[ltp] X201s vs X201 vs X220

[Richard Neill]

On 16/06/11 11:14, Uwe Brauer wrote:
> Hello
>
> I may  have to replace my old X60s.
> (It seems that the mother board broke down, the machine does
> not reboot shows strange error messages and  asks for the BIOS passwd)

You might check what happens if you reset everything hard - mains off, 
battery out, CMOS battery out, wait an hour, and then (apparently this 
helps), repeatedly press and hold the power switch a few times.

Otherwise, do consider replacing the motherboard - you can usually find 
"spares or repairs" cheaply on eBay, and the IBMs are very easy to 
dissasemble,

Richard





> Now I just looked it up and I am a little  confused.
>
> Almost for the same prize you get:
> X220 or  X201s or 201.
>
> My most important criteria are:
>
>      -  weight
>
>      -  battery life
>
>      -  Linux compatible
>
>      -  good old analog modem. Linux compatible
>
>      -  I don't need the latest graphic or intel (or AMD) processor
>
> Can anybody comment on this?
>
>
> Also it seems that the X220 does have any longer the
> distinction between s and non-s. But it does not ship a
> analog modem as well.
>
> Do USB analog modems compatible with Linux still exist?
>
> thanks
>
> Uwe Brauer
>
>