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IBM... only for business?

post #1 of 11
10/8/06 at 10:06am
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In my country IBM seem to market for business needs only, never for home users, students, academics etc. Why do you think is that? It seems as though having one you have to be checking the stock market or using spreadsheets all the time.
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post #2 of 11
10/8/06 at 10:41am
No they aren't built only for business man. Yes that's the primary target section but you can buy one if you want a relieble laptop. They'r magnesium case is a pretty good idea but comes with a higher price.
But you can always get a second hand one much cheeper.
And you can even use them for gaming (but don't expect to play Oblivion on them).
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post #3 of 11
10/8/06 at 2:29pm
The Lenovo 3000 laptops seem more consumer than the Thinkpads...although I have a friend who bought a Z for his house and he plays all his games on it (C&C ZH, WoW, etc.) The L3K models have better screens for video since they are glossy. And, the prices are better. I compared a 15" N100 to a Dell E1505 and price and features were very close. I'm think of getting the N100 for my son to use as his PC.
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post #4 of 11
10/9/06 at 11:23pm
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Originally Posted by mrflabby
In my country IBM seem to market for business needs only, never for home users, students, academics etc. Why do you think is that? It seems as though having one you have to be checking the stock market or using spreadsheets all the time.

IBM = International BUSINESS Machines.....

Lenovo is now producing consumer level machines.... too bad.... IMO, It's going to cheapen the Thinkpad brand.... Like Mercedes selling Yugo's so they can get in on some of that "really, seriously low end" action.....

But.... if you know about Thinkpads, and you like them, and you know why they cost what they do.... it's easy to buy one --just go to their web site..... They'll take your money, even if your 14 years old, and only want to surf porn sites... or P2P DVD's with your buddies

And you can get student discounts just for asking... 15% off, and they didn't require me to send proof (at least with me, and which I could have provided), just the name of the school.
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post #5 of 11
1/8/07 at 3:20am
I have a thinkpad for work. Personally It is a little limited in features, but is mainly for business use and not for multimedia and gaming. It is also very ugly. The thinkpads are marketed a lot towards business people and even in medical fields.
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post #6 of 11
1/8/07 at 4:43am
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Originally Posted by SS21CA
It is also very ugly.

ThinkPad's are NOT ugly!
(You will probably get over how it looks)

The reason I choose a ThinkPad over all the other brands was because of their quality, reliability, etc. I think that they are great computers and I don't judge them by their looks. (And I also think that ThinkPad's look really cool! )
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post #7 of 11
1/11/07 at 11:53pm
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Lenovo is now producing consumer level machines.... too bad.... IMO, It's going to cheapen the Thinkpad brand.... Like Mercedes selling Yugo's so they can get in on some of that "really, seriously low end" action.....
Lenovo had been manufacturing Thinkpads for years before they purchased the name (all T4x's were made by Lenovo..) I heard that as part of the transaction, IBM also assured the same development team would stay on. I also heard IBM bought a significant chunk of Lenovo immediately after the sale of the Thinkpad line.. Though I've only had cursory experience with them, I think the Lenovo n-1000 (or whatever) silver widescreen is pretty nicely built, and has a nice keyboard to boot.
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post #8 of 11
1/15/07 at 4:13am
I think it's mainly the price, the build quality is very solid and thinkvantage suite tools are second to none.

Oh, and just for informations sake, I have a t60p right now and you can play Oblivion on it, not on the highest settings, but it plays relatively well.
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post #9 of 11
1/25/07 at 11:03pm
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Originally Posted by whomung

And you can get student discounts just for asking... 15% off, and they didn't require me to send proof (at least with me, and which I could have provided), just the name of the school.

How do you go about asking for that? It would help my bank account big time.
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post #10 of 11
1/27/07 at 1:41am
Thinkpads are certainly available for anyone.

I personally can't stand any other laptop's input setup. The keyboard and Trackpoint just put everything else to shame in comparison.


as far as ugly - understated black, without the flash of, say Dell? Sign me up.

I mean, seriously, which of these looks better?



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post #11 of 11
1/27/07 at 10:12pm
Thinkpad looks better no doubt! I wouldn´t work with a flashy notebook as say an Acer Ferrari 1000 or something like that, will be bored in a week, thew blacky Thinkpad has kept its main design pattern for 13 years, that continuity creates a durability, stability and trust in the machines.
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