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That's weird I thought I saw one in pics had one. Looks like I'll
have to go for the T410 then. I have a trusty audio interface that I
use for live stuff that I plan to keep around for a while longer. <br>
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Thanks for the Links<br>
Leo<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/11/15 08:48, T Menezes wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Leo
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<div>I have a Thinkpad X220 that I have been dual-booting into
Ubuntu for the last 2 years (currently on 14.04 LTS). Ubuntu
has always run out of the box with no driver issues ever. My
laptop does not have an in-built Firewire port though.</div>
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<div>Take a look at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki">http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki</a>
for information on Linux compatibility and set up examples.</div>
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<div>By the way, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.tier1online.com">http://www.tier1online.com</a>
(no affiliation, just a happy customer) sell used Thinkpads in
really good nick.</div>
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<div>TM</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 2 November 2015 at 22:57, <span
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0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Heya
all,<br>
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I'm planning to get a Thinkpad, possibly after Christmas
as my old i5 Macbook Pro is getting a bit rickety.<br>
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I'm thinking either a T410 or X220. The main goal would be
a tough laptop that I could use for DJing and Music
Production. Unfortunately this means I would have to run
Windows on it (URGH UNCLEAN) to run some of the music
software I rely. I would probably dual boot with Ubuntu
Studio.<br>
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Those two Thinkpads are a great choice as they have
Firewire 400, which I need for my current audio interface.
All very legacy.<br>
<br>
My question is mainly, which one do people recommend for
my use case? I do a lot of lugging equipment around the UK
(and Europe), so that would push me towards the X220.<br>
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I've seen the more expensive X220 occasionally for sale
with a i7 but the T410 with only an i5. My Macbook has a
dual core i5 with 8GB of RAM and 1TB hybrid drive and has
a similar form factor to the cheaper T410. Would there be
a big performance gap between the i7 X220 and the i5 T410?
I will go for an SSD in either and a good trackpad is a
must.<br>
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If anyone has any thoughts, preferences or suggestions,
they'd be most appreciated!<br>
Leo<br>
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