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    From Alexander Goetzenstein@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 15 14:53:02 2016
    Hi,
    I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with

    - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
    - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
    - Intel HD graphics 520
    - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
    - 720p HD camera
    - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
    - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable

    running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
    Are there any issues to consider?


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    Gruß
    Alex

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Once upon a time on usenet Alexande on Sat Jul 23 12:55:16 2016
    Once upon a time on usenet Alexander Goetzenstein wrote:
    Hi,
    I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with

    - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
    - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
    - Intel HD graphics 520
    - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
    - 720p HD camera
    - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
    - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable

    running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
    Are there any issues to consider?

    Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo including IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after the T60 as, TTBOMK
    it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS display.

    Cheers,
    --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
    David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
    (*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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  • From Computer Nerd Kev@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jul 24 02:23:14 2016
    ~misfit~ <[email protected]> wrote:
    Once upon a time on usenet Alexander Goetzenstein wrote:
    Hi,
    I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with

    - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
    - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
    - Intel HD graphics 520
    - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
    - 720p HD camera
    - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
    - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable

    running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
    Are there any issues to consider?

    Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo including IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after the T60 as, TTBOMK it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS display.

    This webpage seems to cover which models have IPS displays: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TFT_display

    The X240 at the bottom of the table is quite recent, if not still available.

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Once upon a time on usenet Computer on Wed Jul 27 18:43:16 2016
    Once upon a time on usenet Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    ~misfit~ <[email protected]> wrote:
    Once upon a time on usenet Alexander Goetzenstein wrote:
    Hi,
    I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with

    - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
    - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
    - Intel HD graphics 520
    - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
    - 720p HD camera
    - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
    - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable

    running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
    Are there any issues to consider?

    Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo
    including IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after
    the T60 as, TTBOMK it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS
    display.

    This webpage seems to cover which models have IPS displays: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TFT_display

    Yes I use Thinkwiki quite a lot.

    The X240 at the bottom of the table is quite recent, if not still
    available.

    I see. However it's a 12.5" ultralight with touchscreen option rather than a full sized laptop. Lenovo have always like/d IPS displays in touchscreen machines (X40, X60, X61) as they're often looked at from odd angles. I
    should perhaps have said that I believed the T60 was the last full sized ThinkPad with an IPS display.

    As I don't see a full sized machine listed there with an IPS display it
    seems I might have been right. :-/

    Cheers,
    --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
    David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
    (*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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  • From Anthony R. Gold@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 21 18:07:21 2016
    On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:43:16 +1200, "~misfit~" <[email protected]> wrote:

    As I don't see a full sized machine listed there with an IPS display it
    seems I might have been right. :-/

    http://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-thinkpad-e560-review-the-first-e-series-laptop-to-have-an-ips-panel/
    http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-series/T560/p/22TP2TT5600

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Once upon a time on usenet Anthony on Thu Aug 25 12:34:16 2016
    Once upon a time on usenet Anthony R. Gold wrote:
    On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:43:16 +1200, "~misfit~"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    As I don't see a full sized machine listed there with an IPS display
    it seems I might have been right. :-/

    http://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-thinkpad-e560-review-the-first-e-series-laptop-to-have-an-ips-panel/
    http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-series/T560/p/22TP2TT5600

    Thanks for that Anthony. It seems that lately Lenovo have discovered why
    many people used to buy ThinkPads - for unashamedly top-of-the-line specs -
    and so have reintroduced IPS displays on top end models. (This after not offering IPS on larger machines for most of a decade and losing customers to EliteBooks because of it.)

    It's so noteworthy that the first review mentions the fact in its title.
    Also I see Lenovo has dropped the name "ThinkPad Edge" and now just call
    them "E Series" - another good move as I didn't hear good things about Edge machines (other than propoganda).
    --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
    David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
    (*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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