Differences between T40 and T41?

[Entity]

I'm looking to see what the biggest differences between these Thinkpads are -- I'm looking on Ebay for one and right now am considering this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3466586354&category=31554

The price is high, but it is a great laptop.

Advice?

Rob

 

[Mattster]

The T41 has the Active Protection system, which is like an airbag for your hard drive. The T40 doesn't. Aside from that, the graphics chipset may be different, bigger / smaller HDD ....

Matt

 

[Entity]

How much of a difference does the Active Protection make? I've got a R32 and have never had any problems with the HD, and this thing has been dropped a few times. IBM makes great laptops.

Rob

 

[aakerman]

Not much. Most people find it too obtrusive to boot - but you can turn it off if you want.
The T41 also has a harddrive encasing, that dampens vibrations from drives -
that's why a 7200rpm drive works in the t41, without making noticeable noise.