Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it.

Re:Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it. by iigs on Sunday September 27, 2009 @09:53PM (#847556)

I'm a screen junkie. The 14" diagonal widescreen perplexes me. They have terrible color and resolution and are just generally miserable.

IPS panels ("FlexView" in IBM/Lenovo-speak) make a tremendous difference. Compare these two pictures:

http://ii.gs/gamma/t60p-t61p-onaxis.jpg

http://ii.gs/gamma/t60p-t61p-up.jpg

I set up a site for quickly ironing out calibration issues with monitors that people may be interested in:

http://ii.gs/gamma/

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Re:Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it. by Zak on Sunday September 27, 2009 @10:43PM (#847628)

This makes me really glad I got a T60p when I had the chance. Somebody sold off a bunch of them on ebay for $350 each a few months ago.

Is there a truly high-end laptop left? Apple's current offerings are a bit disappointing and it doesn't sound like new Thinkpads are any better.

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Re:Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it. by mhb on Monday September 28, 2009 @07:42AM (#848229)

I'm happy with my X200s. I got it with the big battery, but that lasted so long, I changed to the smallest battery. Now it's incredibly light and has a quite reasonable battery life.

The keyboard is great. The screen is fine - much better than my previous X40.

It seems like an over-generalization to say that the new Thinkpads are worse than the old ones,

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Re:Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it. by technomancy on Monday September 28, 2009 @01:55PM (#848853)

Agreed. I've had two lenovo X-series models (X61s and X200s); they've both been fantastic.

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Re:Review of a Linux laptop: Thinkpad T400. Do not buy it. by rbanffy on Monday September 28, 2009 @07:14AM (#848196)

Nice pics, nice site, but, as an old computer collector, I must say: excellent domain.

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