Re: gEDA-user: OT: Recommendations for laptop?

[Larry Doolittle <ldoolitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stuart -

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 07:33:13AM -0500, Stuart Brorson wrote:
> Ordinarily I'd buy a reconditioned IBM Stink Pad from IBM, and then
> stick Fedora on it.  Stink Pads are mechanically robust, and they play
> with Linux easily.  However, IBM has sold the Stink Pad division to
> China, and I am reluctant to get a Levano because of quality concerns.

I have no regrets getting a ThinkPad X40 from eBay for US$400,
a few months ago.  Maybe a little larger, slower, and less glitzy
than a similiarly priced netbook.  But a good clear 1024x768 screen,
and "mechanically robust" as you say.

The X40 was the last "true" IBM model, before Lenovo took over.
You can find them at 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5 GHz, and with a variety
of wireless cards.

   - Larry


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