On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 10:05:21PM -0700, Ken Restivo wrote: > But, I don't recall hearing a peep about ThinkPads from this group, > which leads me to wonder if perhaps they are not suited for audio for > some reason or another? Maybe they don't have the latest/greatest > dual-core CPU's on them yet? Or maybe IBM's installation of > "Treacherous Computing" chips in the things made Linux users steer > clear of them? I liked my previous generation Thinkpad (R50). I only "upgraded" because it was stolen. I had some trouble with the firewire (I never persued it, but I couldn't make a Miranda DV-Bridge+ work), but everything else just worked perfectly under the first version of Ubuntu I tried on it (5.10 I think. Before that it had RHEL3, which had numerous problems with wireless and power saving features). I would say that that thinkpad was a very solid machine. The r60s with Intel graphics look good as well. Alas, current Thinkpads with ATI graphics now use X1x00 chips, which I refuse to graple with. Some current thinkpads use Intel graphics, which I would be happy with, but they don't offer the best LCDs with Intel graphics. Still, they do offer a nice 1400x1050 display, with Intel, which is better than I've seen offered with Intel graphics from anyone else.
