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Re: Old Hardware Redux

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Old Hardware Redux
Date 2025-08-27 20:37 +0200
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On 2025-08-27 19:49, Marc Haber wrote:
> Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> wrote:
>> Groovy hepcat Joerg Walther was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Thu, 21
>> Aug 2025 12:16 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it.
>>
>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> Laptops are more frail and get harder treatment
>>>
>>> Depends on which model you look at. I exclusively use secondhand
>>> Thinkpads and there still is no single one that failed in any way. I
>>> just bought an X280 (12') model from 2018 to use at work and expect
>>> that it will at least work until I am retired in 4 years time. An
>>> acquaintance of mine uses a 20+ year old Thinkpad as a kind of server
>>> with iirc Damn Small Linux or something similar. Most "consumer level"
>>> notebooks otoh are imho not to be trusted. :)
>>
>>   My experience with Thinkpads is completely different. I've had several
>> (all second hand), of several different models, mainly because they're
>> quite cheap. Every single one has broken down on me fairly quickly. So
>> I've sworn off them.
> 
> A Thinkpad MUST have T or X Letters. Never, L, R or E.

Hum.

Mine is "ThinkPad L14 Gen 3" (Lenovo), bought March 2023. I'm very 
satisfied so far.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: Old Hardware Redux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-08-26 19:23 +1000
  Re: Old Hardware Redux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-27 19:49 +0200
    Re: Old Hardware Redux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-27 20:37 +0200
      Re: Old Hardware Redux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-28 08:56 +0200
    Re: Old Hardware Redux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-28 03:57 -0400
      Re: Old Hardware Redux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-28 10:12 +0200
        Re: Old Hardware Redux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-28 04:21 -0400
          Re: Old Hardware Redux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-28 12:05 +0200
            Re: Old Hardware Redux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-28 06:28 -0400
    Re: Old Hardware Redux Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-08-28 11:13 +0300
      Re: Old Hardware Redux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-28 12:07 +0200
    Re: Old Hardware Redux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-08-28 18:58 +1000

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