* Posts by Robert Reinman

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Who wants a classic ThinkPad with whizzy new hardware? Lenovo would just love to know

Robert Reinman
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R&D Machine Shop Supervisor

Bringing back the old look and functionality of the old IBM/Lenovo footprint would be awesome!

I have, and my wife has, Lenovo T-61 machines still running strong. I have replaced the bios with 3rd. party bios enabling 8 gigs of ram, SSD, usb3 card, and every other option that my T61 6459-CTO has to offer. Still working strong... and rebuild able. I have repaired many different laptops over the years, and Lenovo is designed to be taken apart, and to be able to repair, replace anything. You just don't get that in any other machine.

Oh, and the ugly keyboard you say? Remember back when keyboards where tested for speed and ease of use, tactical feel, and the least of errors because of mistriked keys? I do, and IBM/Lenovo keyboard was rated the best of the best............so bring back the supposedly bad Chiclets keys please!

Oh, and there is the front panel facing you with the dashboard lit up telling you the status of the machine.

Very informative. Bring that back too!

Docking stations are great on these. Its a serious business machine that CANNOT COMPARE to other Walmart, store bought laptops. That is why I am still using my 2006 T61. Workhorse is an understatement.