T-560 and SUSE Linux

[Alexander Goetzenstein]

Hi,
I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with

- Intel Core i/-6600U processor
- 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
- Intel HD graphics 520
- UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
- 720p HD camera
- 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
- Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable

running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
Are there any issues to consider?


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Alex

[~misfit~]

Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo including
IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after the T60 as, TTBOMK
it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS display.

Cheers,
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Shaun.

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little classification in the DSM*."
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(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

[Computer Nerd Kev]

~misfit~ <shaun.at...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Once upon a time on usenet Alexander Goetzenstein wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with
>>
>> - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
>> - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
>> - Intel HD graphics 520
>> - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
>> - 720p HD camera
>> - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
>> - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
>> - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable
>>
>> running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
>> Are there any issues to consider?
>
> Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo including
> IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after the T60 as, TTBOMK
> it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS display.

This webpage seems to cover which models have IPS displays:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TFT_display

The X240 at the bottom of the table is quite recent, if not still available.

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[~misfit~]

Once upon a time on usenet Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> ~misfit~ <shaun.at...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Once upon a time on usenet Alexander Goetzenstein wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I plan to get a Thinkpad T-560, configured with
>>>
>>> - Intel Core i/-6600U processor
>>> - 15,5" IPS display 3K (2.880 x 1620)
>>> - Intel HD graphics 520
>>> - UltraNav /w fingerprint reader
>>> - 720p HD camera
>>> - 256GB SSD, to be replaced by Samsung 850 Evo 2TB
>>> - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 WLAN (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1, vPro
>>> - Lenovo mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter cable
>>>
>>> running under OpenSUSE Leap 42.1.
>>> Are there any issues to consider?
>>
>> Sorry, can't help with your question but just curious - are Lenovo
>> including IPS displays again? I stopped considering Thinkpads after
>> the T60 as, TTBOMK it was the last ThinkPad available with an IPS
>> display.
>
> This webpage seems to cover which models have IPS displays:
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TFT_display

Yes I use Thinkwiki quite a lot.

> The X240 at the bottom of the table is quite recent, if not still
> available.

I see. However it's a 12.5" ultralight with touchscreen option rather than a
full sized laptop. Lenovo have always like/d IPS displays in touchscreen
machines (X40, X60, X61) as they're often looked at from odd angles. I
should perhaps have said that I believed the T60 was the last full sized
ThinkPad with an IPS display.

As I don't see a full sized machine listed there with an IPS display it
seems I might have been right. :-/

[~misfit~]

Once upon a time on usenet Anthony R. Gold wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:43:16 +1200, "~misfit~"
> <shaun.at...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As I don't see a full sized machine listed there with an IPS display
>> it seems I might have been right. :-/
>

> http://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-thinkpad-e560-review-the-first-e-series-laptop-to-have-an-ips-panel/
> http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-series/T560/p/22TP2TT5600

Thanks for that Anthony. It seems that lately Lenovo have discovered why
many people used to buy ThinkPads - for unashamedly top-of-the-line specs -
and so have reintroduced IPS displays on top end models. (This after not
offering IPS on larger machines for most of a decade and losing customers to
EliteBooks because of it.)

It's so noteworthy that the first review mentions the fact in its title.
Also I see Lenovo has dropped the name "ThinkPad Edge" and now just call
them "E Series" - another good move as I didn't hear good things about Edge
machines (other than propoganda).