[ltp] Any experience with Thinkpad X1?

linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:20:30 -0400


rst@ai.mit.edu writes:
 > Hi.  I find myself suddenly in the market for a new laptop, and
 > I'm considering the Thinkpad X1.  Has anyone got any experience
 > to report on this machine?  Things I'm curious about are:
 > 
 >  *) Glitches in support for the basics (WiFi, suspend, external video)
 >  *) Trackpad mouse gesture support (or some other way of getting 
 >     three-button mouse equivalence)
 >  *) Battery life

Ummm... alternatively, are there other current models that people could
particularly recommend?  (A local acquaintance reports good results with
the T420s --- fairly vanilla install, and the only glitch is that the
microphone doesn't come back after hibernate...)

rst