Is this IBM laptop possible??

I think this is possible with a T43 or a variation of it.

Take a look at this one:
http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...catalogId=-840

It has everything you ask for except for the 128MB video card. The installed 512MB of RAM and 5400 RPM hard drive can easily be upgraded/changed.

It's also on a sale for a few hundred dollars less than you asked for!

my advice get the hd and ram from newegg (much cheaper)

i think you should stick with the t42, it has a better graphics card and dothan isn't that far behind sonoma.

Find out who your edu rep is and e-mail him or call him with those specs....Should be able to make sense of all the models and give you an uber price.

try this one, a little bit out of your budget, but good value.
http://tcop.cbs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/...id=49&p_catid=
They offer academic discount. you don't need any proof.
I would receive mine in this week
I know the wed site that i post is pretty hard to believe.
So there's the other one. Same spec as epp posted. But around 300 bucks cheaper.
http://www.euclidcomputers.com/frame...2005-10%3a15+4

Like I said you can probably get more off by contacting your rep.

Re LordGop: I don't think i can get more off by contacting my rep. Because there's like 40%-45% off already. Be notice that they don't need you any proof.

fujitsufreak, didnt i told you i have that exact model epp just recommended you?

and that i got it for less than $2000 with educational discount?

plus they upgraded the ram to 1gb and gave me ground shipping both options for free!

i think only t43p s come with the 60gb 7200rpm drives however the 80gb 5400rpm its pretty good in combo with 2ghz of cpu and 1gb dual channel ddr2 ram

dude cut the bullcrap and follow my advice, the 266872u http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/s...&catalogId=-840
its a perfect close t43p model, it has everything you need in about 4.5 lbs and 1.2 width...
just call this number Toll Free: 866-42THINK, option 4, ext 35149
ask for julie and tell her that you are unable to checkout online and since she is in the websales team you demand to have her help you buy (in a nice way) the 266872u for the educational web sales price (which is $1949.00, or was at least for me in new jersey) and then just ask her about its free special options, which still probably are free 512mb pc4200 ram and free ground shipping... you could tell her a friend recommended you, me duh.

good luck and if you dont follow what i did i bet you will end up ordering a suckier model for much more money!

I called there 1800 number listed on their web page and then I think its press 3, then 3, then 3 again. But just listen to what is being said and just press the one for education. I talked to some guy who asked me what school I go to and he said oh you "rep" is yada yada, here is his phone #. Called him, he was very nice. I surfed their page for a bit found a model I liked, e-mail him, he got me a quote, like the price, made the buy right off the link provided in the quote e-mail.

Don't think you have to have a model already in mind, it can help but he was willing to answer or go through system configs with me.

EDIT: I think I called this number to do this: Not sure about your contract? Call a Lenovo representative today to learn more: 1-877-222-6426.

EDIT2: or this Number:Welcome to IBM Personal Pages for State of California! For additional assistance, please contact Bart Hamilton(NOT the guy I talked with) @ 1-800-656-0833. Select option 2 for servers, then option 1 to enter your reps extension, x6215.

I really don't recall the # but if you go to their web site you can find or it or just call a general number and ask for help =)

EDIT3: or try Welcome to Lenovo Personal Pages for Students/Alumni! Buy online now or for additional assistance, please call 1-877-222-6426, Option 1, x8279.

EDIT4: Jfreak you got PM'd

i lived for about 3yrs close to where warner bros filmed mistec river with sean penn, on border st, right around the corner in front of the gas station and also i lived on bennington st orient heights to be exact right infront of the good looking but suckyass for swimming beach... and yes all those places you mentioned i used to visit, especially the lotto store for my pop's scratch tickets hehe, i loved going to this pizzeria that was between the new walmart and the east boston savings bank for a red sox game night, i forgot all those streets and places names... so fujitsufreak what town are you from? how come you know so much of eastie?

viva Boston Red Sox!

look fujitsufreak i got you the links
-if you're currently a student and you can prove it with a student id, student number or something like that then take this deal as a higher education student:
https://www-03.ibm.com/lenovo/shop/p...sh_cookie=true
-if you're not currently enrolled in an academic institution but still have old proof that you were once then take this deal as a student/alumni:
https://www-03.ibm.com/lenovo/shop/p...sh_cookie=true

remember to put the model number you want in the right top corner of the page "quick buy box"... the differences between the 2 deparments (higher education and student/alumni) i dont know but basicly in money terms sometimes prices differ from each department, for instance in my case new jersey higher education had the 266872u for 1950 and student/alumni had it for 2095 plus each one offered different free or discounted special options for that particular model, but in your case for MA higher and alumni both have the same shit and no good free special options at all (if i was you i would wait untill good offers come like free 512 ram valued at $150 for ibm)...

ok now what else could you possibly need to know???
-i got you the websales team number (which is not that normal to be known, because lets say there was this blowout deal but only on the ibm website then mostly no ibm phone sales team rep would honor that deal but only the websales team, trust me its based on my experience of tons of calls)
-i gave you the direct extension number of my fav sales chick
-i got you good info about the 266872u and its bang for the buck
-i got you the friggin links for how to get these good deals
-i constanly give you personal advice and product recommendetions

thou im not any type of sales rep or whatever of that sort i wish you AMIGO and all to have a great experience with a thinkpad!

IM JUST SO HAPPY WITH MINE THAT IN A WAY I TRY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS MY VIRTUAL FRIENDS, YOU ALL ROCK!

now back to fujitsufreak dude if you dont get a thinkpad after my research efforts and advice ill go back to MA just to kick your fujitsuan ass, just kiddin! buddy i dont think there is anything else for you to know about how magnificient and worth an ibm thinkpad purchase could be.

good luck and dont be bothering us with those dump questions anymore you now know more than enough to make the best computer investment of your lived life, hey got ya just kiddin again

ps: a quick bang for the buck sample, sony sells the cpu equipped in the 266872u t43 for about $500 and almost every company dont offer 3 years warranty as standard like ibm does (i know its included in the price of the system but still alot cheaper than adding it as extra configuration to those systems that dont)

edit: the fan its quiet if you use your thinkpad in the default low power settings (that doesnt mean the computer will run slow, this babe takes/runs anything you throw at it like all microsoft office stuff in a snap) but i know this is fixable due bios/firmware updates and if it still to much of an issue you have plenty of warranty that covers all that shit in future times.

yeah revere its a pretty nice place, the long wannabe miami beach oh man, i really miss boston you know... are you a roast beef fan? did you know that reelys (or however its spelled) at chelsea is one the best roast beef makers in the whole east coast, literally proven. but that family just would not give up their special recipe for franchising, really!

i used to watch alot of cheerleaders practice in the baseball field by the beach and back of my place every noon after school (my private live chick panorama, my godfather would tell me i was sick in the head but who cared i loved those girls besides i really didnt have any sick or bad intensions but the typical wish just like any other male teen at the time).

i wish i was there at a boston pub when the sox won... now go to sleep man, as for me i have classes tomorrow at 8am full goddamn schedule day and then overwhelming work.

ciao!

ps: whenever you get the chance go visit the roxy latin club at downtown boston, youll like it AMIGO!