Originally Posted by
nerd
Check out the
Thinkpad X Series forum at thinkpads.com. There are several threads discussing the topic, though some of them are months old. You might even recognize some FlyerTalk handles there.

Thanks a million^ ^ ^
It surprises me that as a longtime Thinkpad user (from the 701c days), I had not previously visited this forum. Actually found a fix for my T41's problem there, which buys me some time while deciding which of the new models I prefer.