IBM ThinkPad T22 w/Linux Review

Augustus writes: "LinuxHardware.org has just posted the first review of IBM's ThinkPad T22 with the LinDVD software DVD player that was mentioned on Slashdot back in April. The T22 should finally be available to consumers and it's a fine piece of hardware at a decent price. The review covers the basics: software, support, price, and especially the hardware."

Comments

IBM quality

[macpeep]

I have pretty mixed feelings about IBM.. I bought an IBM laptop (390) about a 18 months ago and within 2 months, the hard drive failed. I got it replaced on warranty but half a year later, it failed again. Meanwhile, I had bought an IBM hard drive for my desktop computer, and a few months ago, that one failed too. So three IBM drives in just over one year. I know I've had extremely bad luck, but with an experience like this, you can understand that I won't recommend IBM laptops and/or drives to anyone. Well, the laptops themselves are *very* nice, but the hard drives.... :/

The most ironic thing is that I bought an HP 6000 Omnibook to replace my IBM laptop about half a year ago, and guess who the maker of the hard drive in it is; IBM. DOH! If that one fails within a year or two, I'll never buy IBM again.

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Re:A laptop review, not lindvd review. My mistake.

[IceFox]

Yah, the video stuff would get ripped out, but the DirectShow stuff is underneith that and isn't hardware dependant. DirectShow is the underlying framework that connects the dvd player system. Direct3d/video is only used to display stuff. You have to either A) write your own compatable direct show for linux. B) Port MS directShow to linux. C) Use one of the current Ditrect show type things currently in linux. I doubt B happend. The only linux alt I know of is Gstreamer's setup and all of the current open source dvd projects systesm. Both probably are missing things that they need. If they did want to keep the same codebase it would be a hell of a lot of work.

-Ben