Posts by aamsel

They manufacture the T series themselves, as they also do the X31 (but not the X40). However, they manufacture them in China. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffnt326 Correction... The R, X,...

You can reclaim the space by blowing away all the partitions and reinstalling XP. However, THEN you WILL need a genuine XP Pro or Home CD. If you already have one, then you can get all the drivers from IBM's website. I have not...

Nice one there, eriqesque!! That's true, it is all unconfirmed to this point. Speculated, but not confirmed. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by eriqesque Neither would Dan Rather

The Thinkpads are already made in China by ODM's so IBM doesn't make them today. So, it may not be that big a deal. Andrew Austin, TX

They really should include recovery CD's if they are NOT going to include a real Windows CD. I don't know which companies don't do it as of now (include either). Can't think of one. The reason they don't is that you can make your...

As of 6 weeks ago, IBM charges $45 for Recovery CD's to be sent to an in-warranty Thinkpad owner. Sorry, but the free ones are gone in EVERY case, even to new Thinkpad owners who call in the first day. Simply a change in their...

It is true. IBM's intentions to ditch the PC business were also reported in the NY Times. SAME STORY, and the NY Times is quite credible, they would not report something that had not been validated. Andrew Austin,...

This is the 15.4" widescreen?? Anyone know which LCD panels ASUS is putting in this unit? Are there multiple vendor's panels you can get, or just a single source? Andrew Austin, TX

I believe you that you are not a racist, but it is not in any manner appropriate to refer to a Chinese male as "China-man". Just FYI. Andrew Austin, TX Quote: Originally Posted by epp_b ...The last...

Just keep in mind that, other than the Flexview displays which are ok, IBM's LCD panels are not very good. The viewing angles are pretty much non-existent, and they do not use the brightest, crispest displays. This display shortcoming...