Thinkpads Forum

Hello all,

Thanks to this board and all of the informative posts, I decided on a T520 (later I considered changing it to the W520, but once it had arrived I loved it).

I wrote up a blog post comparing it to the Macbook line of computers if anyone is interested: http://www.sharms.org/blog/2012/06/leno ... k-pro-air/

I went through many laptops before landing on the Thinkpad and am very happy with the choice. The keyboard, trackpad and screen are all fantastic. I also ordered a HDD caddy from newmode.us as recommended, and it came in 48 hours. I swapped out the 300GB 7200 drive for a Samsung 830 256GB SSD, and put the 300GB in the cdrom slot.

For those curious about how shipping went:

Sharonville, OH, United States 06/05/2012 1:56 P.M. Delivered
06/05/2012 7:03 A.M. Out For Delivery
Sharonville, OH, United States 06/04/2012 8:23 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/04/2012 5:18 P.M. Departure Scan
06/04/2012 2:02 P.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/01/2012 1:46 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 05/31/2012 3:27 P.M. Departure Scan
05/31/2012 1:52 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 05/31/2012 9:14 P.M. Departure Scan
05/31/2012 7:01 P.M. Export Scan
05/31/2012 7:01 P.M. Origin Scan
China 05/31/2012 11:09 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Happy to be part of the community here -- running Arch linux with XFCE4 right now, and everything from audio to power management works perfectly.

Congrats on the machine! Glad to see more Linux users on the board.

You listed support as a pro of the MacBook!?!

If your ThinkPad breaks, you don't have to take it in to your nearest mall...

(Disclaimer: I'm a bitter, bitter man when it comes to Apple support as my interactions with the "Genuises" have *not* been positive.)

Acerbic comments aside, that's a nice review and a good resource for people looking for another perspective prior to purchasing a T520. Good work!

Glad to have another Archer on the forums.