Chris Harcourt

As anyone who’s spoken to me recently will probably have gathered, I have been having problems with my trusty ThinkPad T42. Problems in the form of random lockups. Not much fun… After weeks of frustration I finally determined that it was a hardware fault which (as I’m well out of warranty) would be rather expensive to fix.

So, this evening, after having it lock up 4 times in an hour, I bit the bullet and ordered a new one… A ThinkPad T60 to be exact (anyone guess that I like the T-series?). It’s not the latest and greatest model (there’s the T61 for a start), but it will do the job.

I’ve gone with a standard 4:3 format since I don’t really feel the need for wide screen. It’s 14″ @ 1024×768 - which is same as my T42. Not the most amazing resolution I’ll grant, but it does the job for me. If I want masses of screen space I can use my dual screen desktop.

Should arrive on Tuesday…