[Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l

[edwardp at linuxmail.org]

The one issue I have with my T43, happens to be the battery. Bought two 
of them from an Amazon vendor a few years ago. One didn't last more than 
an hour (on Linux) and the vendor replaced both. From the new batteries, 
gradually, one would only last one hour using Linux and the second 
battery actually held its charge all these years, unopened and it lasts 
closer to an hour and a half. Unfortunately, they're 6-cell batteries. 
9-cell is better.

Bill Ricker wrote:
>>> Is it my imagination, or are 8 year old laptops much more physically
>>> robust than their modern counterparts?
>> My ThinkPad T43 (IBM-logo'd, but references it was manufactured by Lenovo on
>> the bottom) is still going. Its BIOS is from 2005 and is happily running
>> Fedora today.
> Yeah.  T61 here.  Just bought a second cheap (no battery, honestly missing).
>
> As i said, i've heard Lenovo ThinkPad build quality remained good
> through the last model with 2 sets of physical mice switches, but the
> latest models less so.
>
> (Problem with the T40/T41 was the screen-back-light and it's voltage
> converter were known early-fail components.)
>