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In article <4484d948-d099-4997-95eb-044d0f2c6678@googlegroups.com>,
 <andymhancock@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>This may be usenet, but its not an excuse for abandoning the
>basic tenets of decent communication.


	Like the occasional linefeed.

	BTW, you're only stuck with crap if you buy crap.  Thinkpad ain't
nearly what it was under IBM, but they definitely ain't crap.  Spend your
money on a unit that says it performs like a home-theatre setup, has an 8 
hour battery life, and scores 8000 on 3DMark at 1920x1080, and you're bound
to uncover a few cut corners after you live with it for a while.

	I'm typing this on a Thinkpad X31 that I paid maybe $100.00 for 3
years ago. I did stick a small SSD in for the subjective improvement, but
it's otherwise "stock".  I don't feel deprived.  In fact, you can't beat
the keyboard, the top lid is stiff enough that I don't have to baby it to
avoid pressure marks, and it fits on the fold-down tray on airplanes.  


	What I'm trying to say is that with laptops you generally get 2 of 3:
quality and price, quality and performance, or performance and price.  Now
that they have to compete with $200.00 Chromebooks and the like, all too
many vendors are choosing door #3.  I still think Thinkpads are the 
closest to meeting expectations, which isn't to say they're the "best",
just that they're the least likely to disappoint.  Sattelite's have always
been, ummm, well, crap, IMHO.  A red flag is the One Long Screw construction.

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Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2013-12-14 21:18 -0800
  Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-02-27 22:02 -0800
    Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-03-02 22:57 -0800
      Re: Satellite A660 Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 04:24 -0800
        Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-14 19:13 -0700
          Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-16 17:22 +0000
            Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-16 22:44 +0000
              Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-18 17:30 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-19 00:56 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-20 14:04 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-23 19:02 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:40 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-19 02:41 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-19 09:34 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-19 22:29 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-21 20:33 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-21 23:24 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-23 00:02 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:59 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-23 19:26 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:46 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-05-03 14:53 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-05-03 13:29 -0700
          Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-20 01:52 +0000

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