my IBM T42 came in. SWEEETT now with pics

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Phoenix86

Lifer
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Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: RichieZ
glad you like it :D

oh ya. i love this thing. i will only buy ibm laptops from now on.
I'd caution against this line of thinking. While the current line is VERY nice, they have sold their laptop division to a builder in China. Keep an eye on build quality, could change with the move...

:beer::p
 

mAdD INDIAN

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I'm contemplating getting the T42 wiht 1.8Ghz Pentium-M, 512mb ram, Mobility 9600 64mb vid card for $1900CDN before tax.

1) is that a good deal?
2) can I play games on it? I'm not looking for crazy high fps but are most games playable? I guess using Half Life2 would be a benchmark..can that game run on this laptop at around 30fps?
 

dannybek2

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Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: nerve
Those are nice laptops, Im onsite at a company with only T41's and T42's, changing parts is pretty simple.

i'll probably sell one of my desktop systems, get a docking station and make this my primary pc.

btw, the centrino 1.7 is pretty fast all things considered right?

WTF, NPR?
 

PlatinumGold

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Originally posted by: fiasco
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: nerve
Those are nice laptops, Im onsite at a company with only T41's and T42's, changing parts is pretty simple.

i'll probably sell one of my desktop systems, get a docking station and make this my primary pc.

btw, the centrino 1.7 is pretty fast all things considered right?

WTF, NPR?

NPR? National Public Radio?
 

Cal166

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May 6, 2000
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Speaking of Thinkpads, I agree with you. They are just awesome.

I finally fixed my Thinkpad T21 last night. The LCD was really dim so i replaced the cables and worked great!

I upgraded it to a 1Ghz a while ago.
 

qaa541

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Those specs look like mine(check sig). Is that a T42 2378-FVU?

That's the best deal out there on thinkpads.