[clue] lenovo deal - linux compat?

[Matt Dew]

I've got a Lenovo thinkpad SL410. It was new though, not a refurb.

It's a solid laptop, if a touch heavy. But it's ugly, the touchpad is 
sensitive and can't be turned off via a hardware switch and the sound 
buttons on the left side completely stopped working when I removed all 
the crapware from Windows 7, even under Linux. and it's got a stupid 
nipple mouse that is so annoying I had to remove the pink rubber tip so 
I don't bump it while I'm typing. The wireless card just stops working 
every couple of weeks, if I suspend very often (which I do).  A reboot 
fixes that.

I'm not a fan of Lenovo.  But they suck less than HP Pavillion.
Matt


On 03/16/2011 09:58 AM, Mike Bean wrote:
> Really thinking about getting this for myself.
>
> http://outlet.lenovo.com/desktops/ideacentre/5316xf7.html?AID=10458230&PID=4485850&SID=u280279t2756395f9fp0c0s590&CJURL=http%3A%2F%2Foutlet.lenovo.com%2Fdesktops%2Fideacentre%2F5316xf7.html
> <http://outlet.lenovo.com/desktops/ideacentre/5316xf7.html?AID=10458230&PID=4485850&SID=u280279t2756395f9fp0c0s590&CJURL=http%3A%2F%2Foutlet.lenovo.com%2Fdesktops%2Fideacentre%2F5316xf7.html>
>
> I'd probably want to put Fedora or SUSE on it. Anybody had any bad
> experiences with lenovo refurbs? Any cautionary tales of woe?
>
> Bean
>
>
>
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