[12:46] SMLR E145 going live Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOQKH2ng-A Audio: http//live.smlr.us:8000/streaming [14:23] Good morning [16:16] hey thinkpad-ers in the room... i've stumbled upon a sweet deal through newegg for a T410. does this one work well with 14.10? [16:21] gamerchick02: definitely [16:23] dk [16:23] woot! [16:23] thanks [16:23] $289 is a good price for it, yeah/ [16:23] ? [16:24] it's refurb through newegg. any experience getting something like that? [16:26] not through newegg, I got a mac refurb before [16:26] 289, depends on what's in it I guess. at that price you can upgrade ram/etc pretty well [16:27] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834318291&cm_re=ThinkPad_T_Series_T410_Notebook_Intel_Core_i5_2.67GHz_4GB_Memory_320GB_HDD_14.1%22_Windows_7_Professional_-_18_Month_Warranty_and_Pre-Installed_30_Day_Trial_of_Microsoft_Office_365-_-34-318-291-_-Product [16:27] that's the link to it [16:27] ooooh it has a DVD-ROM! [16:27] *sarcasm* [16:28] i wonder if i can remove that and lighten it and perhaps replace the HDD w/an SSD [16:29] personally, i love my macbook air. and i'm kinda waiting for it to not be supported anymore to plop ubuntu on it [16:30] yea last time I had one I swapped out the dvd drive with a battery cell for a bit more juice [16:31] hmm, doesn't say what res screen on it and you'll want to up the ram I'm sure [16:31] but cool [16:31] they're good solid laptops [16:32] yeah. not sure i'll drop the cash on it but a project laptop... that'll mean: macbook, windows beast of a desktop, and an ubuntu box. i dunno i if i wanna manage that all but that's such a good price!! [16:32] my macbook has 4gb ram on it and it runs well [16:32] for a portable writing/internet/etc machine it's super good [16:33] i like it because it's so dang light [16:33] do you know how heavy the T410 is? [16:33] it's a bit chunky for sure [16:33] if you're looking for an air replacement it's not that. that's more the x1 carbon [16:36] lol i don't want to replace my air [16:37] i love it to bits. and i never thought i'd love something that Apple put out [16:37] but it's so damn easy to deal with. [16:37] and it's light and quick and just... i dunno. [16:45] also, multiple desktops ahoy. i don't know why windows doesn't do that (would make my work laptop so much more efficient. [16:45] ) [16:54] yeah, a T410 is ancient right? [16:54] its from 2011ish? [16:55] yea i5 but not sure which gen. the 450 is on the way this year [16:58] wow [16:58] my current laptop is 2012 gen... [16:58] "mid 2012" [16:59] i guess i don't want to get something that's kind of a step back. i'll wait till my macbook is unsupported and then plop ubuntu on it. [17:27] doesn't apple typically support hardware with its OS for 5yrs? [18:07] :) [18:07] i'm not sure. probably [19:09] Hmmm... [19:09] Might get one so I can drop Ubuntu on it. [19:09] And have spare parts for the T410 that my dad got "such a deal" on. :) [19:10] I had one for Alcatel Lucent [19:10] resolution was decent, but I think it was 13xx x 768. [19:53] that's not any better than my macbook [19:53] (small screen!!) [20:01] Afternoon from the Clinton Macomb Library [20:11] howdy. how's the library? [20:12] I really miss this library [20:12] It's quiet, so I have headphones and music running. :) [20:12] * cmaloney is listening to Tangram - Desert Of Lost Blessings [20:12] oh nice. [20:12] i should go back to the Auburn Hills Library to write and stuff [20:12] Since we're no longet r in the area I'm also tethering with my phone [20:13] Which is nice. [20:13] fewer distractions than my apartment (i have TV there) [20:13] Oh I have all sorts of distractions here. :) [20:13] Books, magazines, people [20:13] true [20:13] i have all that except people at my apartment [20:14] Heh [20:15] i don't want to drive back to my apartment (i'm at my mom's house) [20:17] Well, you have IRC. That's the same thing, right? [20:19] hah [20:19] true