[PLUG] refurbished Thinkpad 600

[Stuart Mathews]

I too have been looking to acquire a thinkpad to run Linux on.  I used to have one
when I worked at IBM and I loved it.  A good friend who works for one of the big
consulting shops said they dumped all their Dell laptops in favor of Thinkpads
because the former was causing them grief.  Plus, I wonder if there is better
support for Linux on Thinkpads?? Anybody know about that?

I haven't been able to convince myself to pull the trigger on a used Thinkpad
though.  Laptops tend to have harder lives than PCs, and paying several hundred
bucks for a system that might develop "issues" sooner than I'd like doesn't seem
appealing when you can now get a brand new thinkpad wiht all the latest stuff
inside for close to a thousand bucks. Plus a better warranty.

I'd be curious as to how your experience goes...



> I am thinking about buying a refurbished Thinkpad 600 to use as a linux laptop.
> I have checked around and everything on it seems to be supported, even
> the mwave winmodem. The question is, why are there so many of these
> refurbished systems around. Does anybody have one. Are they reliable.
>
> Thanks for any comments,
> Bill
>
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