[ltp] what T42 ?

[George Yanos]

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@ecs.soton.ac.uk> writes:

    Steve> On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 03:59:42 +0100, Francois Maltey wrote:
... 
       >> I don't know if I'll buy a 1400x1050 or a 1600x1200 pixels.
I have a t42p with 1600x1200 screen.  It is the nicest screen I've
used, ever.  

    >> Is one screen uses more the battery than the other ?

    Steve> In general higher res screens use more power, but I dont know if it will
    Steve> be significant. Battery life on the standard battery is pretty poor in my
    Steve> experience (2 hours or so).

    >> Is one screen has more dead pixels than the other ?

    Steve> Thats mostly down to luck, my 1400x has no dead pixels, but maybe it
    Steve> wouldn't have at 1600x either.

Mine has no bad pixels.  It has been a long time since a new thinkpad
I've seen (about 15 machines in two or three years) has had a bad pixel.

    >> Is one is more robust than the other ?

    Steve> No idea.

    >> Is the difference between both is really visible ?

    Steve> Yes, but my last machine was a (16") Dell and at 1600x it was a bit of a
...
There are clear differences.  I use very small type, tend to get as
close as my trifocals will allow, and think the extra information on
the screen is useful as well as pretty.

    Steve> yes.

    >> Is there problems to watch dvd ?

    Steve> no.

    Steve> [I dont use debian much, so this is partly guesswork]

    >> On all theses laptop is a testing debian works << out of the box >> :
    >> 
    >> with X11            ?
    Steve> if you dont want 3d.

    >> the ethernet socket ?
    Steve> yes
yes
    >> the wifi (b/g)      ?
    Steve> need the ipw2200 driver
yes, though I have a/b/g
    >> the modem           ?
    Steve> never tried.
same
    >> the acpi mode       ?
    Steve> I dont use it, APM seems more relaible.
acip works but it is flakey, I'm hoping fc3 works more reliably.


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