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Wally: I have had a 365ED for 1 1/2 weeks now. Here are my likes and dislikes: Likes: ------ - The 10.4" DSTN display is nice and bright, and fairly crisp. - The keyboard and trackpoint are good. - The battery is easy to get at for swapping (but see comment below re: hibernation). - It is easy to install additional memory. I added a 16MB SO-DIMM without any problems. Also, the price on the SO-DIMMs seems to be a a bit cheaper than other formats such as IC-DRAM. I paid $170CDN for the 16MB SO-DIMM from Simple Technologies Canada. Since there is only one SO-DIMM slot, the maximum memory configuration is 24MB. - The machine seems quite quick, even running Windows 95 and several apps. Note that I am comparing it to my 360Cs, which is a 486SX33, with 20MB. - The power adapter is much smaller than the one that came with my 360Cs. This is nice for travelling. - The eject buttons have foldable "extenders" that make ejecting PCMCIA cards easier to do. - The 365ED includes a connector for a Kensington lock. This was sadly missing on my 360Cs. Dislikes: --------- - With the full 24MB installed (8MB built-in plus 16MB added), it takes quite a while to enter hibernate. This would not normally be an issue, since I do not use hibernate very often, but whenever you lift the keyboard to remove the battery, the unit enters hibernate mode. I am trying to see if there is anyway to change this behaviour. - There does not seem to be the usual set of ThinkPad utility programs shipped with this machine (eg. battery status, power management, audio, video). Instead, the BIOS setup screen is used for this. In order to bring up this screen, you must launch a full-screen DOS session and hit Ctrl-Alt-F11. I have recently posted to the list asking other 365 owners whether they have the utilities or not. - Although IBM claims that the hard drive is user-upgradeable (and gives you the instructions on how to do so in the manual), I have had some problems trying to install an 810MB DVAA-2810. The manual indicates that you must remove the "base memory board", and that this can be done by simply removing a mounting screw/bracket. However, I believe that there are some other mounts involved, as I have been unable to remove the board this easily. Unfortunately, this operation is not covered by the IBM Help Line, and they want to charge me either $49CDN flat-rate or $3.50CDN/minute to help me with this. Once again, I have posted to the list to get help on this. Unsure: ------- - I am still trying to get an idea of the battery life under real-life scenarios. So far, I have been playing with the CD-ROM a lot (including playing audio disks), so I don't think the battery life times I have been seeing (1 1/2 hours) are typical. In message "ThinkPad 365ED: your experiences", 'puszkarz@cosm.sc.edu' writes: >Hi, > >I am planning to upgrade to one of the latest TP and am considering >choosing ThinkPad 365ED. I would appreciate your comments, your >experiences with this laptop and all that which could help me to make a >better decision. > >TIA. > >Wally > >