[rescue] A wee bit off-topic

[Meelis Roos]

> >From some laptop manufacturers, the same model laptop with an "identical"
> configuration/part-number is not "identical".  That is, even from some
> manufacturers use different parts in the same part number.  The current
> crop of laptops and manufacturers may have cleaned up these types of
> problems.
> 
> This can present the type of problems that you described.

Possibly, but they were of one big batch bought together, for the 
students.

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Meelis Roos (mroos at linux.ee)