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The X1 looks nice - the top of the range is sold out.
Lenovo: why do they still have that stupid button in the middle of the keyboard??? Why??? Why???
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Karel Čapek wrote: that stupid button in the middle of the keyboard
leftover from the Thinkpad I 'think'
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I had a think pad many many years ago, and used to love the g-spot on the keyboard, even wore it out and had to replace the rubber.
Wonder if it will get much use this time round!
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I took delivery of one of these bad boys a couple of weeks ago. Oh my[^].
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Sweet, although looks a bit big to lug around!
Also, 17 inch screen and only 1920x1280 ewwww!
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The resolution is fine. I have had higher res laptops in the past, and haven't been that enamoured of them. My last Ultrabook was some insane resolution - a lot of the apps I run had dialogs that looked stupid at that resolution. The text was too small, and the dialogs were tiny.
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That's why I avoided some other laptops with 3840x2160 or whatever it is and think the x1 2560x1440 should be a happy balance.
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3.4 kg!
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It doesn't feel that bad.
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But it's quite stationary, isn't it?
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ASUS ROG laptops are awesome! Fully agree there.
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DaveAuld wrote: a really ancient 1st gen Netbook, which is only good wasting energy
I still prefer to use mine to RDP into other machines to have a quick look at things than using a tablet to do the same.
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My first generation netbook melted (well they weren't really in a liquid state, but some of them where heavily distorted) my keyboard as it went to running at nearly 100°C (that's 212°F) after about 30 minutes of usage.
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Have you made sure that none of them came with malware[^] installed[^] at the factory?
Lenovo changed their images after being busted; but existing laptops in the retail channel weren't recalled for reimaging.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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They are all new direct from Lenovo, so should be clean!
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Yesterday, the sleep/wake button on my iphone got stuck. Took it to the store last night and, BAM!, they just gave me a new one. No questions, no testing.
Genius: "I'll give you a new one".
Me: "Oh. Ok then. Thanks".
and that was it. Restored form backup and, other than a couple of notes, job done.
Not a great Apple fan but that was good service. I am curious as to they they didn't offer to try and fix it - perhaps they will do so and recycle - my phone was in good condition; no scratches or marks.
Or it is a known problem.
Whatever, I'm a happy little bunny!
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I've had a similar experience with them as well. If it's still under warranty, I found them to be quite helpful.
Jeremy Falcon
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It's known, by the look of things: https://www.apple.com/uk/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/[^]
But I think it probably helps if you go in with a "I've got a problem, can you help?" attitude instead of a "FIX THIS NOW!" frame of mind.
I've seen the same problem come into the same store from two people with different attitudes - and only one was a happy bunny when they left!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: But I think it probably helps if you go in with a "I've got a problem, can you help?" attitude instead of a "FIX THIS NOW!" frame of mind.
Absolutely! Go in with my best dumb-dad expression.
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Just read the link (thanks): mine is a 6 so I guess they do have a problem with that button that has carried over to the new models.
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They're still getting away with the old bait and switch? Your DNA, extracted from your fingerprints, is at this very moment being processed in order to create a realistic double by the Thrax warriors who will then dispose of your puny human body (having eaten various delicacies) and replace you in preparation for the main invasion of your town next Tuesday. Still a happy bunny?
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Very good.
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Karel Čapek wrote: but that was good service. Good customer service rocks and almost guarantees return business.
/ravi
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The wake/sleep button on my Lumia quit working after a rather unpleasant experience with a hot water tank around 7-8 months ago. I found that I can double-tap to wake, but have no way to put it into standby mode or to ignore incoming calls. Instead I have to wait the 30 secs. or so until it does it automatically before I can put it in my pocket. It's really just an annoyance and I'm not a phone geek so I'll probably just live with it until something else breaks.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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That's truly amazing compared to how my under-warranty, defective (would throw errors constantly when plugged into any PC via USB port and therefore couldn't be recognized by the PC as being connected) Lumia 1020 was handled by Microsoft a while ago - they refused for months to fix or replace it. Wouldn't admit for months that it was even within the warranty period - because I didn't save the receipt - even though the warranty period is 1 year and the phones had only been on the market for about 6 months. Sent it in for warranty repair and they sent it back to me unfixed because of tiny chip in the corner of the screen (and not even a part of the screen with pixels on it) - declaring it out-of-warranty for that reason. Argued with multiple tiers of "support" people over 4 months until planning to sue them in my Town's small claims court (would have cost me $10 and they would've had to fly in a defense lawyer - more than the cost of the phone). Telling them that got me a new phone, so it eventually turned out OK, but only after 4-5 months of anger & stress with a non-working phone. That's really a terrible way to treat any customer, and in particular a developer and tech community leader who is trying to promote your products.
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