Lenovo Thinkpad t61p and FreeBSD?

[nlaroche at vt.edu]

Quoting nlaroche at vt.edu:

> Quoting Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu at FreeBSD.org>:
> > Based on my experiences with my workplace-provided T60p, it's safe to
> > say I'll never recommend a Lenovo product.  The temperatures of these
> > laptops are absolutely insane, supported by an incredibly loud fan.  I'm
> > not interested in a product that can have a GPU reaching temperatures of
> > almost 70C **while idling**.
>
> I purchased a T60p about two months ago and I haven't had any of these happen
> (yet?) running Ubuntu 7.10. The machine only gets slightly warm to the touch
> after a few hours idling.
>
> Does your fan run all the time that loud? I'm wondering if there were changes
> made at the factory to fix this type of problem if it was wide spread.
>
> Regards,
> Nick LaRoche
>
>

That was a T61p not a T60p