From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 19:41:00 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: New post.
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+Title: New laptop - some more clues and ideas based on feedback
+Tags: english, debian
+Date: 2015-07-05 21:40
+
+<p>Several people contacted me after my previous blog post about my
+need for a new laptop, and provided very useful feedback.  I wish to
+thank every one of these.  Several pointed me to the possibility of
+fixing my X230, and I am already in the process of getting Lenovo to
+do so thanks to the on site, next day support contract covering the
+machine.  But the battery is almost useless (I expect to replace it
+with a non-official battery) and I do not expect the machine to live
+for many more years, so it is time to plan its replacement.  If I did
+not have a support contract, it was suggested to find replacement parts
+using <a href="http://www.francecrans.com/">FrancEcrans</a>, but it
+might present a language barrier as I do not understand French.</p>
+
+<p>One tip I got was to use the
+<a href="https://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=nb">Skinflint</a> web service to
+compare laptop models.  It seem to have more models available than
+prisjakt.no.  Another tip I got from someone I know have similar
+keyboard preferences was that the HP EliteBook 840 keyboard is not
+very good, and this matches my experience with earlier EliteBook
+keyboards I tested.  Because of this, I will not consider it any further.
+
+<p>When I wrote my blog post, I was not aware of Thinkpad X250, the
+newest Thinkpad X model.  The keyboard reintroduces mouse buttons
+(which is missing from the X240), and is working fairly well with
+Debian Sid/Unstable according to
+<a href="http://www.corsac.net/X250/">Corsac.net</a>.  The reports I
+got on the keyboard quality are not consistent.  Some say the keyboard
+is good, others say it is ok, while others say it is not very good.
+Those with experience from X41 and and X60 agree that the X250
+keyboard is not as good as those trusty old laptops, and suggest I
+keep and fix my X230 instead of upgrading, or get a used X230 to
+replace it.  I'm also told that the X250 lack leds for caps lock, disk
+activity and battery status, which is very convenient on my X230.  I'm
+also told that the CPU fan is running very often, making it a bit
+noisy.  In any case, the X250 do not work out of the box with Debian
+Stable/Jessie, one of my requirements.</p>
+
+<p>I have also gotten a few vendor proposals, one was
+<a href="http://pro-star.com">Pro-Star</a>, another was
+<a href="http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/product/libreboot-x200/">Libreboot</a>.
+The latter look very attractive to me.</p>
+
+<p>Again, thank you all for the very useful feedback.  It help a lot
+as I keep looking for a replacement.</p>