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This plus their tried-and-true keyboards. I'm not sure if I like where the new keyboards are headed, I never thought I'd see the day where a T-series would have a chiclet keyboard!

Real keyboard + 16:10 hi-res, high quality display and real thinkpad (IBM era) build quality and I would be willing to pay north of $1500

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Am I the only one who misses 4:3?

I pull out my old T42 from time to time and it's so relaxing to code on such a screen ratio.

I personally have moved on to widescreen (16:10 1680x1050 being my favorite) due to the ability to split the screen in a editor|browser or editor|pdf configuration (or two-pane editing).

I'm typing this reply on a T61p/T60p hybrid I built myself because I wanted a UXGA Flexview screen and more than 3.2gb of memory. You are not alone.

Agreed ten times over.

I've been trying to grab a 4:3 (1400x1050) T61 for a while off ebay as they're cheap and upgradeable to a reasonable spec.

Unfortunately I can't seem to find one :(

They weren't hard to come by about half a year ago when I bought one. It came without a battery or AC adapter. I paid $256.

Edit - I just checked eBay and searched for "T61p". I found:

* A 4:3 T61p with an incorrect description for $500. That seems high.

* A 4:3 T61p missing its palmrest and other parts, auction only.

* A T61p in a T60 chassis with a QXGA panel, SSD and other upgrades for $1300. That sounds high unless you've tried to find a QXGA panel; they're over $400.

Did you guys miss this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T61-8892-02U-14-1-14...

1400x1050 14.1" !

If you want the ultimate 4:3 Thinkpad, I think this is it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-IBM-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T60p-T61p...

I won't say most, but 1400x1050 14" was a fairly common config. Standard issue at work at the time.

It was rare on the T61. There was a waiting list.

I'm in the UK.

The ones here tend to be broken.

I miss 4:3 on X60s/X61s because it was so much smaller. I like how widescreen makes keyboard bigger though; I just wish for more portable laptop, more like Air but still user-configurable.

16:9 is just perfect for two 80x25 Emacs windows side by side on my 13.3" MBP.

Your MBP is 16:10.

I don't mind the new keyboard. The crappy screens are really annoying. The new ones (T430) don't even have the correct ICC profile by default. I measure 2cm of bezel at the top and bottom (each - total 4cm) plus 1.5cm of bezel on the left and right sides (another 3cm of plastic). That would far better be used by actual screen.

(I actually wanted a 15" screen to replace my 15" T61 but the current 15" laptops are so frigging huge with so much wasted space that I had to downgrade.)

Better speakers wouldn't hurt either. I need them occasionally but when I do I am not content with them. It seems like they aren't willing to make a no compromise product. Maybe there's a too little market for it?

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