Friday, September 19. 2008
New T61 Laptop (8895WFJ)
Today my new IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T61 8895WFJ laptop arrived. While my P30 did a good job, it really was time to replace it.I'm currently in the phase of installing Gentoo and getting used to the device, but I think it was a very good choice.
Beside the fact that Lenovos are probably popular for a reason, the 1400x1050-resolution, the well Linux-supported Intel-graphics and a quite acceptable weight (2,4 kg) were reasons for this model. I'm still in favour of 4:3 screens, because if you wanna have a 16:10 one with a decent resolution (e. g. > 1000 pixels height) they become either very expensive or very heavy. I still wonder why no vendor seems to produce 4:3 screens any more (from my research, not a single Montevina laptop has 4:3).
Some time soon you'll probably find some documentation about Linux on the T61 8895WFJ at http://www.int21.de/t61/.