[BNM] Laptop recommendation

[James McCarthy]

On 1 Feb 2008, at 13:37, Dave Phelan wrote:

> On Jan 31, 2008 4:19 PM, Mat Walker <lists at four0four.net> wrote:
>> ...IBM/Lenovo laptops have taken a severe beating with the fugly  
>> stick
>> but come with 3yr warranty as standard and generally are of a good  
>> build
>> quality.
>
> Just *don't ever* use the Thinkvantage access connections wireless
> drivers. They fail after standby, needing a reboot. Twice now I've had
> them bork so badly, the entire IP stack (including wired) has locked
> up.
>
> Which is a shame, cos the Thinkpad hardware is damn fine. I'm really
> pleased with my X61, and it has great battery life too.

+1 for this. Sage advice.
>
>
> Dave Ph
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