Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years
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On 2013-11-03 00:03, Celejar wrote:
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>> Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or
>> is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops?
>
> Any piece of electronics can fail, but I'm pretty sure that an
> R-series ThinkPad doesn't have a *higher* failure rate than
> laptops in general. My understanding is that the business class
> ThinkPad lines are beloved precisely for (among other things) their
> superior build quality; I bought a (refurbished) T61 (which ISTR is
> quite similar to the R61) for exactly this reason, and I've been
> very happy with it.
Maybe I was just unlucky.
I have been never sure of the difference between the R, T (and X)
series ThinkPads with the same number. For example is the T61
supposed to be more robust than the R61?
Regards, Ken Heard
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