Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:25:13 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: nlaroche@vt.edu Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad t61p and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20080604122513.GA24093@eos.sc1.parodius.com> In-Reply-To: <1212506007.48455f97a3788@webmail.vt.edu> References: <18501.12329.638264.761303@cs.wpi.edu> <20080603122218.GA69827@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu> <1212506007.48455f97a3788@webmail.vt.edu>
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On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 11:13:27AM -0400, nlaroche@vt.edu wrote: > Quoting nlaroche@vt.edu: > > 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 > > That was a T61p not a T60p It really doesn't matter in this case; T60p, T60p (widescreen), T61p, X60p, etc... They all behave the same way when it comes to temperatures: incredibly high, sometimes to the point of the system shutting off (for some). -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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