Subj : almost-new pc with win10
To   : Nick Andre
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Jan 10 2020 06:41 am

On 1/8/2020 12:42 AM, between "Nick Andre : August Abolins":

 NA> ... the Thinkpads I've serviced were almost
 NA> always limited to software problems, rarely anything to do
 NA> with hardware.

Hi Nick,

My first Thinkpad, T40p, developed a common screen fade/blank problem. I
sent it to a fellow in the States to replace the backlight.  Then, it
ran quite well until the fan started to make noise, and sometimes refuse
to boot because of that. Probably just needs some dust to be blown out
of the fan assembly, but I never had the confidence to open it up before
I moved to the T60 that I am using now.


 NA> ...Thats a good thing. Except Lenovo has a
 NA> budget-line which should be avoided like the plague. Cheap
 NA> keyboards, plastic LCD hinges, weird placement of CPU
 NA> exhaust fan, etc.

I forgot to mention that I probably have one of those too! It's a Lenovo
G530.  It was $649 + taxes in 2009.  It's actually a smooth operator.
The battery can't hold much of a charge anymore, but it's operating as a
2nd terminal on the network, always plugged-in, and a UPS to support it.


 NA> Always stick with the T or R-model Thinkpads. The L-models
 NA> look okay but I've never used one thus cannot vouch for one.

 NA> An old Thinkpad R60 runs all of Zone 1 operations here, like
 NA> clockwork, happily tossing mail for many months at a time
 NA> between reboots. And reboots here happen only when
 NA> absolutely necessary.

I researched the R's at the time when I settled for the G530 because of
lower price.  I read many good things about the R's.   I have rarely
needed to reboot any of my computers too.  I always use hibernate, and
enjoy the fast boot.


 AA>> Until I finish the Win10 Setup, I am not even sure if they
 AA>> got something else wrong.

 NA> Your T540P was specifically designed from the factory to run
 NA> Windows 7. I strongly recommend starting fresh with what OS
 NA> it was designed to run.

I have already sourced Win7pro, and almost convinced to just go for it.
 But I'll finish the darn Win10 setup and see if I can tolerate it.  I
have to migrate some essential register apps. If that works, then maybe
I'll stick with it.

  ../|ug

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