Buying a Laptop

[Chiropteran]

I'm thinking of getting this Thinkpad T41 from newegg. Am I making a mistake?

 

[gsaldivar]

Looks great!

Reasonably lightweight (< 5 lbs.)...

All the bells & whistles...

Would be nice with Firewire, but you can always add that with a PCMCIA card.

I would drop 1GB of RAM in that puppy first thing.

Good luck with the new lappy!


:beer:

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: gsaldivar

I would drop 1GB of RAM in that puppy first thing.

Yep, already checked crucial on that

 

[slycat]

i hate ibm lappys..no Winkey.

 

[gsaldivar]

They look clunky, but they're built like TANKS... extremely reliable.

They're made for people who actually expect to get alot of USE out of what they buy.

 

[steveeast112]

IBMs are great laptops. I think my family has owned 3 of them and they have been great.

 

[dcdomain]

Best laptops out there. I wish they would make a wide screen version for graphics people who aren't on the Apple bandwagon.

 

[amdskip]

Very nice choice but its not cheap. If I ever get a laptop, it will be an IBM for sure.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

is that a good deal?

 

[Kadarin]

I have a T40 that I use for work, and it's very nice. The battery life sucks, but that's just about my only complaint. Love the integrated wireless (though it would be nice if the antenna had more range).

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
is that a good deal?

It's the best I have found. I wouldn't mind getting a 1.4ghz model otherwise the same to save a few hundred, but I don't see any with the specs I want. I have checked hotdeals daily for the last few days and nothing has come up recently.

Of course, as soon as I order the thing there will be a deal to get a similar but superior model for about 60% of the price.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Chiropteran

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
is that a good deal?

It's the best I have found. I wouldn't mind getting a 1.4ghz model otherwise the same to save a few hundred, but I don't see any with the specs I want. I have checked hotdeals daily for the last few days and nothing has come up recently.

Of course, as soon as I order the thing there will be a deal to get a similar but superior model for about 60% of the price.

i hear ya on that

at least its got a nice vid card and isn't 10 pounds. i have used IBM thinkpads in the past and liked them.

 

[eriqesque]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I have a T40 that I use for work, and it's very nice. The battery life sucks, but that's just about my only complaint. Love the integrated wireless (though it would be nice if the antenna had more range).

You must be in the minority
I and everyone I know who has one they are great on battery and have great wireless range.

 

[Chiropteran]

I went ahead and ordered it, I figure I'll get it sometime early next week.

I can't wait.

 

[Tango57]

i love IBMs! my first pc was an IBM and so was my first laptop. very sturdy and reliable.

 

[Abhi]

Post details about the machine when u get it ...

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: Abhi
Post details about the machine when u get it ...

I got it. It's sweet but runs sort of sluggish right now, it shipped with only 256MB of RAM. I have 512MB more on it's way from crucial, I think 768MB should be plenty for me. For now i'm just messing around, oce I get all my RAM I'm planning to do a clean install of XP Pro, possibly fedora on another partition.

 

[MuffD]

I just ordered my friend that same exact one from Newegg. So far, he's pretty pleased. I have a T40 myself but don't really care too much for the wireless range. I still use my Orinoco Gold with it and in the areas I don't get great signal, my ORinoco has full signal. Other than that, this is probably the best laptop I have owned. I have owned Compaq, Toshiba, Dell, and Gateway and none compare to the Thinkpads quality and durability.