[ltp] Recommended Thinkpad Model? $1500?

[Alejandro Bonilla]

Steven,

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=-840&productId=8717189&storeId=1&langId=-1&dualCurrId=73&categoryId=2072541

That is a nice deal. I just got a IBM T42p with some more crap in it and 
was about $2000

You can call and make them build it for you and get some more if you get 
a cool Seller...

I used a T40 for work, it's small, thin, powerfull, and the most 
important for me, is that the HD wouldn't spin like crazy and was about 
32C. My previous Dell 8600 with Debian was about at 40-42C and I had to 
use laptop_mode to make it cool down - This is why I'm moving -

If you have $1800, You can really get a nice deal.

- Alejandro


Steven J. Owens wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>     I subscribed to this list last week because (at long last!) I'm
>about to buy a new laptop to replace my increasingly decrepit Toshiba
>Tecra 8100.  However, most of the traffic since I subscribed is about
>thinkpad hardware problems :-).  I'd like to ask for recommendations
>on which thinkpad to get.  My budget is in the $1500 neighborhood,
>though I can probably beg-borrow-or-steal another $500-$1000 if I
>really have to...
>
>     I'm also planning to make this my at-long-last plunge into linux
>(debian) as my main desktop OS (I already have three or four debian
>boxes for other purposes).  I'll be using this primarily for java
>development and other personal use, and it'll be my primary machine.
>
>     The three flavors of laptop I considered were thinkpad, dell
>inspiron, and mac laptop.  I'm leaning fairly strongly towards the
>thinkpad, obviously, or I wouldn't be here :-).
>
>     I've always respected macs at a distance and I seriously
>considered switching to a mac laptop just because mac owners really
>seem to feel *good* about their machines.  It'd be nice to feel that
>way about something I use day in, day out, and now Macs run a real OS
>underneath all that pretty pointy/clicky stuff :-). However, macs
>still lag behind in the java department, and since that's what I do
>for a living, I'm reluctant to go that way.
>
>     The dell inspirons seem to be a very good deal, pricewise.
>However, they also seem fairly accident-prone.  Dell has a really nice
>maintenance agreement, but you still have to wait a week while the
>laptop is shipped to them and back. I'd rather get a latop that
>doesn't break in the first place, and thinkpads seem to have a good
>reputation for being durable (I'd love to get a ruggedized laptop, but
>those seem to run in the $5K-8K range :-).
>
>     Thinkpads seem to have a pretty loyal following, somewhat like
>the Mac laptops, which is a good sign.  They don't seem to have the
>mac's problem with java support.  They seem a bit more durable, not to
>mention a fair bit cooler :-), than the dells.
>
>     My main priorities in shopping:
>
>     - at least a 15" screen, good viewing quality to reduce eye strain
>     - decent battery life 
>     - good availability of docking stations (I want to get one for
>       home and one for work)
>     - I don't have a logical reason for it, but for some reason I
>       want to have built-in wireless.
>
>
>     Factors that aren't as important:
>
>     - Faster CPU and more RAM is always good, but I'm expecting this
>       to be a massive step up from my old Tecra, so I'm not too
>       stressed about getting the fastest CPU on the market.
>
>     - I'm not especially concerned with weight, though I wouldn't
>       mind it being light, mainly for ease of handling in informal
>       settings.
>
>     - I've been wanting a multi-mode tablet laptop for ages, but
>       apparently I still don't want 'em enough to pay the extra $$$
>       for the ones on the market now.
>
>  
>