| From: John Moniz <john.moniz@sympatico.ca> | There seems to be a general appreciation of Thinkpads on this list. I have my | eye on a Thinkpad T410 and was wondering if anyone has reason to suggest that | I should stay away from that particular model. The T-series is appreciated in the Linux world. (The W series is like T, with a bit more capability). If you are paying a store to do this, you are spending real money. You might as well pay a bit more and get at least a T420 (in my opinion). A T430 is even better but I think that many are unhappy with the T440's trackpad (I may be misremembering). I'm more familiar with the T5x0 models, but they are very similar. I care a lot about the screen resolution, and there are choices. CPUs matter too. In notebooks, I prefer recent CPUs for their lower power consumption. But of course I don't know what you value. There are a lot of resources about Linux on Thinkpads on the net. One source for old thinkpads is IBM itself. Sometimes there are good deals, sometimes not: <http://www-304.ibm.com/shop/americas/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/default/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=2576396&storeId=1083996950&catalogId=-124&langId=124> Right now, I consider these prices high.