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Time for a New Business Laptop

#1 Post by Nigellus » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:17 pm

Good evening, folks. I've finally reached the point in my career where I feel I can afford a relatively new laptop (in fact, my maximum budget might allow me to buy a new current model, though I'd happily opt for a used model that can still do everything a modern computer needs to do.)

Here's the thing. I'm using a ThinkPad T60 with a 14" screen, which makes my laptop just over 12" across. It uses a classic TP-type keyboard and a classic matte LCD.

I'm not interested in anything bigger. This machine is primarily for work even though I also use it for entertainment. I would also like a matte LCD and a classic type keyboard (the kind with a contoured CAPS key and ridges on the home keys--I do a LOT of typing for my profession, so I must have a keyboard meant for typing).

Are my requirements even possible to fulfill with a modern ThinkPad? Or at all?

Input is appreciated.

My favorite all-time laptop is the IBM ThinkPad 600E, and I quite like its successor T series. But I'm not sure that's even an option anymore.

All I do know is that I need to upgrade to a modern version of Windows.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#2 Post by theterminator93 » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:55 pm

I was kind of in your situation not a few days ago.

The last laptop I bought new, my T61p, works fine and all but - let's face it, it's almost 8 years old now. I despise the clickpads on the *40 series and am also not fond of the 6 row keyboards found on the *30s and *40s... so I looked at the *20 series and found an attractive combination of "ThinkPad purism" keyboard/ultranav and modern computing components and amenities. I ended up with a T420 just the other day which is about the same size physically as my T61p, despite having a smaller screen diagonal.

Unfortunately you're not going to find any ThinkPads with hardware capabilities significantly better than what you've already got in your T60 with the 4:3 aspect ratio. Upgrading to anything newer and you're stuck with 16:10 or 16:9.

That said, you can examine the X series (the X220 as a notable model) for something that fits your width constraints; otherwise you're looking at the 14" widescreens like the T420 which will be about 10-15% wider than the 14" T60 (they're about the same size as the 15.4" widescreen model T60/T61s).
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#3 Post by brchan » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:05 am

If you can, I would wait for the next generation thinkpad models ex. T450, as the dedicated trackpoint buttons are coming back. If you can't, I would recommend a T420 with 1600x900 resolution display. It is one of the last 'classic' thinkpads with the old keyboard layout, and is most close to your T60. Having briefly owned a T420, the screen is decent but nothing special. However, you will find that the chassis and lid is quite stiffer and stronger than your current laptop. In fact, I would say that my W530 (bigger version of T420 with new layout keyboard) and similar models have excellent, and even greater build quality than many of the T6x models I have handled. Less gaps, better fit and finish, and durability. The glass-fiber reinforced palmrest and LCD bezel plastics may feel cheaper, but feel stronger at the same time.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#4 Post by exTPfan » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:15 pm

I'd keep the T60 unless there's something specific it won't do. As others have discussed, almost everything has got worse on Thinkpads since then. You can put Win 7 on it if you wish.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#5 Post by Nigellus » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:43 pm

Thanks for the advice.
brchan wrote:even greater build quality than many of the T6x models I have handled. Less gaps, better fit and finish, and durability. The glass-fiber reinforced palmrest and LCD bezel plastics may feel cheaper, but feel stronger at the same time.
I am interested in something more durable; my T60 is less durable than my 600E was. There is an uncomfortable amount of flex in the palm-rest, and part of the front corner even cracked off for no apparent reason (other than what, for a 600E, would be handling well within ordinary tolerances).

On the other hand, the typing is almost as fantastic as it was on my 600E, so I'm not unhappy with it as a workstation.

For that reason, exTPfan's suggestion may be okay... I wish I could have everything I want in the same machine, though... I want a modern version of a 600E.

If I keep this machine, I need a RAM upgrade, and I want a bigger HD. Anyone know what that + Win7pro might set me back?
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#6 Post by ajkula66 » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:54 pm

Nigellus wrote:If I keep this machine, I need a RAM upgrade, and I want a bigger HD. Anyone know what that + Win7pro might set me back?
If you're intent on using that machine for a prolonged period of time, you really need an SSD. It will breathe a whole new life into an old system.

RAM upgrade? Presuming all you need is a 2 GB stick, $15-20. W7 ? No clue.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#7 Post by theterminator93 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:04 am

A Win 7 Pro license will probably run close to a hundred bucks. Anymore Microsoft doesn't sell Windows 7 licenses outright (at least not for the corporations I work with); you buy a Windows 8.1 Pro license which comes with a downgrade key for Windows 7 Pro.

Your T60 should take a Merom Core 2 Duo CPU as an upgrade. I think you can run up to a T7600. As far as RAM, you can go as high as 3GB. With an SSD, that'd be quite a respectable combination.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#8 Post by pianowizard » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:33 am

ajkula66 wrote:If you're intent on using that machine for a prolonged period of time, you really need an SSD. It will breathe a whole new life into an old system. RAM upgrade? Presuming all you need is a 2GB stick, $15-20.
theterminator93 wrote:A Win 7 Pro license will probably run close to a hundred bucks.
These upgrades add up to $200 if not more. My recommendation is to get something from the *20 generation (i.e. X220 or T420) and sell this T60 for $60. The OP would enjoy a substantial performance boost, and such a laptop should also outlast the T60.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#9 Post by ajkula66 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:40 am

pianowizard wrote:These upgrades add up to $200 if not more. My recommendation is to get something from the *20 generation (i.e. X220 or T420) and sell this T60 for $60. The OP would enjoy a substantial performance boost, and such a laptop should also outlast the T60.
No argument from me on this one, since it's an excellent piece of a common-sense-advice...

With that said, I know a *ton* of people who are still hanging onto their T6*/R6* units solely because of their 4:3 aspect ratio, and I can't say that I fault them for it...

I just installed an SSD into one of my clients' T61p 4:3 units a few days ago and likely cut myself out of the possibility of buying it from them for the next few years... :D
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#10 Post by pianowizard » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:21 pm

ajkula66 wrote:With that said, I know a *ton* of people who are still hanging onto their T6*/R6* units solely because of their 4:3 aspect ratio, and I can't say that I fault them for it...
I don't think the OP mentioned requiring 4:3, though both of his favorite Thinkpads have indeed been 4:3. Assuming he does prefer 4:3, another obvious advice would be upgrading to a 4:3 T61. Get one with a Vista COA sticker so that he won't need to spend any additional money to upgrade Windows. (To preemptively prevent yet another diatribe against Vista, let me reiterate something people familiar with Vista have been saying for over 4 years: with SP2 and all other updates installed, Vista is fantastic. There's no need to avoid it.) To avoid the Nvidia "time bomb", get one with Intel graphics. It's hard to find an Intel-GPU T61 with 1400x1050 but the OP's current T60 is 1024x768 anyway, so just settle for 1024x768. Microsoft will cease support for Vista in Jan 2017, but by then Windows 7 should have become much more affordable than it is now. Upgrading to 7 then would give this T61 three more years of use.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#11 Post by ajkula66 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:38 pm

pianowizard wrote:I don't think the OP mentioned requiring 4:3, though both of his favorite Thinkpads have indeed been 4:3. Assuming he does prefer 4:3, another obvious advice would be upgrading to a 4:3 T61.
Once again, no argument from me on that one. While my T61 is a 16:10 unit, I'm in love with it. Seriously.
Get one with a Vista COA sticker so that he won't need to spend any additional money to upgrade Windows. (To preemptively prevent yet another diatribe against Vista, let me reiterate something people familiar with Vista have been saying for over 4 years: with SP2 and all other updates installed, Vista is fantastic. There's no need to avoid it.)
The only aspect of Vista that I find undesirable is its lack of native TRIM support. With that being said, there are ways about it.
To avoid the Nvidia "time bomb", get one with Intel graphics. It's hard to find an Intel-GPU T61 with 1400x1050 but the OP's current T60 is 1024x768 anyway, so just settle for 1024x768.
Once again, sound advice.
Microsoft will cease support for Vista in Jan 2017, but by then Windows 7 should have become much more affordable than it is now. Upgrading to 7 then would give this T61 three more years of use.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#13 Post by Nigellus » Thu Jul 09, 2015 7:47 pm

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.

It looks like the decision may have been taken out of my hands. I'm being provided a laptop by a company I contract for. Assuming I understand the cryptic e-mail they sent me, I'm getting this:
Lenovo Flex 2 14-inch 1080p Touchscreen Laptop(Intel Core i7-4510U Processor, 10-Point MultiTouch Full HD Display(1920 X 1080), 8GB DDR3L SDRAM, 500GB HDD +8GB Solid State Hybrid Drive, Windows 8.1, 0.8-inch thin just 4.2lbs, Bluetooth® 4.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, HD Webcam)
What do you guys think of this one? I'm a little disappointed because I asked specifically for a T series or X series ThinkPad, and the lack of a TrackPoint is going to drive me crazy... but on paper, this machine looks good otherwise.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#14 Post by theterminator93 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:06 pm

Specs on paper - to me - only enhance or detract from a particular class of machines.

I just set up a bunch of Toshiba Tecra W50 laptops that someone bought because they looked good on paper. Yeah, they're speedy... but they just feel like junk. Super flimsy LCD lid, cheesy feeling plastic all over. I give them 3 years, maybe 4.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#15 Post by Nigellus » Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:11 pm

theterminator93 wrote:Specs on paper - to me - only enhance or detract from a particular class of machines.
Exactly, which is why I'm looking for someone with experience with this particular machine and ThinkPads.

(I wonder if I can trade it if it bothers me too much...)
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#16 Post by Khipata » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:25 pm

I will exchange my T500 with intel graphics for your 600E if interested :)
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#17 Post by hhhd1 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:40 pm

Your personal opinion may vary based on how you use it, the Flex does not have track point, and does not have dedicated touchpad buttons either, and have a different keyboard layout, however, I think it have a full touch screen, and probably a better 'feel' to the keyboard.

IMO, you should try the Lenovo Flex 2 14-inch for a bit, and if you do not like it, you might consider getting a used T420 or T420s, a good one could be found for around $300.
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#18 Post by Temetka » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:59 pm

No one mentioned the T410.

Nearly as fast as the the T420, and has a 16:10 matte LCD. This would be closer in screen size to his current T60 instead of getting a T420.

Just a thought. I love my T410 and don't plan on "upgrading" from it anytime soon.
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#19 Post by Nigellus » Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:22 pm

Well, this is interesting. The lack of TrackPoint isn't as debilitating as I thought it would be due to the touchscreen.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#20 Post by Nigellus » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:00 am

hhhd1 wrote: IMO, you should try the Lenovo Flex 2 14-inch for a bit, and if you do not like it, you might consider getting a used T420 or T420s, a good one could be found for around $300.
Well, this Flex 2 does what I need it to do. However, so far, I feel like I'm fighting with it, which is a feeling I've never gotten with a ThinkPad (which, to be fair, probably stems from the fact that this is NOT a ThinkPad).

I like the performance. I like the fact that I can download anything I need, and it actually works (keep in mind I was running Windows XP).

I do not like the touchpad. Are there any touchpad experts who can tell me how to use a touchpad properly? I mean, since touchpads are so popular, there MUST be a good way to avoid the problems I'm running into, right?

Touchpad problems include:

1.) The obvious problem is it's a real pain to have to remove my fingers from the keyboard to do anything with the cursor that I can't accomplish with the tab button.

2.) Even more annoying, my computer will randomly scroll to a different open program window if I accidentally brush the thing while typing.

3.) When I double click (or even single-click) there seems to be a nearly 100% chance that I'm going to scroll to a different open program window.

All of the above seriously interfere with my productivity.

The way I dealt with problem #2 on my T60 was I simply uninstalled the drivers for my touchpad. But my T60 had a trackpoint.

I'm thinking maybe I can do this on my Flex and rely solely on the touchscreen. But even then I still have to remove my hands from the keyboard, which still cuts into my productivity.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#21 Post by Hans Gruber » Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:14 am

I have never found a brand that can equal the touchpoint and touchpads consistency and ease of use.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#22 Post by pianowizard » Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:40 am

Nigellus wrote:I feel like I'm fighting with it, which is a feeling I've never gotten with a ThinPad (which, to be fair, probably stems from the fact that this is NOT a ThinkPad)...I do not like the touchpad.
Actually, if this were a Thinkpad, the touchpad would probably be even worse. Recent Thinkpads' clickpads are the worst touchpads ever invented.
Nigellus wrote:Are there any touchpad experts who can tell me how to use a touchpad properly?
I am a touchpad expert, not clickpad expert. I currently have two laptops with clickpads: the Sony Pro13 and the HP Pavilion X2. Both are far better than Thinkpads' clickpads, but still harder to use than traditional touchpads with buttons.
Nigellus wrote:I mean, since touchpads are so popular, there MUST be a good way to avoid the problems I'm running into, right?
Touchpads WITH BUTTONS are popular (even though most people don't use them right). I don't know how popular *clickpads* are. They are certainly extremely unpopular among Thinkpad users, including those who like or at least don't mind traditional touchpads.
Nigellus wrote:1.) The obvious problem is it's a real pain to have to remove my fingers from the keyboard to do anything with the cursor that I can't accomplish with the tab button.
This isn't a problem when I am using a traditional touchpad, which I almost always configure to the maximum pointer speed. I lose a few milliseconds when I am removing my right hand from the keyboard, but because the touchpad can move the pointer faster and more accurately (i.e. no overshooting) than the trackpoint, at the end the touchpad usually (though not always) wins. I also appreciate having an excuse to move one of my hands around, because it's uncomfortable to rest my palms on the warm palm rest all the time.
Nigellus wrote:2.) Even more annoying, my computer will randomly scroll to a different open program window if I accidentally brush the thing while typing.

3.) When I double click (or even single-click) there seems to be a nearly 100% chance that I'm going to scroll to a different open program window.
On my Sony's and HP's clickpads, I don't have these problems 100% of the time, but often enough to be slightly annoyed. I recommend you to look at the driver's advanced settings to see if there's something you can adjust.

On this Sony and HP, my biggest problem is that I often have to try two or three times to successfully right-click on something. The only way to get right-clicking to work 100% of the time is if I actually look at the clickpad and press very close to the bottom right corner. On touchpads with buttons, right clicks always work.

It seems that more and more keyboard designers fail to understand the importance of touch. Key tops need to be properly curved. The function key row needs to consist of actual keys, and these keys need to have gaps between groups of four. Both the trackpoint and touchpad need to have actual buttons so that we can feel where they are without looking. And it's important to never shuffle keys around whimsically.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#23 Post by Nigellus » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:43 am

pianowizard wrote: It seems that more and more keyboard designers fail to understand the importance of touch. Key tops need to be properly curved. The function key row needs to consist of actual keys, and these keys need to have gaps between groups of four. Both the trackpoint and touchpad need to have actual buttons so that we can feel where they are without looking. And it's important to never shuffle keys around whimsically.
Agreed. While my typing isn't as bad as I'd feared, there is a noticeable degradation in quality.

I want a modern 600E, please. Lenovo. If you're reading this. That's what I want.

And just so we're clear, a modern 600E would be exactly the same with the addition of a ThinkLight, a more advanced LCD, and, of course, modern innards. There is absolutely no reason I can think of to mess with the overall design unless you want to try to shave several eighths of an inch off the thickness.

I would be willing to pay more for such a machine than I would pay for a comparable machine in another form factor.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#24 Post by Nigellus » Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:59 am

pianowizard wrote: I am a touchpad expert, not clickpad expert. I currently have two laptops with clickpads: the Sony Pro13 and the HP Pavilion X2. Both are far better than Thinkpads' clickpads, but still harder to use than traditional touchpads with buttons.
Thanks for the insight. This touchpad setup is indeed a single plate (no individual buttons).

There are markings on the bottom of the pad to designate "buttons" but it's just an illusion. You can press anywhere on the bottom right or left quadrants to right or left click.

Also, you can move the cursor anywhere on the pad, even by swiping the designated "buttons."

I think this is probably a huge part of the problem I'm experiencing.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#25 Post by Nigellus » Wed Jul 15, 2015 4:34 pm

Khipata wrote:I will exchange my T500 with intel graphics for your 600E if interested :)
By the way, if you're actually serious, you should PM me. That machine might be better than my desktop that I'm replacing and, since it will work with my T60's docking station, would make a suitable replacement.

You might have to talk me into it, though. I love my 600E. That computer and I have been though a lot together. Ten years of near daily use is a long time.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#26 Post by Nigellus » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:17 pm

Well, I hate this chiclet keyboard. Granted, the touchpad makes it more unlikeable than it otherwise might be. Well, that and the bizarre key layout.

I'm the last one to look a gift horse in the mouth. But, when it has to be done, it has to be done.

I'm liking the pricepoints on the T420s lately. I might buy one.

BUT, I like all the modern conveniences of this Flex2. And it was free.

Maybe I'll buy an ultranav usb keyboard. Anyone have one for sale?

That'll take the sting out of this mess of a keyboard around the office at least.

The trouble is I DO do a lot of typing when I'm on location as well... But because this Flex2 is so thin, there's room for a keyboard in my briefcase.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#27 Post by Nigellus » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:59 pm

Temetka wrote:No one mentioned the T410.

Nearly as fast as the the T420, and has a 16:10 matte LCD. This would be closer in screen size to his current T60 instead of getting a T420.

Just a thought. I love my T410 and don't plan on "upgrading" from it anytime soon.
Is there room for a RAM upgrade in the 410?
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#28 Post by ajkula66 » Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:11 pm

Nigellus wrote:
Is there room for a RAM upgrade in the 410?
T410/s will take a maximum of 8GB (2x4GB) RAM.
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#29 Post by Nigellus » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:45 pm

Well, I was just outbid on a T410.

In other news, I was at a meeting today and I happened to look at a colleague's laptop. Her's looked remarkably like my Lenovo Flex 2.

But it was a Macbook of some kind. So it wasn't black. But it was otherwise remarkably similar to the untrained eye.

I'll say it again, Lenovo, if I want a Mac, I'll buy a Mac.

This Flex is really a hassle to type on. I need to get back into a ThinkPad. Or buy an ultranav...
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Re: Time for a New Business Laptop

#30 Post by Khipata » Sat Jul 18, 2015 12:09 am

Thanks but I already bought 600, 600E and 2 of additional 600X-s :) All working with dead batteries. Sorry, I would REALLY exchange but too late... I am in love with old thinkpads and making a collection as much as I can. Whatever you see in my signature is just a fraction of what I have :)
5140,L40SX(3),PS/NOTE 425(2),PS/2 NOTE,700T,730T,700,700C(3),720C,701C(3),701CS(3),360P,360PE,750P,380,385,PC110,TRANSNOTE, Z50,240,240X,600,600E,600X(2),A31P,750C,755C,770,X40,X60,X61S,X61T,R50,R51E,R61I,
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