[GTALUG] Thinkpad choices today?

[Michael Hill]

Scott, my x120e started to overheat about a year ago (3.5 years old).
I went to Canada Computers to try the keyboard on something new in the
$500 range (E series?) and walked out with a floor model 2010 SL410
for $200. I replaced the 2G RAM with the maximum 8 and the only thing
it lacks is the newer keyboard. It doesn't see much strenuous activity
other than running virtual machines in Boxes (my 2005 G41 doesn't have
hardware virtualization, and also overheats) and occasionally building
the GNOME stack, and it's been terrific.

Mike