From: Andrew Wells (ajwells_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2001 - 13:01:25 EDT
Your thoughts are interesting... I did just get my eyeglass prescription
updated, but it doesnt matter that much because my close up vision is very
good... I think its just a matter of individual preference; you either get
more on the screen to work with or you get a bit more legibility and text
reading comfort... I do agree this display is phenomenal for graphics
Its very interesting that the X21 has gone away from the peachskin finish to
plastic... I wonder if these decisions are made on a financial, design or
durability basis?
Interesting info
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Armstrong" <warmstrong_at_waldinc.com>
To: "thinkpad" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:56 PM
Subject: RE: A/T series quality
> Andrew,
>
> FWIW, Windows XP RC1, which I am using on my A21p comes with the option of
> selecting Microsoft's ClearType for font display. It's a bit weird looking
> on the A21p with some color aberrations around each letter, but the
> legibility is great!
>
> Also, FWIW, I have gone out and gotten a completely up to date eyesight
> examination by a good ophthalmologist and wear reading glsses precisely
> matching his prescription. I find the 1600x1200 resolution with my reading
> glasses to be OK. Personally, I enjoy the convenience of getting more
stuff
> on the screen that I can move around, resize, manipulate however I want,
> when I want. Then again, I do a lot of graphics as well as text work.
>
> I cannot help but say to those people who complain about the high
resolution
> of the 1600x1200 screens: maybe you need a good pair of glasses.
>
> On the casing for the A21p, the upper casing around the display has the
same
> finish as all high end TP's have always had. The finish of the keyboard
> bezel is now plastic instead of this same finish, probably because there
> were so many problems with peeling paint of this silky feeling rubbery
> coating. I note that the X20 that I have just gotten has the original
rubber
> paint, not the plastic used on the A21p. Interesting!
>
> Bill Armstrong
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Wells [mailto:ajwells_at_ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 7:14 PM
> To: thinkpad
> Subject: A/T series quality
>
>
> Boy I'm really striking out recently with these new Thinkpads... after
years
> of just relying upon the 600 series, I've gone down in size to the X20
(too
> small, but good keyboard considering its reduced size), which wasnt quite
> right... and I was thrilled last week to get one of the A21P's that IBM
was
> dumping on Ebay for 1499... which just came yesterday...
>
> I have to say that I cant believe that this is an IBM product... the
> keyboard is absolutely horrible... it flexes and sinks and has no feel
> whatsoever... I would say its as bad or worse than the most generic HP or
> Compaq... the casing is plasticky feeling although quite heavy and
> unwieldy... the covers on the bottom panels are loose and warping some...
I
> mean you put this side by side with the 600x or 700 series and no one
would
> believe that its made by the same designers or the same manufacturers...
>
> The 15inch screen is probably great for graphics, but anyone wanting to
work
> with text for any amount of time is in for some fried eyeballs... there is
> just no happy medium between screen resolution and font size.. its either
> too small or it gets too big and your programs are displayed strangely...
>
> Luckily I bought this from IBM and its going right back... but I'm still
> left not knowing what to buy... I've heard the T series keyboards are as
bad
> or worse... although I did hear that the T22 series is somewhat better
> (supposedly more like the X20 in firmness and lack of flex)... its so
> frustrating not to be able to actually touch these machines before buying
> them, particularly with how personal laptops are... they are right in our
> faces all the time and they have to be right... any ideas? I'm about to
try
> and hunt down a 650mhz 600x and just quit my complaining
>
> Andrew
>
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