[ltp] Buying a New Thinkpad

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011, Steven J. Owens wrote:
>      My old thinkpad is a 15" t43p.  I'm leaning towards upgrading to
> a 17", after years of screen-size-envy :-).  Any reasons to avoid the

You'll actually need a 17" to retain the vertical size you had in your
T43/p in the first place.  AFAIK, all screens are either 16:10
(2009-2010 models) or 16:9 (2011 models).  You'll wish you could use the
notebook sideways like a tablet...  and probably that you could replace
the pannel with something Dell and Apple uses.

The X220 has one model with an IPS screen, but it is has low resolution.

>      - prefer intel wifi over atheros (the upgrade to intel wifi
>        is free, so why not?)

Check which Intel card works well, first.

>      - prefer broadcom bluetooth
>      - get the LED screen

You better check the quality of the TFT pannel and resolution.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh