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My old IBM ThinkPads operate exactly as he described, the embedded controller immediately instructs the hardware amplifier to adjust its volume or power down.

• devenblake 6y ago
  I use a T420 and besides needing to do a bit of configuration in Arch (just needed to check keybindings in i3wm and install PulseAudio) it works exactly how OP would want - though it's in software, not hardware (so if you use console a lot things will get ugly). I press the mute button, it's muted. I plug a headset into the audio jack, it remembers my previous settings. I'll be using this computer until time pries it away from my fingers. Edit: forgot to mention, it has a physical microphone button too. It's just amazing for Discord and Zoom calls.
• _trampeltier 6y ago
  Old computer had a lot of things we don't have toady anymore.
  • reaperducer 6y ago
    Old computer had a lot of things we don't have toady anymore On Macs, you could highlight a number in any document or screen, option-click, and have your Bluetooth-connected flip phone dial it. This was pre-iPhone. I never understood why that went away.
    • kristopolous 6y ago
      BlackBerrys did that too. It went away because phones moved from productivity to recreation devices. You can be productive with smartphones but they're clearly designed for entertainment
• noxer 6y ago
  The mute button work instantly in a X201t. I can be overridden by software that is however wanted and useful especially on the tablet version where you can cover the mute button with the screen unmute must be possible with the pen/finger.