Questions & Opinions on IBM T42 laptop

[mAdD INDIAN]

I posted this earlier in the General Hardware forum but did not get any replies.

I'm thinking about buying a T42 with 1.8Ghz CPU, 512mb RAM, 60gb hdd, and Mobility 9600 64MB video card. I can get it for about $1900CDN before taxes.

One neat thing is that the laptop hard-drive is 7200rpm, whihc I think is a fairly new development in laptops.

Anyway, my questions are:
1) is this a good deal for hte price?
2) can I play modern games on this laptop? Games such as Half-Life2 or FarCry?

Thanks

 

[DaWhim]

reason you didn't get any replies

 

[BHeemsoth]

You really should take this to the other forum.

But, I will say that I am a T42 owner. My machine is very similar to yours, except it was purchased last summer and has the 1.6.

Great little machine, rock solid, great construction, best laptop I have ever owned.

 

[gshock888]

i have a T40 at work.

IBMs are great for work. probably for games too

 

[Cal166]

Thinkpads are more for business type environment. Games like Half-Life 2 won't run great with a video card like that.

 

[Aznbruin]

I have a t42P. I think it's the best laptop ever and I play games on it all the time. Good luck.

 

[BHeemsoth]

Originally posted by: Cal166
Thinkpads are more for business type environment. Games like Half-Life 2 won't run great with a video card like that.

My roomate runs hl2 on his t42 with the same video card.

Runs well at 1024.

 

[Buttzilla]

i play WoW on my sister's fiance's

 

[PlatinumGold]

i have the same basic machine as you've configured except i have the 1.7 centrino.

nice laptop. i don't know about gaming tho as i don't do any gaming.

 

[KLin]

I've got a nc6000 work laptop. it's pretty nice.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

thanks guys.

I didnt realize that there was a laptop forum.