[ltp] Recommended Thinkpad Model? $1500?

[David Tansey]

Upgradability? I can't really say. You can buy a docking station at a
later date or get the USB CDrom. i have the docking station. I have it
docking/undocking perfectly. I have it suspending/resuming (haven't
tried hibernating) pretty well (i have a problem of some sort maybe 10%
of the time). 

I use Ubuntu so I'm a bit lucky. A lot of the Ubuntu developers use the
X40 so it is pretty well supported. There is an ibm_acpi modules that
allows you to do docking/undocking (among other acpi tweaks.) 

Works better than my old inspiron 8200 did. and the battery life is
magnificent. I even pulled off a 9-6 day (with a one hour break where i
suspended) a few times.

I got the atheros wifi card. it has a pretty good module in linux. i
haven't worked with the intel one though i understand it has matured
pretty well now.

any other questions? i'm happy to chat about my wonderful laptop.

-david

On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 14:59 -0500, Steven J. Owens wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 02:40:13PM -0500, David Tansey wrote:
> > I have to recommend the X40 if you like battery life and light weight.
> > It has treated me very well. 
> 
>      I've been seeing some really good reviews fo the X40 lately.
> 
> > If you don't spend much money on computers then 1500 probably won't cut
> > it. If you plan on making additions over the months on top of that then
> > you could still pull it off. 
> 
>      Yeah, I'm planning on spending $1500-$2200 now, with an intent to
> buy accessories and upgrades with later paychecks... which leads me to
> a good question to ask, which is how's the upgradability of thinkpads?
>  
> > I have the extended battery. I get 7 hours + when I am using it around
> > and about. ~5 hours when I am using it with higher brightness/with
> > wireless.
> 
>      That's reassuring.  How well/easy is it to use standby or
> hibernate stuff with linux?  I use standby a fair bit on my tecra,
> since I'm usually lugging it around in standby mode for a several hour
> stretch (4-6) every day, before I finally return home.
> 
> -- 
> Steven J. Owens
> puff@darksleep.com
> 
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