From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FB33138A1C for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6494EE0976; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C440E083E for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1424D340494 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:27 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.208 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.208 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.698, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id yCpV_QzCLFPO for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4E2B234029D for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XrrxM-0000u4-O3 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:25:16 +0100 Received: from 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net ([67.130.15.94]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:25:16 +0100 Received: from grant.b.edwards by 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:25:16 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: OT: new thinkpad with Gentoo Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:25:00 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <546BCBF1.1040500@xunil.at> <4205384.Z0EX7SB3mS@andromeda> <546E30B6.9010800@xunil.at> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 2b8f7795-e3bf-4c89-883a-a4298fed15c7 X-Archives-Hash: 5a0282a057e392fd5d08b1c2b2c7ebff On 2014-11-20, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 20.11.2014 um 15:37 schrieb Sid S: >> In a similar vein, I would suggest https://system76.com/laptops. I found >> them after I purchased my laptop. Had I known, I likely would have gone >> with them and purchased their most expensive model. >> >> For the most part, what you want is relatively hard to get with a typical >> consumer computer. They've gone for minimization to the point where they >> can't offer (or don't want to offer) the options that the majority of >> people would expect to exist. > > > Interesting. I ask for thinkpads and get two answers pointing to other > brands ;-) You did not ask for/about thinkpads. You said you were currently running thinkpads. You did not say that you wanted to replace them with new thinkpads, just how much you were thinking of spending on replacements. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! LBJ, LBJ, how many at JOKES did you tell today??! gmail.com