On 29 Mar 2010, at 10:43, Martin Nix wrote: > Lenovo (IBMs laptop partner/Thinkpad manufacturer) do produce the Thinkpads > to a very high standard, IMHO these are the key features that make them stand > out : > > 1) Keyboards - I would say second to none, as good as you can get on a laptop > (having said that I recently got a Mac Book Pro and now I think that is > perfection)
LOL Does anyone remember the "ZX - Spectrum"? (same sort of keyboard as the new MacBook Pro) and I don't remember any one saying "perfection" about that one! > 2) Components - good and generally speaking conservative in terms of "cutting > edgeness" - making finding working solutions under Linux more likely > 3) Build quality - sturdy, they are generally built to be used in business by > people who are actually on the road (as opposed to the sub £450 bracket > laptop which is more often than not designed for the coffee table) > 4) Battery - never that great, however you can usually get a second battery > and switch out the DVD drive _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
