<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div>Looks like I waited too long, they're not taking new orders. Oh well! On the positive side I don't really need it, so this all worked out to positive fiscal habits via procrastination!</div><div><br></div><div>Bean</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Matt Dew <marcoz@osource.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> CLUE's mailing list <clue@cluedenver.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Mike Bean <mike.bean@rocketmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, March
16, 2011 5:04:41 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [clue] lenovo deal - linux compat?<br></font><br>
I've got a Lenovo thinkpad SL410. It was new though, not a refurb.<br><br>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.<br><br>I'm not a fan of Lenovo. But they suck less than HP Pavillion.<br>Matt<br><br><br>On 03/16/2011 09:58 AM, Mike Bean wrote:<br>> Really thinking about getting this for myself.<br>> <br><span>> <a target="_blank"
href="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</a></span><br>> <<a href="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" target="_blank">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</a>><br>> <br>> I'd probably want to put Fedora or SUSE on it. Anybody had any bad<br>>
experiences with lenovo refurbs? Any cautionary tales of woe?<br>> <br>> Bean<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> clue mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:clue@cluedenver.org" href="mailto:clue@cluedenver.org">clue@cluedenver.org</a><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue">http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue</a></span><br><br></div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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