[ltp] G series vs A series ???

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:04:14 +0200


On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 09:21:46 -0800, Andy Firman wrote:
> I am in the market for a new Thinkpad.
> 
> Did 2 years on a 390E and 2 years on an A21e running Debian all the time.
> 
> Now I want to treat myself to a nice one and I don't
> see any of the G models here:
> 
> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html
> 
> Is the G series new or something?
> 
> Should I stick to the A series line?
> 
> Both A and G series seem to be desktop alternatives.
> 
> ANY thoughts or comments are welcome to help with my purchase.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andy

The G series uses desktop CPUs, which is pretty silly in high end
notebooks like ThinkPads IMHO. I think this makes them only cheap and
good for the desktop and nothing else.

Regards,
Tino