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Thinkpad t43p or z60?

post #1 of 14
1/23/06 at 8:00pm
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Well I am looking to purchase an IBM, My use will be for work mainly spreadsheets, documentation, and a lot of autocad. Also can anyone pm me the codes to get the discount? Hope I am not being to disrespectful , but I would really aprreciate it. Thanks guys
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post #2 of 14
1/29/06 at 11:20pm
Unfortunatly, I have not had a good experience with IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads. I ordered a T43 and it was built badly and had to be returned. My replacement ran for 36 hours before the mainboard died and now they want me to have it repaired.. after only having it for 2 days!!! I'm going to try to return it and just say screw it for now.
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post #3 of 14
1/29/06 at 11:56pm
While I on the other hand have been with the company since its aptiva days and every laptop and desktop i purchased (and i have the newest t43p) have been nothing but perfect. In other words my laptop is my business pc because thats (and i own several high end pcs) how much i trust it.
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post #4 of 14
1/30/06 at 3:18am
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Originally Posted by noesis
While I on the other hand have been with the company since its aptiva days and every laptop and desktop i purchased (and i have the newest t43p) have been nothing but perfect. In other words my laptop is my business pc because thats (and i own several high end pcs) how much i trust it.
This is good to hear. Perhaps I will give the Thinkpad one more chance. I think I'm going to request a replacement over getting it repaired tho. Or should I be confident in the repair process? It would be faster for me to go the repair route. I look forward to your input.
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post #5 of 14
1/30/06 at 1:01pm
Go the repair route, it's very quick and easy. And to the original question, go with the T43, the Z60 is heavy and cheaply built (in comparison).
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post #6 of 14
1/30/06 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by Spritzup
Go the repair route, it's very quick and easy. And to the original question, go with the T43, the Z60 is heavy and cheaply built (in comparison).
Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to go the repair route for speed sake. In regards to the original question, I would go for the T43 over the Z60. I have not seen the 60 but pictures of it really make it look rather large and not travel friendly. The T43 is light, solid and a pleasure to type on. I can't wait to get mine back!
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post #7 of 14
1/30/06 at 3:51pm
Yes definitely go the repair route. I used this before and had no problems. The turnaround is very quick and if you bitch and moan they will even upgrade your shipping so this way you wont get it in 5 days.

You also should know that the T series is IBM's top of the line model and dedicate allot of resources just to this model. Anyway my laptop even though is the 15 inch model is light enough (but remember i used to use my alienware for travel ). Anyway believe me that even the last time when i had $4000 to blow on a laptop i checked out all the other companies (including Falcon and voodoo) spent over 6 months doing so and talking to their people and frankly i just couldnt not get the ibm. I own everything from boutique laptops to store bought (Toshiba) (i will not even consider a Sony and a Hp/Compaq) and to be honest i truly love my IBM. In fact i was using a dell 700m since christmas and i ended up selling it to a friend because i still love my ibm so much. My next laptop ( i like to buy a laptop every 6-9 months) will probably be an apple (not for business just for personal use).
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post #8 of 14
1/30/06 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by Spritzup
Go the repair route, it's very quick and easy. And to the original question, go with the T43, the Z60 is heavy and cheaply built (in comparison).
I'm not sure I agree with you about the z60 being cheaply built (comparatively). What makes you say that? When I saw the z60 at office depot or wherever, it seemed to be about on par with the t series. I would still recommend the t43 over the z60, though.
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post #9 of 14
1/30/06 at 4:45pm
What makes me say that is I currently have sitting on my desk a Z60 for test purposes that the IBM rep dropped off before my organization buys another batch of laptops. Currently we're primarily using T42's and T41's and you can feel the difference in the quality. Any other questions I'd be happy to answer them.
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post #10 of 14
1/30/06 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by Spritzup
What makes me say that is I currently have sitting on my desk a Z60 for test purposes that the IBM rep dropped off before my organization buys another batch of laptops. Currently we're primarily using T42's and T41's and you can feel the difference in the quality. Any other questions I'd be happy to answer them.
Ha, ok, you win . That's unfortunate, then.
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post #11 of 14
1/30/06 at 5:22pm
Hey no worries. The build quality reminds me of a Dell, but much more expensive.
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post #12 of 14
1/30/06 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by Spritzup
Hey no worries. The build quality reminds me of a Dell, but much more expensive.
Ok already. Are you now making fun of my dell huh bub
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post #13 of 14
1/30/06 at 9:18pm
No, not at all. In fact I personally own a Inspiron 9300. But IBM laptops are known for there build quality, and you usually pay a premium for it. Therefore why would I pay a premium for something that is arguably not as good as something less expensive.
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post #14 of 14
1/31/06 at 4:04am
My statement was a joke. But anyway. I also own both dell (desktop and laptop) and ibm (both desktop and laptop) so im biased toward both sense i like them both. but like i said earlier, my t43p is an awesome awesome machine with the best keyboard and built quality. I would than say my alienware area 51 (the 16 inch model) follows after and then my 700m. But you cant go wrong with either company because they all stand behind their products (and this is even if its your fault (like frying a motherboard from dell which they replaced the next day)).
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