New Thinkpad T520 owner running Arch Linux

[sharms]

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.

[wolfman]

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

[ThinkRob]

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!

[Soul_Est]

Glad to have another Archer on the forums.