I swore off Thinkpads when my $2K (at the time) T60 couldn't drive an external 24 inch monitor without horrid text flickering. Thinkpad's "solution" was to buy

I swore off Thinkpads when my $2K (at the time) T60 couldn't drive an external 24 inch monitor without horrid text flickering. Thinkpad's "solution" was to buy a $350 dock that had better external monitor electronics. Um, thanks, but no thanks.