[ltp] Z Series

[Christopher Sawtell]

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:30, Charles E. "Rick" Taylor, IV wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 17:46 +0100, Honey wrote:
> > But, you know, I used to talk a lot about the durability of
> > thinkpads: before my thinkpad, I owned quite a few Dells, and bits of
> > the casing always broke.  But I'm disappointed to report that the
> > same's happening on my T40, and I'd be very interested if any others
> > have the same problem. 

OK Here's my litany of ThinPad problems ( R40 - DoB 3 March 2003 )
Three of the little rubber feet have fallen off.
The door to the PCMCIA slot has fallen off.
The top has cracked right through near the left hand hinge about a centimetre 
in from the cut-off corner. I'm quite annoyed about this as I fear for the 
display panel. Anybody got any ideas about a suitable glue and disassembly 
instructions for the lid/display?
The down-arrow key is now totally black.
The LH "mouse button" has gone very soft & sensitive.

Yes, I do actually use my ThinkPad, but I don't drop it.

Do I like my ThinkPad in spite of these problems?
Well, somewhat reservedly I still do. 

The basic design is absolutely lovely.
I'd quite like a dark racing green or navy blue outside. ( Small pot of paint 
from same colour batch to fix scratches please ). No change from the ebony 
black inside. A friend has an el-cheapo R50e which is a yuccky grey. No 
Thanks!
I really like the TrackPoint device, not only does it give the machine on my 
lap a sex, her name is 'imogen' btw, but it's _the_ feature which is actually 
very useful and separates a ThinkPad from the herd. Lenovo have changed the 
shape of the TrackPoint which has effectively de-sexed the machines. What a 
bunch of prudes! 

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CS