Subj : Re: almost-new pc with win10
To   : August Abolins
From : Nick Andre
Date : Sun Jan 12 2020 01:37:00

On 12 Jan 20  06:42:41, August Abolins said the following to Nick Andre:

AA> The T40 screen is not as bright as on the T60 or even the new T540p, but
AA>    the plan is to retire it and use it as a Spotify server for the
AA> house. I could always control it from the network with another instance
AA> of Spotify, VNC, or even an external monitor if I must. So the laptop

I'm not the biggest fan of streaming-music sites, I already have an elaborate 
collection of music as it is, but I do like XM radio.

AA> Heheheh.. I see people with the widescreens doing exactly that. It is
AA> sad to see the lids not lay perfectly flat on close.

No customer ever listened to my suggestion of opening a wide-screen laptop
from the middle and not the sides.

AA>  NA> ...I always hibernate and the SSD is lightning fast.
AA>  NA> I *could* put an SSD into the old Fidonet Thinkpad, but the
AA>  NA> amount of heavy disk-access from tossing mail would likely
AA>  NA> wear it out quicker I think.
AA> 
AA> There is the whole matter of TRIM with SSD to maximize life and wear.
AA> Only Windows 7 and up implements it by default.  Linux, depends.

I'm reluctant to touch the Fidonet setup, its been working for so long in its 
current state. Hard drive replacements or hardware maintenance would likely 
be the only thing I'll ever do on it anymore at this point.

AA> I am still debating whether I should accept the Win10 on the T540p or
AA> send it back. There is one sticky/noisy key on the keyboard that is
AA> probably going to help me make up my mind and request an RMA.

One key that doesnt work on a keyboard would be enough to drive me nuts but 
thats my OCD-personality.

AA> Win10 will introduce its own security problems and the constant feed of
AA> security updates.  I could always downgrade to Win10 later! LOL

I absolutely cannot stand the mess that is Windows 10. Three different 
interfaces glued together on something that phones-home and likes to tell me 
how and when it will update. No thanks.

Nick

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