On Wed, 22 May 2013 16:44:27 +0200 Frank Lanitz <frank@frank.uvena.de> wrote: > On Wed, 22 May 2013 17:22:44 +0300 > Rares Aioanei <debian.dev.list@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I am in the search for a new laptop, and my first choice would have > > been a Thinkpad T series. However, I have a Thinkpad > > I use for work and I am dissatisfied by the new keyboard layout, so > > I started searching for something else. Hardware-wise, > > I am looking for a machine with an i5 Ivy Bridge CPU, 1600 Mhz RAM, > > 7200 RPM hard drive, Gigabit Ethernet and some > > Linux-friendly wireless card. As the subject says, the Probook > > 6570b seems to fit the bill, has good reviews and linlap.com > > reports good Linux compatibility (and it's SLED 11 certified). My > > question: do any of you have any experiences with the > > machine? If so, how would you rate it? > > I'm administrating for one of my coworkers a ProBook 6570b running > Ubuntu 12.04. The buildin Broadcom Wlan is having issues and I realty > dislike the keyboard in favor of my Thinkpad T530 - not about the > layout, but the typing. My advice is still to buy a Thinkpad T which > costs about the same. But maybe a good idea about the keyboard: Have a look to your local electronics dealer and type some thing onto it. Maybe you like it ;) Cheers, Frank -- http://frank.uvena.de/en/
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