IBM thinkpad R40

[syncmaster108]

I am going to buy IBM R40:

ThinkPad R40 46U with Carrying Case
Celeron processor - 1800MHz-M'
256M
20G
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV 24X/10X/24X/8X Max
ATI mobility 16M
14" XGA
for CAD$1399 = USD $932

ThinkPad R40 CEU with Carrying Case
Intel P4- 1800MHz-M
256M
20G
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV 24X/10X/24X/8X Max
ATI mobility 16M
14" XGA
for CAD$1599 = USD $1066


1: is it worth to upgrade from Celeron 1.8G-M tp P4 1.8G for the extra CAD$200 = USD$133?
2: is it worth to upgrade to 512M RAM for additional CAD$80 = USD$53.3?
3: are there any other options I should consider?

upgrade HD is too expensive, (actually it is not upgrade, it is 2nd HD: 40G for CAD$509 = USD $339, I think not worth it.
too bad, I cannot screen (to XGA+ or higher)


Thanks

 

[Justorq]

It's worth it to go with the P4-M ... don't go with the celeron...
RAM is always a good idea

 

[Amang]

Yes P4M is a lot more powerful.
But now we can choose a new CPU-- Pentium M.It provides a faster running, longer battery life and slimmer case.

And the more ram you get the fast the laptop run,especilly when running some big softwares like Photoshop.So get more.

 

[syncmaster108]

So do you guys think CAD $80 (USD $53) for 256M DDR worth the money or I can buy this cheaper from crucial or other place?
BTW, how do you guys think about the price? Is it good?

 

[GizmoFreak]

1. definitely
2. you can probably get it cheaper at some place like crucial
3. it's a good choice, especially for the price. you might want to look at the Inspiron 600m Centrino laptop, but i just like the build quality and feel of IBM notebooks.

 

[syncmaster108]

I need to buy a wireless pc card/card bus for it. Here in Canada, I can buy a 11M SMC PC Card for CAD$50 (USD $33) or 22M SMC Cardbus CAD $55 AR (USD $35), so my question is, is this R40 supports Cardbus? if it doesn't can I use the Cardbus in the PC Card slot?
Thanks

 

[GizmoFreak]

syncmaster, did you end up buying the r40? If so, which one? And what are your impressions?