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          Technology, (sdf.org), 11/09/2018
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My thinkpad died. First the USB 3 port went out. The
following day, the "asdf" and "jkl;" keys stopped working.
There was no associated event (dropping, power surge, etc.)
I don't have time to troubleshoot it right now, so I
pulled the SSD and RAM and dropped them in a big HP
laptop that the kids were using to watch movies. Linux,
of course, didn't baulk.

This thing is huge. The larger screen is nice, but I'm not
a fan of the giganto form-factor. It has a full number pad
as well. Mostly, it's a working system, and that's good
enough for now. I'm not really an HP fan.

I'm not sure if I'll worry about attempting a repair on the
thinkpad. Maybe I'll open it up and re-seat any ribbon
cables or other connections that pop out at me, but I don't
think I'll do much more. Perhaps I'll replace it with an
off-lease thinkpad with better specs. It was a T410, which
had seen plenty of service.

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