From: Steve C. (stevec50_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Sep 02 2000 - 10:57:27 EDT
When you say that finding a good keyboard on 760
series is tougher that's the understatement of the
year. I think they lost the art of making a usable
keyboard and viewable displays after making the 700C.
The keys on my 760EL are so bad that it's impossible
to touch type on them and difficult even to hunt and
peck since most of the keys stick. The wide keys won't
go down at all unless they are pressed right in the
center. After having it replaced under warranty it was
worse since they didn't lube any of the moving parts
in the new one. The 760EL is not suitable for
wordprocessing at all due to the keyboard and the
display which is dark and fuzzy, so try it before you
buy.
--- Denis Hall <denhall_at_ismi.net> wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> your friend certainly can get a nice affordable
> ThinkPad to suit his
> needs....
> The following is based entirely on my personal
> experience with
> ThinkPads....and I'm sure you'll get other great
> input from ThinkPad list
> members...
>
> For pure word processing, I find the keyboards on
> the 700 series ThinkPads
> to be the best made to date.... they have great
> feel, are forgiving yet
> accurate, and the full keyboard size makes no
> compromises.
> 760 style keyboards are not as good (feel or
> accuracy) as the 755 series,
> and I think finding a good keyboard on 760 series is
> tougher , since they do
> wear out much easier than 755's....still, the 760's
> can be very enjoyable if
> you have a good one...
> Another great keyboard is the 560 series, which is
> also extremely thin and
> lightweight. Again, finding a GOOD unit is the key
> here. The combination
> of lightweight, and the excellent battery life of
> the 560's is another plus
> for those who like to do wordprocessing...
>
> One big thing the 760 series has going for it is the
> great availability of
> parts and upgrades, and the ease of swapping
> devices. It's a tremendous
> value....
>
> Feel free to contact me directly if you have
> specific model questions...
> because to answer one of your questions, YES --
> there are large variations
> within the 760 series family which I recommend you
> become familiar with ....
>
> I'll stop here and let others keep crankin' with
> info....
>
> Have a Great Day,
> Denis Hall, Michigan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Baker <plumbush2_at_mediaone.net>
> To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Date: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:21 AM
> Subject: 760 laptop -- a good used computer?
>
>
> >I have a friend who is considering buying a 760,
> primarily for word
> >processing but I'm sure he'll have other uses for
> it. Is this model, with
> >which I'm unfamiliar, a good one? Are there
> variations in the 760 line
> that
> >we should know about - different model letters?
> They certainly seem to be
> >selling cheaply on ebay, and the money is a serious
> consideration for him.
> >Thanks very much -- Jeff
> >
>
=====
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