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    Lenovo to offer SLED on Thinkpads

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by stevensol, Aug 6, 2007.

  1. stevensol

    stevensol Notebook Consultant

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    stevensol, Aug 6, 2007
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    hah, you got me. I got excited that it might be some new type of screen.
     
    KelchM, Aug 6, 2007
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  3. stevensol

    stevensol Notebook Consultant

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    HAHA :D :D

    Maybe I should have put the words SUSE Linux in the title, I can see how it would be misleading.
     
    stevensol, Aug 6, 2007
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    the_passenger Notebook Geek

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    I thought they're gonna offer SuperLED backlight to fence off competitors.
     
    the_passenger, Aug 6, 2007
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    Is Linux free? If Linux is free, why buy a computer with it already installed. Buy they computer with Windows and the Download Linux. Only buy a computer with Linux if it reduces the price of the computer.
     
    Homer_Jay_Thompson, Aug 6, 2007
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    Same, thought they were going to start offering LED backlights on screens MBP style. Good news in SUSE support is that hopefully Lenovo will release drivers for more then just SUSE (well, if they open source it they have to, but they may not), and Ubuntu in particular.
     
    oblomschik, Aug 6, 2007
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    Suse Enterprise isn't free. Also, not many computer manufacturers officially support Linux. If you have any questions or need to download drivers for your laptop, you're on your own.
     
    sp00n, Aug 6, 2007
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  8. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    yeah, the supporting thing is the point, you have more help ...
     
    Han Bao Quan, Aug 7, 2007
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    I'd rather not donate my money to Microsoft, they only make things more difficult for me. Buying Suse helps fund development of Linux and open source software in general, and results in better software for me to use.
     
    chizu, Aug 7, 2007
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    LOL you caught me
     
    mtor, Aug 7, 2007
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