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@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ Title: Thank you Thinkpad X41, for your long and trustworthy service
 Tags: english, lenker
 Date: 2013-01-01 09:20
 
-<p>This Christmas my laptop died.  It died quietly and suddenly in
-bed.  With a quiet whimper, it went completely black and quiet, and
-the power button is no longer able to turn it on.  It was a IBM
-Thinkpad X41, and the best laptop I ever had.  Better than both X30,
-X31, X40, X60, X61 and X61S.  Now I need to find a replacement.  To
-keep going, I moved the (one year old) SSD disk to my old X40, but it
-is not a durablesolution.
+<p>This Christmas my trusty old laptop died.  It died quietly and
+suddenly in bed.  With a quiet whimper, it went completely quiet and
+black.  The power button was no longer able to turn it on.  It was a
+IBM Thinkpad X41, and the best laptop I ever had.  Better than both
+Thinkpads X30, X31, X40, X60, X61 and X61S.  Far better than the
+Compaq I had before that.  Now I need to find a replacement.  To keep
+going during Christmas, I moved the one year old SSD disk to my old
+X40 where it fitted (only one I had left that could use it), but it is
+not a durable solution.
 
 <p>My laptop needs are fairly modest.  This is my wishlist from when I
 got a new one more than 10 years ago.  It still holds true.:)</p>
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ list.  The reason is simply that the specifications on laptops the
 last 10-15 years have been sufficient for my needs, and I have to look
 at other features to choose my laptop.</p>
 
+<p>Perhaps I should rethink my needs, and look for a pad with an
+external keyboard?
+
 Options?
 
 X220