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Stolen Thinkpad Recovered

Last post by mrdeucie « Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:38 pm
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by DIGITALgimpus » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:43 pm

This is why it's essential to call IBM/Lenovo IMEDIATELY after your laptop is stolen.

Or any manufacturer. I've heard these stories from others,...

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Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:38 pm
Order Status timeline?

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:22 am
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by jessetig » Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:58 pm

I ordered a T43 (August model, not Express program) on Sept 6. THe order status page still shows within 2-4 weeks with no specific estimated ship...

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Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:22 am
New tabook available - with Z series

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by rjm1135 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:33 pm

Cheers,
Rob.

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Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:03 pm
You've asked for this...

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by ian » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:00 am

By popular demand - I'm back!

Yes, that subtle, modest brit living in France has decided NOT to abandon the single most interesting forum on the...

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Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:33 am
Paintjob on the 380

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:59 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:52 pm

Hello folks, I just recieved a 380D from a forum member and it's in pretty good shape with the exception of some expected cosmetic wear and two spots...

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Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:59 pm
whom to complain about T43 delay

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by ddutta » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:46 pm

I odered a T43 CTO on Sep1st. I see that its backordered and I might get this thing in mid Oct!!! .... Is there something I can do eg. scream,...

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Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:04 am
IBM may be losing its grip

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by jdhurst » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:38 pm

About a year ago I got a couple of T41's for a client. The price was good at the time, and they were Wireless Upgradeable but no card installed. I...

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Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:29 pm
Verizon's EV-DO high-speed cellular going into laptops

Last post by Sudevan « Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:43 am
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by GomJabbar » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:46 am

Says here that Lenovo, HP and Dell are going to preinstall Verizon's EV-DO wireless in some of their laptops. Lenovo will be first with their...

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Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:43 am
When do you get billed when ordering from IBM?

Last post by mrdeucie « Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:58 am
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by dikrek » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:44 pm

I was wondering - does your card get billed when you order, when they send or when you receive?

Thx

Dimitris

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:58 am
Thumb-down for IBM EasyService

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by The Counterpart » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:57 am

I keep hearing all the talk about how good is IBM when it comes to servicing your laptop and finally, I have a chance to try it myself... THEY ARE...

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Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:24 pm
Time for a FAQ update?

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by HorizontalDropout » Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:23 pm

As a definite newbie, to both thinkpads and to thinkpads.com, I've had a LOT of questions, many of which seem to be pretty comon, all of which tend...

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Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:19 am
PCI-slot of a Dock I/II: What's in your slot?

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by doppelfish » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:02 am

Call to all owners of a ThinkPad Dock I or Dock II: What card do You use in the half-height/full-height slot of the Dock?...

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Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:05 am
New Multiburner drive

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by Khelmar » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:33 pm

Lenovo's page on the new drive.

Apparently, it's faster and does DVD-R+ and DVD-RW+ in addition to the R- and RW-.

According to my rep, he...

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Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:25 pm
hi,everybody! i am from chinese, and a fan of ibm!

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by j_zy28 » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:37 pm

hello, everybody. ibm thinkpad t series was a dream of mine, now i have thinkpad t43, i am in heaven!! do u guys hear that lenovo buy ibm？ i don't...

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Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:08 am
Intel unveils the Merom!

Last post by tamh « Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:26 am
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by ddutta » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:40 pm

Now we need a T50 :)

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Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:26 am
'IBM Develops ThinkPad Tablet PC'

Last post by brainpicker « Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:23 pm
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by BigWarpGuy » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:38 pm

IBM is readying a ThinkPad laptop that features a rotating screen designed to turn the machine into a tablet computer, according to documents from...

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Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:23 pm
Confused that THINKPADS.COM is really IBM??

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by BillMorrow » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:05 pm
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In my dealings with Lenovo (or IBM) they say that THINKPADS.COM can confuse visitors into thinking that they are dealing with IBM or (now) Lenovo...
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Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:52 am
IBM Active Wallpaper coding question

Last post by STS06 « Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:41 am

by STS06 » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:41 am

Hi all...

I have started editing the HTML code to add cities and remove some for an active wallpaper with the IBM gray/black continental wallpaper....

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Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:41 am
RoadWired KeyCard Travelock™ Defeated in seconds

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by Vindicated » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:11 am

RoadWired® KeyCard Travelock™ Security Kit

RoadWired® has a very interesting and unique product called the KeyCard TraveLock™ Security Kit....

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Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:11 am
How good should Lenovo online service be?

Last post by teepee « Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:11 pm
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by teepee » Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:54 pm

Hi

I bought a T42 last month but there are a couple of problems with it. So I went to the ThinkPad web site, clikced through on submit a request and...

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Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:11 pm
Intel looks to the future: Merom, Conroe, and Woodcrest

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by K. Eng » Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:55 pm

Intel has finally made some public announcements about its next family of x64 (x86-64) microprocessors. A microarchitecture shift like this occurs...

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Last post by K. Eng
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:55 pm
A HOWTO / Tutorial section ?

Last post by yukit « Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:20 pm
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by arion » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:53 am

Can there be a HOWTO / Tutorial section added where people can post guides on HOWTO do various things ?

Like Hardware and Software fixes and...

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Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:20 pm
What is IBM's policy on exchanges?

Last post by juancferrer « Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:20 pm
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by the Jones » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:23 am

Hi all,

I was curious what IBM's policy on exchanges for a different model is. I just (as in 2 days ago) recieved my new t43p. I got the t43p...

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Last post by juancferrer
Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:20 pm
What should I use to clean the monitor?

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:31 am
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by teknoT42 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:53 pm

I need to buy a product to clean my monitor such as an anti-static cloth or something.
Any Recommendations?

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:31 am
Glad to have this site at last.

Last post by STS06 « Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:51 pm
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by amhar » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:38 pm

:D So glad i found this site. I brought my first thinkpad 600x about a year ago and love it to bits, have made a few upgrades with larger hard drive...

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Last post by STS06
Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:51 pm
Thank you

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by STS06 » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:50 pm

Well I just wanted to thank everyone for the help and advice they lended to me when I was deciding on which computer to get. I just got my T42...

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Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:50 pm
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Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:35 pm
t43 warranty upgrade: tnkpd protection vs extended srv cntrt

Last post by revolutionary_one « Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:29 am
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by roadkil238 » Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:11 pm

hello. i have a question on the warranty upgrades that are available when one purchases a t43 online. i narrowed my search down to two models, one...

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Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:29 am
Levono Profits up 6%

Last post by admsteiner « Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:00 am
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by admsteiner » Wed Aug 10, 2005 10:14 am

The AP is reporting (I don't have a publicly available link) that Levono's 1Q profits are up 6%. More importantly...
Chief Executive Steve Ward said...

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Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:00 am
Warranty and Protection

Last post by bhtooefr « Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:49 pm
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by STS06 » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:05 pm

Hi all, I just bought a T42 (model 2373N3U). It comes with a three year warranty (so its says on the quote i received). However, I'm assuming this...

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Last post by bhtooefr
Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:49 pm
where do thinkpad users hang out? this place is so quiet

Last post by JaneL « Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:57 pm
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by leo221 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:38 pm

dell, hp forums are crowded. i guess we are minorities compare to them.

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Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:57 pm
Something wrong on my T43 warranty

Last post by JHEM « Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:49 am
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by Navck » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:26 pm

I see this
1 41C9247 Extended Service Contract 3 YR $107.10
$107.10
I ordered that with my 3 year standard warranty.
I also shipped my TP To...

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Last post by JHEM
Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:49 am
Great deal for US TP users

Last post by JHEM « Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:34 pm
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by climbingrose » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:24 am

Have a look:

So cool! What a pity that I'm not in US.

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Last post by JHEM
Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:34 pm
Free IBM Thinkpad?

Last post by K. Eng « Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:45 pm
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by BigWarpGuy » Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:36 pm

There was a link at the above site about a free IBM Thinkpad. How real is this deal? It links to the below site but it does not mention Thinkpads....

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Last post by K. Eng
Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:45 pm
Decent deal on Li-polymer Slim Bay Battery.

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by anthony » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:50 pm

$74 from Server Supply, no tax, no shipping. Rec'd mine 2 days after placing order. Paid by PayPal.

Go in thru the link on this page by clicking on...

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Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:13 pm
You snooze, you lose

Last post by pipspeak « Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:54 pm
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by pipspeak » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:54 pm

Yesterday I saved a shopping cart on the Lenovo website containing a Visa-discounted T43, 2686DGU, for $1420 plus the free 512MB upgrade, which for...

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Last post by pipspeak
Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:54 pm
New August 2005 - Version 295 tabook is out

Last post by tom2517 « Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:16 am
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by ads » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:27 pm

The new August 2005 - Version 295 tabook is out.

Here is the link:

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Last post by tom2517
Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:16 am
Stolen and recovered laptop story

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:27 pm
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by no_man » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:16 pm

This is story from work, not about an IBM Thinkpad, but it could have been.

A fellow worker goes to professional baseball game after work, leaves...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:27 pm
The end of the road for IBM Laptops?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:55 pm
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by systemBuilder » Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:35 am

I am struck at all the mixed blessings available in IBM laptops these days. For example, you can get a big bright 15 SXGA+ screen but it ghosts and...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:55 pm
demise of the 3yr warranty?

Last post by K. Eng « Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:45 am
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by pipspeak » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:15 am

I was just on the TP website looking at the various T models and noticed that the majority listed are TP Express models with only a one-year...

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Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:45 am
Napa platform updates

Last post by K. Eng « Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:16 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:51 pm

A couple main points:
- 955XM chipset is cancelled
+945PM and GM chipset get 4GB max memory instead of 2GB max memory
+945GMS and 940GML chipsets...

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Last post by K. Eng
Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:16 pm
Extended Service Contrac vs Warranty Upgrade

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by wantathinkpad » Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:40 pm

Hey I am confused on which one I am can get based on this

ThinkPlus are primarily available for machines normally used for business, professional or...

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Last post by wantathinkpad
Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:40 pm
More ThinkPads than I ever want to see in my life...

Last post by thePCxp « Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:15 pm
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by mr_mbuna » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:40 pm

Until I go back to college, I've taken on a contract job at a nearby IT firm that markets to the public sector. The contract I'm working on is to...

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Last post by thePCxp
Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:15 pm
Any info on the Z series?

Last post by K. Eng « Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:33 pm
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by Henry » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:18 pm

I've heard speculation here and there of a widescreen Z series ThinkPad. Is there any word of it at this moment? If so, will it replace any of the...

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Last post by K. Eng
Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:33 pm
Merom tapeout in June, A0 silicon functional!

Last post by K. Eng « Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:56 am
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by K. Eng » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:00 pm

Edit: There was some language confusion. Tapeout refers to finalization of the design for initial prototype manufacturing.

Last information, and...

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Last post by K. Eng
Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:56 am
What can I do if my thinkpad got stolen?

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:01 am
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by cchsiao » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:10 pm

Today I went out for lunch for about 1 and half hours. When I came back, I found that the front door of my apartment is unlocked and finally found...

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Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:01 am
Stock battery needed for warranty?

Last post by daba « Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:28 pm
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by daba » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:23 am

Hello,

I recently purchased an 8-cell battery for my X40, and no longer use the 4-cell. I am considering selling the 4-cell; however, should I keep...

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Last post by daba
Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:28 pm
Cool people who use Thinkpads I noticed today

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:04 pm
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by lfeagan » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:45 pm

Dudes! I found out something very cool just now that I hadn't known before, Eric S. Raymond uses a Thinkpad X40. And lots of other gurus of the land...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:04 pm
Security strategies?

Last post by Nolonemo « Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:04 pm
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by EatMorGlue » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:06 pm

I've been thinking about getting a tracking program like computrace to help me recover my T42 should it get stolen. But in thinking about how those...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:04 pm
Yonah notebook prototype spotted: 1.47 GHz dual core, 945GM

Last post by K. Eng « Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:37 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:13 pm

There are very interesting pictures:
Picture 1 shows what looks like a 14 or 15 widecreen chasis. Note the digital camera integrated into the top of...

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Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:37 pm

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