[ltp] Selecting a new Thinkpad

Adrian Walker linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:11:39 -0400


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Maybe a bit off topic, but I'd recommend against the Lenovo X131e for Linux.

Reasons: You have to go into the bios and put the hard drive in
"compatibility mode" (or Linux wont find it).

Also, a hard drive crashed after about 3 hours of use.  (The two could be
related?)

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On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 07:47:11AM -0500, Chuck Aurora wrote:
> >
> >Or start looking at other manufacturers.  I'm afraid that will be the
> >only way to convince Lenovo to fix the problem: to hurt their sales.
>
> It's a shame, but yes. For now, I've started stockpiling older
> machines from ebay to tide me over for a while, in the hope they'll
> change back to sane designs in the future...
>
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=C2=A0=C2=A0 -- Adrian<br><br>Internet Business Logic<br>Open Apps for Open=
 Data<br>A Wiki and SOA Endpoint for Apps written in Executable Open Vocabu=
lary English over SQL and RDF<br>

Online at <a href=3D"http://www.reengineeringllc.com">www.reengineeringllc.=
com</a>=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>Shared use is free, and there are no advertisements=
<br><br>Adrian Walker<br>Reengineering<br><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Steve McInty=
re <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:steve@einval.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">steve@einval.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
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On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 07:47:11AM -0500, Chuck Aurora wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;Or start looking at other manufacturers. =C2=A0I&#39;m afraid that will=
 be the<br>
&gt;only way to convince Lenovo to fix the problem: to hurt their sales.<br=
>
<br>
It&#39;s a shame, but yes. For now, I&#39;ve started stockpiling older<br>
machines from ebay to tide me over for a while, in the hope they&#39;ll<br>
change back to sane designs in the future...<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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f=3D"mailto:steve@einval.com">steve@einval.com</a><br>
&quot;This dress doesn&#39;t reverse.&quot; -- Alden Spiess<br>
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