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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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.

Cheers,
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Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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~misfit~ <shaun.at.pukekohe@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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Once upon a time on usenet Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

~misfit~ <shaun.at.pukekohe@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. :-/

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:43:16 +1200, "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@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

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

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:43:16 +1200, "~misfit~"
<shaun.at.pukekohe@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).
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

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