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A mini review of my new IBM Thinkpad T41p

post #1 of 6
3/12/04 at 12:16am
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This will be a quick review, followed by a longer one with pictures. First let me go over the specs of the machine I ordered:

IBM Thinkpad T41p:
1.7Ghz Intel Pentium M chip
60GB 7200rpm Hitachi Travelstar Drive
CDR/DVD Reader in the UltraSlim Bay
14" SXGA Screen (1400x1050)
ATI Radeon FireGL 2, with 128MB RAM
2nd 60GB Hitachi drive w/UltraSlimBay Hard Drive Adapter (goes where the CD-ROM goes)
2GB of RAM (bought seperately from Crucial Ram)

First, no dead pixels. Not one.
Second, a beautiful, and I mean BEEAUUTIFUL machine. I just returned a broken Voodoo Envy 460 and I found the IBM to be much classier and far better made.

Light. Only 5.5 lbs. Very light.
Thin.. So Thin, so nice.. Love it.

Fast. Yes, very fast. And I have not even optimized XP Pro yet.

Well, more info and pictures to come soon. Its nice to have such a thin book, that's so fast, with 2GB of ram and 120GB of drive space. Nice is an understatement
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post #2 of 6
3/12/04 at 12:22am
Sounds like a great system!!
I was trying to decide on the T41p or the Dell M60...I chose the M60...well actually my boss chose for me

But I am set on the fact that if the M60 is not what I need...the T41p will be.

I am waiting for your more in depth review!!! Hurry Hurry Hurry!

Thanks
DeathtoToasters
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post #3 of 6
3/12/04 at 12:27am
I have to concur, the t41 is a sweet machine. I was torn between the d600 and the t41, and this board tipped the scale for me in favor of the t41. I'm spending my first night with it tonight and very pleased. (this is not the t41p, rather its slightly less endowed but still spectacular cousin)

now that i have this new machine configured to my taste and everyting installed, there are only three things on my mind. one, the oil marks my greasy paws will make on the lcd cover over time (who cares right). two, something i never heard anyone else mention -- my lcd panel definitely has an extremely slight concavity... when i first booted it, i was like, is my task bar slightly curved, or is it just me... its curved.. anyone else see this?

thirdly, and i'm hoping someone else can comment on this issue, i got it with microsoft office basic, and for whatever reason, office will NOT pick up my windows desktop theme settings. i prefer the windows classic look, and office basic is stuck on the newer xp look in the dropdowns, but no other app is. has anyone else had this issue? i cant find any help online, or with ibm support.

thanks,
enjoy,
great machine, i love this thing
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post #4 of 6
3/12/04 at 1:37am
Killer systm. Congratulations

Questions if you dont mind:

how much did you pay for that config?
how much does the battery last ?
never seen the ibm 14 inch screen. Is it small to you?

thanks for the info

cheers
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post #5 of 6
3/12/04 at 1:41am
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well i forget what i paid, i have to calculate it and i'll get back to you. but with the ram from crucial, it was considerably cheaper, i'd say the whole thing was ~4950 with shipping, plus the extra hard drive, adapter, and I forgot, I got a 2nd battery (non extended) free from IBM.

The batter? i haven't tried it yet actually.. i'll let you know in my real review tomorrow.

the screen is great. i don't have a problem with it being 14". the rez is high and tight. very crisp. people said it suffers from poor vertical angles of viewing. i disagree, compared to voodoo, it is far better in this regard.

i promise a more coherent review this weekend.
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post #6 of 6
3/12/04 at 1:45am
and thats what i call a fast reply ...its becoming like a chatroom here

i do 3d so the firegl would be very very nice ,...seems a bit out of my budget though ,..sad
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