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<blockquote data-quote="desiibond" data-source="post: 1444158" data-attributes="member: 23023"><p>please enlighten us. what kind of "personal" things would you do on air that you cannot do on X220. I am using T61. I run Ubuntu 10.10 on it, I watch movies, I play music, I do audio and video conversion, I do movie/music/photo organizing, I occasionally play games (on win7 with low settings as this is 3yr old laptop), i browse internet, I use feed readers, I use twitter applications, I play games on facebook, I chat with friends, I make voice calls using skype, gtalk, ymesg etc. </p><p></p><p>So, please tell me why I can't use a thinkpad as a personal laptop.</p><p></p><p>PS: The reason why Thinkpads are used mostly in offices etc is because they are usually priced lot lot higher. you can get a similar config Dell for 30-40% less price. Reason is that Thinkpads are build using high quality components that protect it from fall etc and the quality of components like keypad, display, wireless etc is just too good and they run for years. Due to this, they are default choice for corporate users as stability, data-protection are of utmost importance.</p><p></p><p> The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 laptops meet a barrage of military specifications tests and are enhanced with specially-designed durability features such as an air-bag like protection system and a roll cage in certain models. Baked, battered, blistered and blown with sand, Lenovo put the lineup of ThinkPad laptops through the gauntlet to pass a significant number of specifications for military-grade computing. We stopped just short of shooting one with a M16. Here is what the ThinkPad’s were subjected to:</p><p></p><p>Low Pressure – Tests operation at 15,000 feet</p><p></p><p>Humidity – Cycles 95 percent humidity through the environment</p><p></p><p>Vibration (operational and non-operational) – Jostles and jolts the laptops to make sure they can withstand shocks</p><p></p><p>High Temperature – Simulates high heat conditions by baking the laptop up to 140 degrees</p><p></p><p>Low Temperature – Tests operation at minus 4 degrees</p><p></p><p>Temperature Shock – Fluctuates between minus 4 and up to 140 degrees to test operation</p><p></p><p>Dust – Blows dust for an extended amount of time</p><p></p><p>source: <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/news/us/en/2009/02/rugged_computing.html" target="_blank">http://www.lenovo.com/news/us/en/2009/02/rugged_computing.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desiibond, post: 1444158, member: 23023"] please enlighten us. what kind of "personal" things would you do on air that you cannot do on X220. I am using T61. I run Ubuntu 10.10 on it, I watch movies, I play music, I do audio and video conversion, I do movie/music/photo organizing, I occasionally play games (on win7 with low settings as this is 3yr old laptop), i browse internet, I use feed readers, I use twitter applications, I play games on facebook, I chat with friends, I make voice calls using skype, gtalk, ymesg etc. So, please tell me why I can't use a thinkpad as a personal laptop. PS: The reason why Thinkpads are used mostly in offices etc is because they are usually priced lot lot higher. you can get a similar config Dell for 30-40% less price. Reason is that Thinkpads are build using high quality components that protect it from fall etc and the quality of components like keypad, display, wireless etc is just too good and they run for years. Due to this, they are default choice for corporate users as stability, data-protection are of utmost importance. The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 laptops meet a barrage of military specifications tests and are enhanced with specially-designed durability features such as an air-bag like protection system and a roll cage in certain models. Baked, battered, blistered and blown with sand, Lenovo put the lineup of ThinkPad laptops through the gauntlet to pass a significant number of specifications for military-grade computing. We stopped just short of shooting one with a M16. Here is what the ThinkPad’s were subjected to: Low Pressure – Tests operation at 15,000 feet Humidity – Cycles 95 percent humidity through the environment Vibration (operational and non-operational) – Jostles and jolts the laptops to make sure they can withstand shocks High Temperature – Simulates high heat conditions by baking the laptop up to 140 degrees Low Temperature – Tests operation at minus 4 degrees Temperature Shock – Fluctuates between minus 4 and up to 140 degrees to test operation Dust – Blows dust for an extended amount of time source: [url]http://www.lenovo.com/news/us/en/2009/02/rugged_computing.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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