Posts tagged ThinkPad

The Think Red Dot

Aug 15th

Posted by Richard Relos in Gadgets

Aside from the legendary ThinkPad quality, IBM or Lenovo alike, the TrackPoint is the other thing that keeps me glued to ThinkPad.  Not unless other laptops have a trackpoint, I won’t probably switch sides.  My ThinkPads were indeed ugly but exudes elegance and computing power.  In my belief, the TrackPoint is more usable and accurate over trackpads. 

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The ThinkPad Tradition

Apr 12th

Posted by Richard Relos in Gadgets

In continuation with my ThinkPad patronage and in line with my A21, X23, T60 heritage, here’s my new toy!  X200

2009 wishlist

Jan 3rd

Posted by Richard Relos in Gadgets

Happy New Year 2009!

2009, though an impending financial gloom, is the 3rd year anniversary of my current laptop. My ThinkPad T60 has accompanied me through work and home endeavors. Through the months I have enjoyed my T60, I can already see the ravages of wear and tear. Hope I can have the funds to get my laptop replaced this year. My T60 has served me well. And as a new year wish, I do hope I could find some time to re-ignite my home-off-office-over-the-night-java-activities. There is no doubt, it’ll be a ThinkPad that will replace my ThinkPad.

ThinkPad Thinkin…

Oct 18th

Posted by Richard Relos in Gadgets

Will all the restraint that I am putting on myself now, I find it very reassuring feeling to know that technology is gotta leap out next year. I know the things that is expected to come out in 2009 and in 2010 will make the wait very worthwhile.

  • SSD price, capacity, robustness, speed will be further improved by the entry of Intel into the space
  • USB 3.0 is coming
  • Perhaps, the more appreciation of 3G connectivity
  • Windows 7, can’t see the current leaders in Linux Distro space nor the OSX overcome the already-entrenched Windows ecosystem
  • Multi-core, more-power efficient, hyperthreading CPUs
  • More powerful integrated GPUs
  • No more North Bridges
  • There could be more
  • the price drop, we’ll come there…

Got to resist this… I ain’t buying til the right time.

Why the price?

Sep 6th

Posted by Richard Relos in ETC Topics

With Singapore, a first-world country and having a strong economy and currency, I couldn’t understand why prices of gadgets, obviously made in neighboring China, costs higher than the US price. That’s taking the exchange rate into account. Take for example, iPhone 3G. It’s just idiotic to jump ship and bite the bullet given the price and plans are not competitive. Look at ThinkPad X300, it would cost SGD 4K+ in Singapore where similar models would cost roughly SGD 2K+ when bought in the US.

Speaking of ThinkPad, I am grabbing the opportunity to buy one when given the opportunity of travel to the US. Maybe next year. Let’s see…

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Spidy’s last biz trip

Mar 11th

Posted by Richard Relos in I.T. / General

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It has been a while since the I bought my laptop, which I nicknamed Spidy. Though a personal laptop, I have used this in numerous work-related tasks and has accompanied me in my biz trips. My recent trip to KL would probably be Spidy’s last. I planning of getting a replacement. Spidy’s first stint were in WiFi-less deployments. This time is definitely different. Spidy is completely unwired (having been fitted with a 3COM 802.11g PCMCIA card), albeit, wired to the DC power. Spidy’s battery has been lacking joice lately and hence the need to keep it tied to the AC outlet. Too bad, Spidy’s last trip was not so spectular. Due to the need of common document base, I have to use MS Office (admit it, OOo will not come close to MS Ofc usability and userbase), moreso, boot on Windows instead of the more preferred Linux.

Anyways, Spidy has served me well. It’s time to dig into my pocket and start looking for a new Thinkpad.

Next on this blog: 10 reasons on why I should get a laptop replacement. :)

Thinkpad circa 2006

Oct 3rd

Posted by Richard Relos in My I.T. Interests

After vowing not to buy a new laptop since Spidy is still up to the task, I am now excited for a whole new year. Why? Because Lenovo, the new owner of my favorite Thinkpad brand is thinking to take over the world. Well, at least in the consumer desktop arena. Lenovo is currently third largest PC maker. What’s getting me excited is that fact that Lenovo recently announced that they’ll offer offer more choice to consumers in this article. That is, their Think* can come pre-bundled with Linux or Windows. As end result, Linux PCs can be advantageously lower in cost than its Windoze counterparts. Lenovo is already experimenting with wooing more consumers by bundling StarOffice 8 with their ThinkPad R51e. Having the Beijing-based Lenovo’s regional HQ in Singapore, I’d be expecting first-to-market changes. But the probable sad thing is that Lenovo may or may not opt for it:

‘We’re exploring offering Linux in the consumer space in Singapore,’ Howie Lau, country general manager of Lenovo Singapore, told BizIT in an interview. ‘Depending on customer demand, we may offer Linux on PCs when we enter the consumer space next year with Lenovo branded consumer PC products.’

If this will be the case, Spidy is still there to serve my needs. 3 Cheers!