Thinkpad X300 based T43 are available

[trikster2]

X300 based T43s are out

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 1.86GHz
14.1"
1024x768
64MB ATI Mobility RADEON x300
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
512 MB
40 GB
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo
Three years parts and labor (system battery: one year)

EPP price is $1,494.35* IBM Web Price is $2,299.00*
Ship time is within 2-4 weeks**

How would this compare (performance wise) to the ATI mobility 9600 based models?

 

[Wuzup101]

Interesting... I didn't know they would be out so soon... I'm also very interested in this!

 

[mdahc]

The Mobility Radeon X300 is supposed to be the successor to the 9000/9200. Thus, in terms of performance, I don't think it would quite measure up to the 9600. The X600/X700, on the other hand, are supposed to show marked improvement over the 9600/9700.

 

[roguerower]

Where'd you find that, since I couldn't find the T43 with the X300 on the website. And how long till the X600/700 come out. Looking for a laptop for college, and i think i found it. BTW, do you think either of these could handle CAD applications without any problems?

 

[mdahc]

The X600/X700 are already available. The Dell Latitude D810, Sony Vaio VGN-A600, Gateway M460, and the Toshiba Tecra A4 all use the X600, and the Acer 8100 series uses the X700. However, I don't think either GPU would really be appropriate for CAD. You'd want a notebook with an nVIDIA Quadro FX or ATI FireGL GPU, like the Dell Precision M20 or M70 or the HP nw8000 workstation.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

As a rough analogy, X300 = R9200. An MR9600 will kill it. The Mobile part may also be 64-bit DDR, which would make it a 9200SE.

For CAD/CAM, I'd suggest building a separate desktop with the needed horsepower, then an older laptop for note-taking. A laptop with enough muscle to burn through rendering would probably be more expensive than two individual machines.

- M4H

 

[trikster2]

sorry roguerower

It's on the EPP web site. Assumed the main web site was in synch!