SV: Re: [ltp] X1 firs/second generation, X230 or X240 new keyboard design
Robert Thau
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:15:37 -0400
Uwe Brauer writes:
> I big to differ, I swap this key with the control key, which makes
> control much easier to access and then may caps lock to the hyper
> modifier (using this for lisp functions within Xemacs). So all this I
> cannot use anymore, what a disaster. The benefit of a larger screen does
> not compensate for the loss of the most basic tool, the keyboard. I
> might end up buying second hand X300 or X200/61.
If secondhand is an option, you could also look for a secondhand
first-genration X1. I certainly considered it, though I'm instead
going to be trying my luck with a Dell XPS 13 "developer edition"
(which basically means Ubuntu 12.04 preinstalled, with manufacturer-
supplied drivers for everything).
rst