Re: Advice on used IBM Thinkpads

[Jon Drews <jon.drews@gmail.com>]

glad to hear the lenovo thinkpads are of good quality. Does the built
in wireless work in most cases?

On 10/22/11, Robert G. (Doc) Savage <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-10-22 at 17:57 -0500, Steven Pritchard wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 12:18:27PM -0700, Jon Drews wrote:
>> > I would like to get a second Laptop and was thinking of buying a used
>> > IBM T-42 or T-60. I understand that the recent Lenovo Thinkpads are
>> > not as well made as their predecessors.
>>
>> I don't know what would give you that idea.  The X300 that I've had for
>> the last 3 years is one of the best laptops I've ever had my hands on...
>>
>> Although I do have high hopes for some of the new Ultrabooks...
>
> I agree with Steve. My W700 is my second ThinkPad. As a group they are
> built like tanks. If my P-III/M powered A22p is any indication, they
> will physically outlast contemporary operating systems. They have been
> so well engineered that, even when component manufacturers like nVidia
> make parts prone to failure, Thinkpads have been the exception in all
> the recalls.
>
> --Doc
>
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Kind regards,
Jonathan

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