I read all the reviews I could find. Members here used to give each other their opinions and findings when asked on specific
models, for example the downside of the T-43 & shortcomings of the classic T-61. I guess I assumed that was still
the case. Thank you anyway. I'll look elsewhere from now on.

Ever heard of ad hominem or strawman argument? What about my post supports your assumption that I am not independently wealthy? What is "rich people"? The word itself is the great modern stereotype programmed into our culture by politicians. There is no such person as "rich people", no such monolith...

Thank you for the replies. HDMI works fine under windows but I hate windows and I have since Windows 3.1. I only use it when I have absolutely no other choose. I also hate media player boxes like AppleTV and Roku. Like the Microsoft cartel, I see the media box makers as robber barons, corporations t...

I'm considering buying a refurbished 13.3" Ideapad Z380. I'm interested in the specs -3rd generation i5, HD 4000, 7200RPM 500GB HDD HDMI out USB 3.0. Primary use willl be streaming video to a big screen HD TV & general business tasks of internet research, word processing, etc. I can't find something...

I have had good results running different versions of Ubuntu, Puppy, Fatdog, and my favorite the past three years LinuxMint. Currently, I run LinuxMint 13 maya (mate) and LinuxMint maya (KDE) in an AMD Turion II Edge. I've tried Ultimate Edition 3.4 and 3.5 with good results. I've tried a lot of Lin...

Just a thought. You can buy a two to three year old used 27" to 32" LCD or Plasma TV pretty cheap. People want 50" or larger, 3D (even if they'll never use it), and other newer bells and whistles. Plus manufacturing improvements are bringing down the prices all this year. A used, "old" tech modern T...

Hello, I'm trying to get my Thinkpad Edge 019923U (14" AMD 2.3Ghz Turion II P520) to stream via HDMI to a large screen TV. It otherwise works well under LinuxMint 13 Maya (Ubuntu, Puppy, & Ultimate Edition 3.4 & 3.5) It processes and plays XBMC and other video well & it streams video well through HD...

I have a 14" Edge 019923U with 2.3Mhz dual core AMD Turion that plays and streams video well. except I cannot get audio when I use HDMI, under LinuxMint, Ultimate Edition or Ubuntu. I suspect the issue is related to the AMD audio hardware. I'm looking to upgrade to a 2012 Windows 7 Lenovo 14". I wan...

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One key started going bad on my then 8 month old Lenovo Edge. It took five minutes to get support. No problem getting a new keyboard shipped to me. Entire call took less than 8 minutes. I had the keyboard in two days just as they estimated. A month later I had a Linux distro new version install go b...

Good Luck Getting An Answer to That One. I reviewed this chicklet keyboard and the Edge and other Lenovo Small Business\Consumer class laptops shipped with the Chicklet Keyboard. I considered the absence of the Pause key and the reversal of the decals on the F keys a major design flaw in an otherwis...

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At first I didn't mind Lenovo's elimination of normal function keys. I now considered it a significant design flaw of an otherwise excellent chiclet laptop keyboard. The arrangement may be OK if one assumes everyone wants and uses Windows. The arrangement cripples Linux power users, since F keys are...

Actually, three fake apple stores have been reported. Nothing new about this. COMMUNIST China (more accurately today Corporate Fascist China) and its traditional Chinese cultural sphere nations (N. Korea is one. Another is former Burma) have been rouge since the 1950s. Westerners have never been abl...

This help? http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-support/60186-3d-fonts-under-icons.html Thank you! Precisely what I was looking for. I can't image who would want this font enhancement. I suppose the sort of person who prefers Henry James writing over Mark Twain. James had nothing to say and embellis...

go into the system preferences, advanced apperance options (old-style box) and select icon - you can choose the font + size in there. Good luck Thank you for the reply. I've been there. Size isn't problem. The problem is the font. I don't think its the font per se. Any font I pick will end up looki...

Help. I thought I knew my way around Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 from my Thinkpads until I got my hands on my grandson's new Acer netbook. It ships with a goofy desktop font. I suspect its meant to look 3d but it's just plain hard to read, due to block shaped letters and goofy shadows. I tried to ...

Most commands have a -p flag or some similar kind that waits for user input before outputting more onto the screen. This is more of an operating system question, not an X2/X3/X4x series question, though. Even more so since the aforementioned series do have pause keys :P What? Please post a photo wi...

For anyone with a problem getting any 2010 or newer Linux distro release to recognize a USB Drive. I have and use several pen drives, all major brand name, Sony, Kingston, PNY, etc., different sizes 2gb, 4gb, 8gb and in the past 512MB, 1gb, even the 4 & 8 gb Matsuichi USB micro drives. All worked (a...

[/quote] I'm actually recommending users to go for Xubuntu. I've tried both Ubuntu 10.10 and Xubuntu 11.04 and Xfce is really a lot faster, compared to regular GNOME in 10.10. It needs a bit of tuning to behave like GNOME (ie. the "favorite apps" part in the panel, ...), but it's worth it in the end...

I'm recommending that my Ubuntu-using friends stick with 10.04 (LTS). It's supported for years to come, and it's now in its fully-stable support cycle so I don't expect any breakages. Everyone else? Well... it's Debian time! Good point. I am using the 2011 newest variant of PuppyLinux, its called F...

As many of you know, the Lenovo new design smaller keyboard for consumer class Thinkpads doesn't have the classic "pause" key. I use pause to inspect Linux boot lines that appear on screen. I figure there is an alternative way to pause. I've looked over the keyboard and I can see not way to pause. D...

What gives with Lenovo's Thinkpad Edge being located under "Lenovo Non-Thinkpad"? Does a MODERATOR index this Forum or a subjective enthusiast? Isn't this like a political debate "MODERATOR" (word is similar to referee) tossing a politcal candidate into an off corner because the Republican and the D...

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I just noticed this question. I post an answer only because I notice people do look this thread over.. "Refurbished" is a factory and retail label that is somewhat legal in that Factories and authorized retailers cannot legally sell certain products as "new", if they have been opened. There is vague...

Those who haven't "upgraded" yet or installed the newest release of Ubuntu (11.04) here is a warning I sure wish I had and thousands of other users of Ubuntu wished they had. 11.04 is a MAJOR change. Although its distribution release, something went very wrong with the beta testing process. Apparent...

NewEgg has a big recertified computer sale going on. T-61 for 324.99 and free shipping * Recertified: ThinkPad T61 (6464-WG6) 15.4" Integrated Graphics Notebook o Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz o 2GB Memory 100GB HDD o Integrated Graphics http://promotions.newegg.com/Recertified/043011/index.html?cm_...

Update on my perfecting use of Ubuntu in my Thinkpad Edge (AMD Dual Core Model) Wifi was the sticky point. The drivers do not play well with the wifi card. I've got the wifi problem resolved until Linux community comes out with a driver that is better compatible with the Edge wifi card. Ubuntu auto ...

At this point, you best bet is to visit the excellent tablet forums. Here is a link to one of the best Android development and hacking forums http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?s=ce0bbb4324e7f40c4793557bc237b773&f=564 Right now Android is the Tablet O/S other than highly proprietary Ap...

The best tip I can think of is you should visit the Ubuntu Community Forum, register and search using terms based on what you
wish to do and the hard ware you need information about. You may also want to search the name of you laptop. You may also want to visit linuxquestions site

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