5 Jul
2012
5 Jul
'12
4 p.m.
On 07/05/2012 06:09 PM, David Griffith wrote:
Mine is a V570. Core i5 (dual core) at 2.5GHz, 6GB of RAM stock.
Running Linux, it positively screams, even when doing big compiles.
I have a new
Lenovo laptop. I've been accustomed to Apple build
quality for about ten years, so I bought it with much trepidation, but
after talking to a lot of people about it. I was able to fondle one
quite a bit before I bought a new one, so I had a feel for it beforehand.
Yes it's plastic. For me, "plastic" has always been synonymous with
"crap", but I've adjusted my attitude in that area because of this
machine. Yes it's plastic (with a metal top shell), but it somehow
still manages to be built like a tank. It's also very fast, which is
nice for writing code while on the road. Overall I like it; I think
it's good bang for the buck. I think they are doing ok for now.
What model of Lenovo laptop do you have? I have a Thinkpad T42 and it
still seems to do things at a reasonable speed and is still in once
piece. I doubt Windows 7 would be any good on it. I use Debian on it
instead. One of the things that I like about the Thinkpads is
that they have a
middle mouse button. On most other laptops I've examined, you have to
do something special like click left and right at the same time, or use
a special shift key, or something goofy like that. Why don't other
laptops have a middle mouse button?
I'm accustomed to hitting both buttons simultaneously so I don't much
mind that. The V570 doesn't have a middle button. I agree that it'd be
better with the additional button though.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA