm not sure how I'll get along with it. I know it all comes down to personal preference but I would appreciate your opinions.
The ThinkPad T410 seems to fit the bill nicely but do you think you pay a premium price and get a premium product or should I consider an alternative? I prefer working on a desktop machine, which I will keep so I don't want a desktop replacement laptop. I do not want a netbook or equivalent under powered toy. I want a proper machine that I can use and will have enough grunt to store/manipulate family photos/music/movies as well as handling anything else I might throw at it. I also want: Linux compatibility; Reasonable portability (13-14 inch screen); Robustness/strength in case of knocks and bumps; Comfortable keyboard; Half decent amount of grunt but not power hungry and inefficient; To be high spec enough to run Windows 7 easily as well as the next couple of versions of Office. Any opinions gratefully received. Stewart _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
