[ltp] Z61p/Z61m experiences needed

[Richard Neill]

Paul Michael Reilly wrote:
> George Ruinelli wrote:
>> Hello all
>>
>> I want to buy a new thinkpad and doesn't know which one is the best.
>> In the selection are the Z61p (UA1J6SG) and the Z61m (UA19JS{G,F,E})
>>
>> The Z61m's seem to be well supported on linux, while I can't find many 
>> informations about the Z61p in the www.
>>
>> Because the battery longevity  and the RAM, I would prefer the Z61p.
>>

I'd recommend the T60p instead - the 15" 1600x1200 screen is brilliant, 
and it has the same area as the (allegedly bigger) "widescreen" 17" 
display of the Z60s. My T60p works very well indeed with Ubuntu 6.10.

BTW, buy 3rd-party RAM - it's quite a lot cheaper!

Richard