Save the Black Thinkpad!

[elfs]

This is a link to an advertisement. But dammit, this is serious business. I'm a Thinkpad bigot; I've owned three of things over the past eight years and I have enjoyed owning them: they're smaller, lighter, more robust, more compliant, more everything that I've wanted from a laptop than the Hewlett Packards and Toshibas I've had to use from time to time.

Lenovo is considering "evolving" the Thinkpad: instead of the traditional black, they're thinking about having a "titanium" colored version , and they're holding a vote.

Vote Black! Save the Thinkpad!

Comments

[dossy.livejournal.com]

Forget about black ... I know it'll cost a fortune, but how about aluminum oxynitride (transparent aluminum)?

Now that ... would be sexy.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Far cheaper, nearly as sexy would be lexan. I knew a chappie once who epoxied lexan together and made himself a clear case about the size of a Shuttle... sure, it wasn't much for rounded edges, but it still looked nice.

[memegarden.livejournal.com]

How can anyone write an article about transparent aluminum and not have a picture?

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

The linked page is apparently Shockwave-bigoted. I get *nothing* on FC4.

Some of the folks on Linux-List are concerned that now that they're making these things in mainland China instead of Taiwan, there are going to be QA issues. Don't know. Not a good way to find out other than to wait a while.

Dell had a cute approach to this on the Inspiron 4000 (which I now have): The laptop comes with a set of snap-out plastic panels for the top cover and the wrist rests: You can have black, grey, a blue not dissimilar from the default dark blue bar in my journal style, or (ack) yellow. Mix'n'match to your heart's content.

Thinkpad user

[brandywilliams.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to break your heart, dude, but as a longtime Thinkpad user (the greatest laptop!), I'm kind of fond of the titanium.

[j5nn5r.livejournal.com]

Sorry friend, but I voted Titanium.

[tonyawinter.livejournal.com]

I voted black just for you...

What I find amazing is that every country is voting titanium more than black... or maybe its because the kind of people who have computers that can surf flash are the same kind of people (on average) that like titanium?

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Think I'd stick with black. It won't show the inevitable dings.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[ambrose-m.livejournal.com]

Voted Black - I gotta be able to tell it from my Powerbook...