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happy 15th thinkpad!!!!!]]>Jul 31st 2007 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 21st 2007 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
first thinkpad, for college. happy bday baby]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
Also a high school graduation gift. ;)]]>Jul 19th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
The good: very rugged, solid feel
The bad: ugly, battery life of 2 hours :(]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
I love ThinkPads... ;)

My first laptop was a ThinkPad.]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
Awesome machine. I've had it for 2.5 years, was about to get an XPS (10 pounder, yuck!)
]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/ 600x -> T42

I have loved every one, but the 600x was so much better built than the T42 and the newer ones that it still makes me a bit sad. The 600x is still going strong, too.]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/ T40 -> hopefully T60P]]>Jul 19th 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
My best laptop without a doubt ... 3 years after buying it, it still looks brand new ...]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
ThinkPads rock!]]>May 8th 2011 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
Maxxed out to 320MB RAM, 453MHZ P3 Coppermine, WIFI G, 2.5MB NeoMagic Video

Installed Debian Etch with Gnome. Much better than Ubuntu. Works better in Linux than in Windows, minus hot-mount/unmount of the dock.]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
My best laptop without a doubt ... 3 years after buying it, it still looks brand new ...]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
BTW: these are Thinkpads we are celebrating, so allow me to party by firing up another spreadsheet. ]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
Currently rocking the T60 (2007-C4U), last Thinkpad with the colorful IBM logo on it!

Both excellent machines, although my current T60 is nearly crippled with all the SMS shit IT put on it...]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/700c, 750c, 701CS (remember the 'butterfly' keyboard?), 755CV, 760E, , T20, T22, T30, T40, T42, and now, a T61. ThinkPads have always had the best keyboards, period.]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
But yeah, Thinkpads aren't the prettiest or lightest, but they get the job done and stand up to a lot of abuse!]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 26th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
TP ROX]]>Jul 19th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
R51e dude ^^]]>Jul 19th 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
Happy Birthday IBM Thinkpad!!!

Happy User,
Syafiq]]>Jul 20th 2007 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/ T23 > X20 >R51]]>Jul 19th 2007 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/Jul 19th 2007 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/ibm-thinkpad-celebrates-15th-birthday/
The thing I wish is that they had a way to both middle click and still have scroll, maybe tap to click and hold to scroll or something. Or to set press to select to middle click

The only other issue I've had is probably just my machine, but the wireless doesn't seem to stay connect, it will randomly disconnect for a very short period of time, I wouldn't even have noticed if it wasn't for google talk sending my status message to people seemingly randomly and the "network connected" bubble popping up constantly. It also breaks downloads, it's pretty annoying but most of the time I'm just programming on here or reading news so it isn't bad.]]>Jul 19th 2007 4:07PM