Lenovo Thinkpads
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Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Given the number of other notebooks I've seen with cracked or missing hinges, I'm not sure if that's funny or not.
For what it's worth, my experiences with the X200 series lead me to think that they could break more often. They have more fiddly parts like the rotating touchscreen, and they rely on the ultrabase for some functionality and which more than doubles the weight and thickness of the unit. The notebook itself seems well constructed but I can see how it could be troublesome, especially for idiots who won't undock it from the base.
For what it's worth, my experiences with the X200 series lead me to think that they could break more often. They have more fiddly parts like the rotating touchscreen, and they rely on the ultrabase for some functionality and which more than doubles the weight and thickness of the unit. The notebook itself seems well constructed but I can see how it could be troublesome, especially for idiots who won't undock it from the base.
Howell
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I appreciate the quality hinges on the Lenovos for sure. I think it is one of those little details of Lenovo quality.
Watch the video for at least 15sec for teh funneh.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Doing all those abs really pays off. That laptop has a 90-pack.
ddrueding
Fixture
That would be the joke. I think it's funny.
Stereodude
Not really a
You're quick :lol:
Stereodude
Not really a
Which? There were deals for the X201 around $800 pretty recently.
Is that a professional video by an advertizing agency or kids goofing around?
ddrueding
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The $3k+ X201 arrived. Frigging awesome. Insanely fast, ultra-portable, and feature packed. Only complaint is the touchpad size. I wonder if it is larger if you don't opt for the joy-nipple.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Nope. They're all little like that. Though the "little" one is still just as big as the one on my T61s.
ddrueding
Fixture
My T410 is perfect in that respect.
Howell
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One thing I have found that is annoying: I can not freely use both sets of mouse buttons with the touchpad. It seems that when I use the nipple buttons it disables the touchpad for a couple seconds. I thought the smaller touchpad size was fine but the larger one is fine too.
I wonder if that can be configured with the touch software? I can use both at the same time without any delay on my T500.
ddrueding
Fixture
I just tried it on my X201 and my T410 without delay.
Howell
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Maybe, but I haven't changed anything in there and I can't find anything.
Do you guys have both of them enabled in the driver?
Driver 15.1.19.0
ddrueding
Fixture
They both work, but I haven't made any changes to anything. I tested the X201 within a minute of turning it on for the first time.
Sol
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A relative of mine is looking to replace the laptop he runs his business on. He's asked for something rugged (That'll stand up to the attentions of a new puppy or being dropped on the floor) and fast. Usage is mostly web based stuff, but he also uses a few VMs so I could see this thing needing to run up to 3 copies of Windows 7 at once.
A Thinkpad seems like a no brainer as does an SSD and a bucket load of RAM, I don't think it has to be all that portable so a T510 or a W701 are topping my list at the moment. I'm guessing the T510 is just the next iteration of the T410 so it's a solid contender. Does anyone have any experience with the W701 or it's predecessors? It seems like it could be a good option since it offers the option of a larger screen and possibly raided ssds and 16GB of RAM which should help fulfill the "fast" requirement...
I am kind of wondering when we'll get to see fixed Sandy-Bridge based Thinkpads but I don't think he'll want to wait around for that.
A Thinkpad seems like a no brainer as does an SSD and a bucket load of RAM, I don't think it has to be all that portable so a T510 or a W701 are topping my list at the moment. I'm guessing the T510 is just the next iteration of the T410 so it's a solid contender. Does anyone have any experience with the W701 or it's predecessors? It seems like it could be a good option since it offers the option of a larger screen and possibly raided ssds and 16GB of RAM which should help fulfill the "fast" requirement...
I am kind of wondering when we'll get to see fixed Sandy-Bridge based Thinkpads but I don't think he'll want to wait around for that.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Stereodude
Not really a
Howell
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Pradeep
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time
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Very cool.
Has anyone noticed that Lenovo has deleted ALL 13.3" screen models?
First the X3xx series, then the Edge 13" - the video for the latter is still on their website. :roll:
So you can have either an over-sized netbook ("notbook" from the review) or move straight into a 14". What happened to the idea of a truly portable (<3.5lb) laptop with 5/6 1080 resolution?
I've got a brand new Dell Latitude 13" right here, no DVD so it's fashionably thin and just 3.36lb; I'll bet they can't make 'em fast enough.
Has anyone noticed that Lenovo has deleted ALL 13.3" screen models?
First the X3xx series, then the Edge 13" - the video for the latter is still on their website. :roll:
So you can have either an over-sized netbook ("notbook" from the review) or move straight into a 14". What happened to the idea of a truly portable (<3.5lb) laptop with 5/6 1080 resolution?
I've got a brand new Dell Latitude 13" right here, no DVD so it's fashionably thin and just 3.36lb; I'll bet they can't make 'em fast enough.
ddrueding
Fixture
My X201 is under that weight, and is pretty far from a netbook 
ddrueding
Fixture
time
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What's a "10-key"?
sdbardwick
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Old school name for the numeric keypad.
ddrueding
Fixture
Sorry. Getting old.
Thinkpad X120e is not coming to Aus. Ship date pushed back to March 8.
http://liliputing.com/2011/02/lenovo-thinkpad-x120e-to-start-shipping-february-15th.html
Ship date pushed back to March 8.http://liliputing.com/2011/02/lenovo-thinkpad-x120e-to-start-shipping-february-15th.html
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Age is not what caused Time to not understand you (regionality might be a better reason). He's about one and a half times your age.
In my day there were adding machines before the calculators.
I never was any good at that without looking. Some of my classmates have children older than DD.
ddrueding
Fixture
The X201 was ordered with an Intel 80GB G2 drive from the factory
time
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You forgot your sig.
Lenovo used to use Samsung SSDs; have they switched or was yours a special case?
Lenovo used to use Samsung SSDs; have they switched or was yours a special case?
ddrueding
Fixture
You forgot your sig.
Lenovo used to use Samsung SSDs; have they switched or was yours a special case?
It was a standard option, and the only SSD on the build list. I'm hesitant to add /another/ machine to that sig...it's a little large as it is.
The machine isn't running at the moment, I'm having a custom mount made for the car. I hope to have it drive a touchscreen on the dash and tie into the stereo.
time
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