Re: Linux Laptops

@drexx
Ever since the IBM - Lenovo buy-out I knew that could only have been a
portent of things going south <sigh>

Tsk, I was a big fan of Thinkpad, have a collection of G's, R's, T's and
X's meself, (was the nub's non-technological innuendos at fault? ;) but
then IBM's options continuation program just doesn't cut it anymore. (used
to though ...) and its Yoga is so Maharishi

oh well

-Glenn Dumlao <http://www.dumlao.net>






On 18 August 2014 20:26, Drexx Laggui [personal] <[email protected]> wrote:

> 18Aug2014 (UTC +8)
>
> I've been using Thinkpads since 1998, but early this year, switched to
> Dell Latitude E6540 from a Lenovo Thinkpad W500.
>
> Will never go back to a Thinkpad! Build quality and post-sales support
> has just been going down the drain, year after year.
>
> Anyway, I can go a max of 8 hours, according to the battery indicator
> of my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ubuntu's 14 LTS says it has better power
> management, but I'm happy with my 12.04 LTS. Must admit however, I
> have replaced the Seagate HDD with a Crucial MX550 SSD though, and
> have disabled the AMD Radeon GPU too.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > My 3 year old Thinkpad X220 broke down last week.  I was using Arch
> Linux on
> > the X220.  It worked well the past 3 years but I am frustrated that it
> did
> > not last long as I expected.  I am considering on buying a new one.  I am
> > interested to know what you guys use and how satisfied are you running
> Linux
> > on it.
> >
> > Anybody using Chromebooks for sysad/development in the Philippines?  Is
> it
> > viable?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the replies.
>
>
>
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