Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux,alt.comp.os.windows-10 Subject: Re: Trouble with laptop display Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:21:03 +0200 Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <7tfkklx99v.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1g2p8dv6u6h04.dlg@v.nguard.lh> <1058tiv$24u4$1@paganini.bofh.team> <1059ebt$sdna$1@dont-email.me> <1059lbt$11akf$1@dont-email.me> <46_dQ.603422$W5Jb.478107@fx09.iad> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net Y6xVG0gs1b7Qf8p6XXtoUgqKYtkBDezctoZXdLoXMa5WRSYs9V X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:UNGmEw3abeyM3IN/VNewH5WbE2s= sha256:OT5eyEFbw/AgvE2fpS03Wv0WxpugWlvLAuytakoHnTI= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <46_dQ.603422$W5Jb.478107@fx09.iad> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:69676 alt.os.linux:81738 alt.comp.os.windows-10:185940 On 2025-07-17 05:29, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-07-17, Robert Heller wrote: > >> When I bothered with x86_64 laptops, I got (used/refurb) IBM/Lenovo >> Thinkpads (off E-Bay). Probably the most durable / rugged laptops. > > I've had the Lenovo T410 that I'm typing this on for 10 years. > It replaced another refurbished Lenovo whose hinge broke. > They're great machines, stand up to heavy daily use, and for me > satisfy a critical criterion: they have good solid professional- > grade keyboards. I'm not your typical hunt-and-peck typist, > and a good keyboard is critical to my productivity. > > And they run Linux just fine from the get-go. > For this particular use case, I want something with good speakers. The broken one had Altec Lansing speakers, and they are very good. -- Cheers, Carlos.