[quote]I have used many IBM ThinkPads and can recommend them highly. (Unfortunately, I don’t know how the Lenovo machines are faring). I also have an old Dell Latitude that is running as well as a B-52.[/quote]
IBM Thinkpads *were* great, reliable,rugged computers. BUt ever since Lenovo tookover thinkpads, thinkpads have taken the direction most things that undergo quality control of a chinese firm trying to cut corners do: turn out into utter crap.
I have I had had an Thinkpad T42 (under IBM) and more recently a T61(under lenovo). Worlds of difference. T61 is junk. The machine crashes all the time, has a problem docking and undocking all the time (freezes), has a problem with suspending and hibernating. And the worst part is the case split apart after a few months of use (no, i didn’t drop the laptop). A few parts of the metal frame cracked and broke off. The t42 that I had from IBM on the other hand has been the best reliable machine i have.
I use to say don’t buy dells because they are cheaply constructed. BUT the way other laptops are made thesedays, it’s about the same. Just buy a dell laptop, at least they are cheap. You can even search on line for coupon codes from dell to save 20-25%.
