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.