I know you are just trolling but I would have to take a guess that none of their software is written for linux.

That's horrible, I am going to have nightmares now

On another note, you guys get farking good deals on IT equipment on ebay :O

Kane.

I got my first thinkpad the other day, an x31 from across the other side of Australia. It was just wrapped in a few layers of bubblewrap which seemed sturdy enough at the time, but after seeing some of those pictures I think it may have been pretty lucky it got here in pristine condition. Of course ...

I was excited at the idea, but clicking the link it doesn't seem to be very thinkpadesque.

I usually bid hours before hand with what I am willing to pay and let it run. Logically sniping doesn't achieve anything, if anything people are going to pay more with sniping because they are caught up in the rush of it, trying to win. Anyway, I don't see why you should be frustrated, if the person...

I think the "Slot-Load" are right at home on notebooks. I must admit I have only owned one notebook with a optical drive, a Vaio. But I have used many notebooks with both types of drives and I have slot load drives in my desktop. They are so quick and simple to use. The tray drives are so cumbersome...