Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400 From: nlaroche@vt.edu To: nlaroche@vt.edu Cc: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad t61p and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <1212506007.48455f97a3788@webmail.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu> References: <18501.12329.638264.761303@cs.wpi.edu> <20080603122218.GA69827@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <1212505961.48455f69d37b8@webmail.vt.edu>
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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
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