Blogging Ottinger (tim)The Thinkpad
The thinkpad T42p is in, and I’m using it right now. I don’t yet know how good the battery is, though I’ve realized that my home wireless could be a bit better. :-/
It has a nice, bright screen and a decent hard disk. The keyboard is amazingly comfy. I’m not totally crazy about th elocation of the Fn key, but the rest of the controls are handy. I like the little eraser mouse, and I find that the touchpad doesn’t really get in my way.
I got this one from Emperor Linux. They set up the dual boot (Debian/Windows) and configured all the weirdness that is a laptop. Everything worked right out of the box, including the wireless. I’m really happy about that. I think that I’m going to be pretty happy with this box.
Now, there is a little bit of trouble. When I installed XFCE, I started to get system lockup every once in a while. I also think that I synced too much from my old laptop. I have to drop a bunch of configuration files in order to get back to normal. It sure is nice to have drive bays and batteries not held in with tape, and it’s nice to have a full complement of keys on the keyboard.
:-)
Post up a link to where you got your laptop. I have a g41 for work. Not the best for everything I do but it works well for work.
Comment by Steve — 2006-March-12 @ 12:30
I got it at Emperor Linux. It’s a Toucan T42p model. I think that the trouble I have with it may be related to the scrollbar button above the touchbad. I’m not sure yet. It’s a nice, working machine. I just got the windows set up (fixed size page file, defragger, firewall, etc) last night. I actually do have access to my wireless network from my bedroom (I didn’t think I did). Very nice for late-night until-I-fall-asleep stuff.
It’s nice to have something so small. I can’t wait until I carry it on the train the first time (tomorrow).
Tim
PS: the thinkpads are made in china by Lenovo.
Comment by Tim — 2006-March-13 @ 12:04