Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:49:46 -0500 From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@panix.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop choices Message-ID: <20051124064946.GA387@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20051123203607.GA36235@holestein.holy.cow> References: <4383C20E.20509@shaw.ca> <200511231238.06590.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20051123105730.GA29369@laverenz.de> <20051123185909.GA17696@thought.org> <20051123203607.GA36235@holestein.holy.cow>
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 03:36:07PM -0500, Parv wrote: > in message <20051123185909.GA17696@thought.org>, wrote Gary Kline > thusly... > > > > I'm looking for a newer laptop (a newer, faster ThinkPad, > > probably). There are ' some seriously cheap laptops "on-sale", > > but they would probably be a bad choice because they have those > > touch/scratch mouse-pad things that I can't use. So:: does > > anybody know of a ThinkPad clone? Or, can the touch pads be > > disabled in the bios? > > Yes, yes the touch pad can be disabled in BIOS, at least on IBM > ThinkPad T41 (my sister dislikes touchpad) & T42 (i noticed the > option in BIOS to disable touchpad) . I've got a ThinkPad T42. The trackpad can be turned off in the bios. As a truely added bonus, the stick mouse has three buttons; if you turn the trackpad off in the bios, the stick works like a plain old-fashioned three-buttoned ps/2 mouse. I like the sticks, a whole lot. I hate mice, as I can type, thanks, muchly. Using a mouse means that I have to take my hand away from the keyboard. With the stick, while I have to displace my hand from the keys, it's only about half an inch, so it's not much loss of time. I really would like one for the desktop, but they're expensive, and I don't know of one with three buttons. Incidently, there are a whole buncy of T41/42/43 models, which have different features. The T42s and T43s are available in versions that will do 1400X1050, with either screen size. David
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