Re: [Thinkpad] Re: On T&A and X-ratings

Uh, I did chime in. Read ALL your mail!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Frater" <ted.ffrater@virgin.net>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Re: On T&A and X-ratings

> Deanna Berman wrote:
>
> >Wonderful answer.
> >
> >Sometimes, reading posts stating favorites or declaring that this one is
better than that
> >one, it's easy to forget that we have differing priorities, needs, types
of usage,
> >emotional relationships with our computers, etc. The opinions of a person
whose idea of
> >perfection is well-executed simple elegance of design that can serve well
for years with
> >good care and minor adaptation might well baffle another who is eager to
experience all
> >the new advances as they appear in new models and wants constantly
designed-in
> >improvements to functionality so s/he will never have to tweak anything
to be pleased with
> >a machine.
> >
> >I have found that if I am contemplating a major purchase (which computers
always are for
> >me), time spent figuring out where I am located on that spectrum is
enormously valuable in
> >ensuring that I'm not going to end up with buyer's remorse. I need to do
it every time,
> >though, because I tend to vary not only with time, but also with type of
product. In cars,
> >I have always gone for affordable, long-term, stodgy reliability like
that of my Toyota
> >Camry, bought five years ago when it already had ten years and numerous
miles on it. But
> >in my motorcycle-riding days, I bought five bikes in eight years. The
first was a very
> >simple used $400 machine to learn on, but within a couple months I was
studying the
> >motorcycle magazines for the newest bells and whizzers, and every one of
the other four
> >was a brand-new model flashy cafe-racer.
> >
> >Deanna
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Edward Mendelson" <emendelson@compuserve.com>
> >To: "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 10:23 AM
> >Subject: [Thinkpad] Re: On T&A and X-ratings
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi Deanna,
> >>
> >>All the responses to your original question about the 600X seem to be
> >>reasons NOT to want one, so here's a quick note on the reasons why that
> >>model is worth having.
> >>
> >>
> > . . . .
> >
> >
> >
> >>Does this give some idea of why people want those machines? Again, it's
the
> >>keyboard that matters most, but everything else helps.
> >>
> >>Edward
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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> So, do you still have a bike??? Deanna!!
> to get back to the thinkpad preferences.
> Its intetresting that neither of our regular dealers have come in on
this.
> Id have thought that both Bruce and Bill not llleaving out James,would
> have had a special contribution to make to this thread.
> As Im the only UK very small time dealer on this list , ive had some 50
> or so thinkpads through my hands in the past year.
> These have spanned from the 570, the foreunner of the x series through
> the 390 to the T range up to the A range.
> so ive here in stock and have handled from the lightest to the heaviest
> Thinkpads .
> in my opinion all these are all very good machines , superbly made and
> really reliable
> IF the new ones are in the same league then its up to personal
> preferences which you go for.
> Mine are screen quality as No1. So i have to opt for the 15in ,1600
> by1200 res A Range.
> Ive never seen anything finer, tho the Flex view is said to be finer.
> Hope this might help someone.
> Ted Frater
> Dorset UK.
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