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Snoopy · 07-16-2005, 08:58 AM

Nice photos and yes, it does put the sizes of the various notebooks in perpective. Is it me or does the black IBM have an Apple logo on the cover, see the first photo.

aznsmileeyface · 07-17-2005, 10:54 AM

The IBM has an apple bumper sticker on the back of its LCD. Looked too plain before

Fidget · 07-16-2005, 11:00 AM

its not just you... my bet is that it is a sticker, i think i got one like it that came with my ipod mini. guess he just didnt like being reminded of the fact he had an ibm and that they are ugly machines (sturdy as hell but not exactly pretty).

scoot1212 · 07-16-2005, 01:47 PM

my t41 is not the prettiest of laptops but it's solid as a rock. i'd take durability over aesthetically pleasing any day of the week. i'll post pictures of the A5 when it comes.
scott

suddste223 · 07-17-2005, 02:16 PM

Nice review!

suddste223 · 07-17-2005, 02:17 PM

and pics!

davez82 · 07-20-2005, 01:47 PM

how is the backlighting, is it even?

aznsmileeyface · 07-20-2005, 02:01 PM

Backlight is even and very bright. Not much "ghosting" when watching DVDs. However, the viewing angle is horrible... almost as bad as my 12 inch iBook G4.

Fidget · 07-20-2005, 02:34 PM

just a thought but the m55 is intended alot for students and such and the lack of a wide viewing angle is not necessarily a bad thing. in a business environment or on a plane not having a huge viewing angle is not at all bad, it may be preferable since you dont always want to have someone else reading your info. the guy sitting next to you may not need to have it and indeed it could be a huge problem if he can see it. same thing for those in university....

davez82 · 07-20-2005, 03:23 PM

would you consider the m55 pretty good for, lets say photo shop? or web authoring

Fidget · 07-20-2005, 04:13 PM

absolutely i would concider it great for that, you dont need a dedicated graphics card for either, but you do need a good screen, good hdd, and a fast processor which the m50/55 has...so yes it would be a good photoshop machine.

davez82 · 07-20-2005, 05:22 PM

was just lookin at some m55's at compusa, the screen is very light on the bottom, like bleeding from the bottom, screen colors seem a little darker too

g00nter · 07-20-2005, 05:41 PM

For hard core photoshop I think you may want to consider something with higher than wxga resolution. Was it a TruBright screen that you saw? Light leakage will be present to some degree in all matte screens, but I don't know about the trubright ones.

davez82 · 07-20-2005, 05:52 PM

yah it was a truebright, almost every 14 inch i've seen has this problem, maybe except the sony s series but that has a totally new set of problems.

problem is , sxga+ resolution is too small, if im making a webpage 72 dpi at sxga+, its too tiny, i dont even know what im doing. if im working in 300 dpi i think almost any res will do cause you can zoom out far, but not with web images. Had this problem while trying the dell 6000 where the res is 1680, not even uxga yet 1920, way too high.

Morphosis · 08-27-2005, 10:28 PM

nice pics!

07-17-2005, 10:54 AM	#2
aznsmileeyface Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duke University Posts: 91 Reviews: 1 Credits: -49	Yes it does The IBM has an apple bumper sticker on the back of its LCD. Looked too plain before

07-16-2005, 11:00 AM	#3
Fidget redeemed. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 28,451 Credits: 22,968	its not just you... my bet is that it is a sticker, i think i got one like it that came with my ipod mini. guess he just didnt like being reminded of the fact he had an ibm and that they are ugly machines (sturdy as hell but not exactly pretty). __________________ Dead: HOME: \| XPS M1710 \| Geforce Go7900 GTX 512mb\| WUXGA 17" LCD \| Current: HOME: \| Apple Macbook Pro \| OSX Snow Leopard \| 2.26ghz Intel \| 2GB DDR3 \| GeForce 9400M \| 160GB Hard Drive \| SuperDrive 8x \| Backlit Keyboard \| Current: WORK: \| Toshiba L300 \| VISTA X64\| T5800 \| 4GB DDR2 \| Intel Integrated Graphics \| 320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive \| 8x DVD±RW \|

07-17-2005, 02:16 PM	#5
suddste223 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,923 Credits: 1,831	Nice review! __________________ Desktop: AMD Athlon 6000+ 3.10GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB internal storage, 500GB external, nVidia 8600GT, Acer 22" Widescreen + Acer 19" widescreen, Windows 7, Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound speakers Laptop: 3.06GHz mobile Intel Pentium 4, 768MB RAM, 40GB HDD, 15"screen, Windows XP Home

07-17-2005, 02:17 PM	#6
suddste223 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,923 Credits: 1,831	and pics! __________________ Desktop: AMD Athlon 6000+ 3.10GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB internal storage, 500GB external, nVidia 8600GT, Acer 22" Widescreen + Acer 19" widescreen, Windows 7, Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound speakers Laptop: 3.06GHz mobile Intel Pentium 4, 768MB RAM, 40GB HDD, 15"screen, Windows XP Home

07-20-2005, 02:01 PM	#8
aznsmileeyface Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duke University Posts: 91 Reviews: 1 Credits: -49	Backlight Backlight is even and very bright. Not much "ghosting" when watching DVDs. However, the viewing angle is horrible... almost as bad as my 12 inch iBook G4.

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07-16-2005, 08:58 AM	#1
Snoopy Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 49 Credits: -332	Nice photos and yes, it does put the sizes of the various notebooks in perpective. Is it me or does the black IBM have an Apple logo on the cover, see the first photo.

07-16-2005, 01:47 PM	#4
scoot1212 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56 Credits: -331	my t41 is not the prettiest of laptops but it's solid as a rock. i'd take durability over aesthetically pleasing any day of the week. i'll post pictures of the A5 when it comes. scott

07-20-2005, 01:47 PM	#7
davez82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 309 Reviews: 1 Credits: -246	how is the backlighting, is it even?

07-20-2005, 02:34 PM	#9
Fidget redeemed. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 28,451 Credits: 22,968	just a thought but the m55 is intended alot for students and such and the lack of a wide viewing angle is not necessarily a bad thing. in a business environment or on a plane not having a huge viewing angle is not at all bad, it may be preferable since you dont always want to have someone else reading your info. the guy sitting next to you may not need to have it and indeed it could be a huge problem if he can see it. same thing for those in university.... __________________ Dead: HOME: \| XPS M1710 \| Geforce Go7900 GTX 512mb\| WUXGA 17" LCD \| Current: HOME: \| Apple Macbook Pro \| OSX Snow Leopard \| 2.26ghz Intel \| 2GB DDR3 \| GeForce 9400M \| 160GB Hard Drive \| SuperDrive 8x \| Backlit Keyboard \| Current: WORK: \| Toshiba L300 \| VISTA X64\| T5800 \| 4GB DDR2 \| Intel Integrated Graphics \| 320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive \| 8x DVD±RW \|

07-20-2005, 03:23 PM	#10
davez82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 309 Reviews: 1 Credits: -246	would you consider the m55 pretty good for, lets say photo shop? or web authoring

07-20-2005, 04:13 PM	#11
Fidget redeemed. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 28,451 Credits: 22,968	absolutely i would concider it great for that, you dont need a dedicated graphics card for either, but you do need a good screen, good hdd, and a fast processor which the m50/55 has...so yes it would be a good photoshop machine. __________________ Dead: HOME: \| XPS M1710 \| Geforce Go7900 GTX 512mb\| WUXGA 17" LCD \| Current: HOME: \| Apple Macbook Pro \| OSX Snow Leopard \| 2.26ghz Intel \| 2GB DDR3 \| GeForce 9400M \| 160GB Hard Drive \| SuperDrive 8x \| Backlit Keyboard \| Current: WORK: \| Toshiba L300 \| VISTA X64\| T5800 \| 4GB DDR2 \| Intel Integrated Graphics \| 320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive \| 8x DVD±RW \|

07-20-2005, 05:22 PM	#12
davez82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 309 Reviews: 1 Credits: -246	was just lookin at some m55's at compusa, the screen is very light on the bottom, like bleeding from the bottom, screen colors seem a little darker too

07-20-2005, 05:41 PM	#13
g00nter [This space for rent] Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On a beach in South America Posts: 5,757 Credits: 3,969	For hard core photoshop I think you may want to consider something with higher than wxga resolution. Was it a TruBright screen that you saw? Light leakage will be present to some degree in all matte screens, but I don't know about the trubright ones. __________________ There's optimism, and then there's stupidity. It's a very fine line. Tecra M2V: PM 1.8GHz, 1.5GB ram, 250GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1" XGA

07-20-2005, 05:52 PM	#14
davez82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 309 Reviews: 1 Credits: -246	yah it was a truebright, almost every 14 inch i've seen has this problem, maybe except the sony s series but that has a totally new set of problems. problem is , sxga+ resolution is too small, if im making a webpage 72 dpi at sxga+, its too tiny, i dont even know what im doing. if im working in 300 dpi i think almost any res will do cause you can zoom out far, but not with web images. Had this problem while trying the dell 6000 where the res is 1680, not even uxga yet 1920, way too high.

08-27-2005, 10:28 PM	#15
Morphosis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6 Credits: -347	nice pics!

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