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Originally posted by: nicowju

Great keyboard, great mouse (UltraNav is amazing), it's quite light, the construction is nothing short of amazing (so much better than those dell's... i used to have a 4000... felt SO flimsy with that plastic construction), and it fits in regular laptop bags.

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Considering the T40 sells for almost double ($3200) what a similar Dell Centrino goes for I would expect it to have superior construction! The Thinkpads are nice but way overpriced for what you get....


darren



 
I would have to disagree with that. A "similar" Dell Centrino would have to be a Latitude, not an Inspiron (which would be the only way to come up with a huge price difference between the 2 brands). Try pricing similar options for the T40 and a Latitude D600, I'll bet there's not more than a couple hundred dollars difference, if that. And the IBM will be higher quality all around... 😉
 
Avatar26 is definitely right there... I just priced out an Inspiron 600m though, and similarly equipped to my T40, except for the fact that the Dell only goes up to a 60GB HDD vs 80GB in the IBM and the Dell has a 6cell battery instead of a 9cell, the Inspiron doesn't come in at much less than my T40 (~$2694 vs. $3000 that I paid for my T40). Anyway, I'll try to get those pics up soon... lots of stuff going on now with classes and such
 
Originally posted by: Avatar26
I would have to disagree with that. A "similar" Dell Centrino would have to be a Latitude, not an Inspiron (which would be the only way to come up with a huge price difference between the 2 brands). Try pricing similar options for the T40 and a Latitude D600, I'll bet there's not more than a couple hundred dollars difference, if that. And the IBM will be higher quality all around... 😉
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The only difference between the D600 and 600M is the case (and keyboard pointing stick) otherwise they are the same exact machine. The 600M (TOL)can be had for under $1700 with Dell coupons/rebates factored in. Yes the IBM has a better case and battery life but is it worth that much more $$$$? IMHO I feel the answer is no...




 
Not trying to be confrontational, man. To each their own. I need mine to be as durable as possible, too many kids/pets can get at the laptop when I'm not home, not to mention the lovely (read: rude, annoying, and bruising) treatment my bags get when I travel.🙂
 
Originally posted by: Avatar26
Not trying to be confrontational, man. To each their own. I need mine to be as durable as possible, too many kids/pets can get at the laptop when I'm not home, not to mention the lovely (read: rude, annoying, and bruising) treatment my bags get when I travel.🙂
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Agreed... If you read through the begining of these messages I recommended the T40. My original reply was to another user who was comparing a older 4000 series Dell against the new IBM T40, not quite a fair comparison! The Centrino Dell's are VERY nice, espically when you take price into consideration.


darren

 
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