sic transit gloria mundi [Was: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all]

[Oleg Goldshmidt]

Ira Abramov <Lists-Linux-IL at ira.abramov.org> writes:

> indeed a trouble. the X200 is not as good as the X60 it's priced to
> replace. Sic transrit gloria laptopi - Lenovo is sadly phasing out the
> good old IBM hardware for this new wave of second-rate design :-(

Hi Ira,

This is a different topic, but I am interested in what you have to
say. Since I looked long and hard for a laptop I wanted to buy I would
appreciate more details. In what ways do you think it is inferior to
X60 (or X61s that I used to have[*]) and in general why in your
opinion is it "second-rate design"? What are your experiences? What to
look out for?

Feel free to write privately if you feel the subject is too boring (or
inflammatory) for the list.

So far I am quite satisfied. Obviously, it will take a little bit more
time to find out that stuff goes out of order at an appalling rate,
but I have no reason to assume that so far...

[*] So far it looks quite similar to X61s in terms of features, save for a
    different aspect ratio, a faster CPU, (what feels like) a better
    battery life, and the lack of a fingerprint reader (no tears shed
    for it here). The keyboard feels a little bit different, but it is
    in fact slightly wider and (IMHO) beats any desktop (let alone
    laptop) keyboard I've ever used, and I have already done some
    typing on it. It is also a lot cooler (in terms of temperature
    after being on for a long time, not appeal) than my X61s was.
 
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