[ltp] X200 ... opinions

[Volker Krueger]

Hi Glenn,

one thing I really hate about my X200s is the noisy HD!

Apparently, Lenovo worked hard to make the ventilator low-noise. They
could have saved that work :-))

This HD is a good reason to buy a SSD.

best,
Volker


Glenn Becker wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am eager to upgrade from my 8 year old lappie and have cast
> interested eyes on the X200 ThinkPad. I'd be interested in reading
> about experience(s) getting Linux running thereon.
>
> FWIW my current laptop is running Slackware and Debian GNU/Linux,
> WinXP (bleah), OpenBSD, and Plan9. It'd be nice to be able to get all
> of these set up on a new machine but as I am a bit of an OS
> dilettante/hobbyist I guess it isn't really ... a dealbreaker if I
> can't. ;^)
>
> If this model and its issues have been covered already, I'd appreciate
> a pointer to the relevant threads. Thanks a bunch!
>
> Regards,
>
> Glenn
>
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