[ltp] A30 TP info, please

[Tino Keitel]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 14:23:01 -0700, M. Leo Cooper wrote:
> I'm considering buying a used A30 TP. Anyone who has owned one -- what
> are your experiences with it? Hardware problems, etc. And, of course,

The motherboard of my A30 broke after 1,5 years. This seems to be a
common case with A3x models, see also
http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2005-August/028286.html
and other messages in this thread.

> if it plays nice with Linux. Any problems setting up video, sound,
> or the modem with Linux?

It played nice with Linux, no problems.

> Also, would any comparable model (say, A20) be a better choice.

I would chose a T model. A3x are very big and heavy. In fact, I
replaced my broken A30 with a T23.

Regards,
Tino