thanks for the feedback so far. it is probably true that Ubuntu stressed the battery because there is still no support for charging thresholds in Ubuntu 11.04 or newer (kernel issue). BUT according to Joulemeter (power measuring tool for Win 7 by Microsoft) my x220 uses 14w per hour with Wifi enable...

I am a x220 user since it was available. Used it with Ubuntu until very recently. Had to switch to Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit for work. Win 7 is alright but I am somehow disappointed with the battery life. Under Ubuntu I had around 5h of real usage battery life (wifi, 65% display brightness, openoffic...

The lesson to learn is that Lenovo.com customer service is subpar...at least relating to my standards and what I am used to...and that Lenovo's shipping date estimates can change from "4 weeks" to "4 days" within 72h...

@elray

Wish I knew that before placing my order

But since it seems to happen occasionally I think it is good to state this here publically, thus potential buyers
can make a better decision where to buy their Thinkpads...

@admin why did you change this title of this thread from "bad hotline" to "unsatisfied customer"?? :eek: Admin: You explicitly said ' this is a typical "unsatisfied customer" kind of thread ' :roll: I am not an unsatisfied thinkpad user. My issue is the horrid lenovo.com hotline and the really bad e...

Hi Everyone, this is a typical "unsatisfied customer" kind of thread, but the story is as true as it is sad thus I would like to share my experience with future Lenovo.com customers. I am a thinkpad user for quite some time now. Started with my beloved x21 that is still working as a home server. So ...