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   On 10 Jan 20  06:41:11, August Abolins said the following to Nick Andre:   
      
   AA> My first Thinkpad, T40p, developed a common screen fade/blank problem. I   
   AA> sent it to a fellow in the States to replace the backlight.  Then, it   
   AA> ran quite well until the fan started to make noise, and sometimes refuse   
   AA> to boot because of that. Probably just needs some dust to be blown out   
   AA> of the fan assembly, but I never had the confidence to open it up before   
   AA> I moved to the T60 that I am using now.   
      
   Yup, I've seen those problems before. The inverter is usually the problem,    
   then the VGA ribbon cable. The fan problems I've seen were always rare but    
   caked with cigarette smoke or dust. Sometimes the fan would need to be    
   replaced because the bearings would be worn.   
      
   AA> I forgot to mention that I probably have one of those too! It's a Lenovo   
   AA> G530.  It was $649 + taxes in 2009.  It's actually a smooth operator.   
   AA> The battery can't hold much of a charge anymore, but it's operating as a   
   AA> 2nd terminal on the network, always plugged-in, and a UPS to support it.   
      
   I didn't have a chance to elaborate on what I meant by the cheapo-models... I    
   found the widescreens did not have the proper support that you have with the    
   reenforced hinges on T and R models.   
      
   So what happens is the customer who owns the cheap model opens/closes from the   
   "side" of the screen eventually breaking or wearing out the hinge on one   
   side. The cheapo laptop ends up on the workbench and the poor tech is told   
   to "just fix it" but at that point the cost of the screen assembly or labour    
   is not worth it to the customer. There are ways to fix the screens but upon   
   opening the cheapo-model the screw holes tended to strip wayyyyy more than   
   T/R models.   
      
   Its too bad because the cheapo Thinkpads still ran Windows pretty good...   
      
   AA> I researched the R's at the time when I settled for the G530 because of   
   AA> lower price.  I read many good things about the R's.   I have rarely   
   AA> needed to reboot any of my computers too.  I always use hibernate, and   
   AA> enjoy the fast boot.   
      
   Likewise with my T440P. I always hibernate and the SSD is lightning fast.   
      
   I *could* put an SSD into the old Fidonet Thinkpad, but the amount of heavy   
   disk-access from tossing mail would likely wear it out quicker I think.   
      
   AA> I have already sourced Win7pro, and almost convinced to just go for it.   
   AA>  But I'll finish the darn Win10 setup and see if I can tolerate it.  I   
   AA> have to migrate some essential register apps. If that works, then maybe   
   AA> I'll stick with it.   
      
   Well like Kurt said, Windows 10 unfortunately is here to stay and Windows 7    
   is on its way out for support. I'm sticking with 7 however. I rarely do    
   anything on my T440P other than Remote Desktop and web surfing. Its already    
   pretty locked-down and fully backed-up to a disk image, just in case.   
      
   Nick   
      
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