Posts by aamsel

Money orders and cashier's checks can be fake as well. If you do accept one from this person (and I recommend that you don't), be sure to take the money order or cashier's check to your bank, and ask them to verify that it is good before...

For memory, best is: http://www.crucial.com For power adapter: EBAY For backpack style case: http://www.booqbags.com/ For hard drives: http://www.newegg.com or http://www.zipzoomfly.com I don't think the 100GB 7200's...

Well, they both support DirectX 9.0, and the 9600 has mature, tried-and-true drivers, and is somewhat faster. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by IAmTheEvilest I believe that the ATI Radeon 9600 is...

The T42's and T43's do not support dual-channel. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by alpuzz Hi everyone, In preparation for life with my new T43, I want to order some extra memory. however, I'm...

The T31 is quite an old model, and would not be affected by the Lenovo take-over. Even if you get a current model (T43, etc.)... Lenovo and other Chinese companies have been making the Thinkpad for some time now. They have purchased...

Well, if you just want "fast like hell" you could also get one of the new ACER's with X700. However, I think that the quality, like the Dell, is a HUGE step down from the Thinkpad. (I am not a Dell basher. Dell used to make a...

Only time will tell, but... Lenovo is not stupid, they are a highly successful Chinese corporation. They didn't buy the Thinkpad name to run the quality into the ground. Thinkpad made its name as a business-oriented high-quality...

The T43 is louder when it boots up. About 30 seconds or less after XP boots, it hushes up. They are just about equally warm running full power. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by zzigall hm, whats...

It won't fit. Fastest you can get is a 2X from IBM right now. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by sidpaul ...my question is can i replace the ultrabay dvd/cdrw combo driver with an after market dvd...

I can't recommend anything other than IBM right now, and yes, I do fully realize that they are "under-spec'ed". A few years ago, Dell used to make a very nice notebook. The Latitudes up to 2 years ago were indeed fine...