6 Jul
2012
6 Jul
'12
9:24 a.m.
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?
--
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum