Re: [Sheflug] Choice of Laptop

[John Southern <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 29 January 2008 22:58:13 Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Peter
>
> On Tuesday 29 January 2008 21:57:28 Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > That worries me, not least because it's the opposite of the
> > impression I've formed from reading ... various things. Expensive,
> > though - yes.
>
> Oh... used to build IBM hardware for a job.  The chat on the
> production bench was "wouldn't touch IBM wiv a bargepole mate!".
> Average level of education of the production line staff was a single
> degree in physics.  Some of us had a degree in medicine and or
> chemistry as well.  So, not people who know nowt.

I have not had a problem with my three Thinkpads. Build quality is as good as 
anyone elses if not better. All still running strong.
I still think that the thinklight is the best toy ever.
I still prefer a trackerpoint although I am slowly being persuaded with the 
new touchpads that have the scroll line at the side.

Having said that, of my collection of laptops all have good and bad points. In 
truth I dislike laptops because I cannot find spares to easily fix them 
myself.

Are not all Thinkpads now made in the Lenovo plant in Shanghai after they 
moved production from Shenzen?

> I think the IBM sales team give the impression that IBM can do no
> wrong ?  I can't agree with that.

I think the same of all sales teams.

John



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