Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:12:41 -0400 From: nlaroche@vt.edu To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad t61p and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <20080603122218.GA69827@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <18501.12329.638264.761303@cs.wpi.edu> <20080603122218.GA69827@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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Quoting Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>: > Based on my experiences with my workplace-provided T60p, it's safe to > say I'll never recommend a Lenovo product. The temperatures of these > laptops are absolutely insane, supported by an incredibly loud fan. I'm > not interested in a product that can have a GPU reaching temperatures of > almost 70C **while idling**. I purchased a T60p about two months ago and I haven't had any of these happen (yet?) running Ubuntu 7.10. The machine only gets slightly warm to the touch after a few hours idling. Does your fan run all the time that loud? I'm wondering if there were changes made at the factory to fix this type of problem if it was wide spread. Regards, Nick LaRoche
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