Skip all the memory-saving, software-tweaking techniques and upgrade to ATLEAST 1gb of ram. you dont want to limit a great thinkpad by slowing it down with so little ram. if your cheap though you could always disable unneeded services, startup items, and systray items that are hogging up your ram.

I use the kensington contour notebook backpack, reviewed at notebookreview.com. Its safe, and extremely comfortable. I also have a shaggymac lcd screen protector cloth thing that fits between keyboard and lcd. its cool.

Maybe im lucky, maybe its because i use the thinkpad power manager defaults, but my fan is comparable to an inaudable whisper at loudest. I never use it plugged in and cranked up to high power so I dont know about that though.

Thanks for the replies. As it turns out I do have the 3 year warranty that covers accidental spills. Now I dont have to be hyper-paranoid about spilling coffee on my thinkpad!

I purchased the 3 year extended warranty from IBM/Lenovo, but I heard that if water or some other substance is spilled on it, the warranty will not cover it. Is this true? If so, is there a stronger warranty available, in case I spill coffee on my laptop. (I use my thinkpad at starbucks about 15 hou...

14.1" SXGA+, why ruin perfection?

I had a dead or stuck pixel, im not sure which one. I looked around for ideas on how to fix one if possible on the internet, and it said that some people can 'reset' their pixels by firmly rubbing the area of the LCD with cotton, or other soft material. I tried it, and it worked! holy cow.. right?! ...

I use klearscreen cleaning wipes. They contain specially formulated wet/dry cloths. I also use a Shaggymac 14" LCD protector that fits between the lcd and the keyboard when you close your laptop. That way you dont get oil transfer from the keyboard to the LCD. It also doubles as a gentle dust remove...

havent used the 15", but im in love with my 14.1" SXGA

I just got my new T43p in yesterday.. Its sweet! I ordered it on june 21, and it arrived at 9:30 AM on the 29th! The predicted ship date was july 11th, so it arrived very early. From what I hear in some circles is that the Thinkpad is ugly. Well.. my first impression is how sleek and nice it looks. ...