On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 12:03:13AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:53:46 -0400 > Ken Heard <kenslists@teksavvy.com> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > In May 2008 I purchased new and started using a Lenovo R61 Think Pad. > > Originally I installed Lenny on it and subsequently upgraded it to > > Squeeze. > > > > Starting from 2013-01-01 various things started going wrong. For > > example I began to get segmentation fault errors for packages that I > > had used successfully before that date. Some of other problems where > > intermittent sound, and failure to detect the printer, even manually. > > > > At first I thought these were software faults and sought help from > > this list. Finally I decided to spend $100 for diagnostic tests. The > > diagnosis was a failed main board, but the hard drive and the memory > > modules were okay. The cost of repairs would approximate the cost of > > a new laptop. > > > > 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. On the other hand I have to be careful how I pick up the T420i I bought last year because if I'm not, the case can flex enough so that the cd drive tray will open. -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by tight lipped NSA agents who fail to see humor in Doctor Strangelove Key ID 8D549279
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