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WTB: a nice R50p for $600 shipped or less (BOUGHT!)
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:21 pm
by pianowizard
It's about time I played with an R-series Thinkpad! I am only interested in the R50p. If you have one for sale for around $600 shipped or less, please drop me a PM. Thanks!
(Please do NOT email me because I get hundreds of spam everyday and your email would get buried by them. PM is preferred.)
UPDATE: I bought one on eBay!
My T60 is now up for sale locally.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:04 pm
by pianowizard
Anyone? I really really want an R50p! Owners, don't you want to sell your R50p and get one of those fancy new T61's or R61's?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:10 pm
by tfflivemb2
Good luck with that one...I see that there are only 2 listed on eBay...and only one of them is close to what you want to spend...
eBay link
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:13 am
by underclocker
You could also consider a high end R50 non-p.
Model 1836-3SU, for instance, has a/b/g, BT, SXGA+ 15", Radeon 9000 32mb video, etc.
They're nice and much less than the p's when available.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:05 am
by tfflivemb2
I think that pianowizard is looking for the high resolution, and 128mb video card that comes with the R50p.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:07 am
by pianowizard
tfflivemb2 wrote:I think that pianowizard is looking for the high resolution, and 128mb video card that comes with the R50p.
Steve knows me so well!
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:15 am
by underclocker
I was just offering up an alternative because I agree that with those high prices for an R50p, why not just grab this T42p!?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0114345216
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:13 am
by pianowizard
underclocker wrote:I was just offering up an alternative because I agree that with those high prices for an R50p, why not just grab this T42p!?
Oh my goodness, this T42p is insanely tempting! But I must resist because my craving for an R50p is stronger!
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:34 pm
by spuddog
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:31 pm
by underclocker
That is a nice option, the high end non-p R5x's were very nice machines and well priced.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:34 pm
by gator
Thats an amazing deal. I am thinking of getting this for my brother. I was initially thinking of a 14" SXGA+ T42, but this price is great. Thanks underclocker.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:32 pm
by ajkula66
Sorry, Sri...that baby's gone with the wind...and with a good reason...the price was ridiculous for a machine of these specs...
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:38 pm
by gator
ajkula66 wrote:Sorry, Sri...that baby's gone with the wind...and with a good reason...the price was ridiculous for a machine of these specs...
Dang, and dang! I had made up my mind to get this and before I could transfer the money to the account linked to paypal, this is gone ...
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:01 pm
by pianowizard
gator wrote:before I could transfer the money to the account linked to paypal, this is gone ...
Why pay from your bank account anyway? It's much safer to Paypal from a credit card, and you can also save some money if the credit card gives you some form of cashback. For this T42p, my Discover or Visa card would give me $7.09 cashback.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:04 pm
by gator
pianowizard wrote:
Why pay from your bank account anyway? It's much safer to Paypal from a credit card, and you can also save some money if the credit card gives you some form of cashback. For this T42p, my Discover or Visa card would give me $7.09 cashback.
Being a measly (international) student, it'll take a while to up my credit limt to those amounts
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 1:32 pm
by pianowizard
Bought one on eBay! It was expensive ($700 shipped), but with very good specs:
P M 1.7GHz, 1GB (2x512MB) RAM, 60GB 7200rpm HDD, 15 UXGA(1600x1200) TFT LCD, 128MB ATI FireGL T2, CD-RW/DVD-R Multi-Burner, IBM 802.11a/b/g wireless(MPCI), Bluetooth/Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 9 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro
I already have a QXGA LCD for it. I think I still need to buy an inverter and an LCD cable, and then I can swap the LCDs and experience 170.7 DPI resolution! (And then go blind LOL!!!)
This massive monster will definitely serve as desktop replacement and will never leave my desk. It will replace my current T60. It's a downgrade in several ways: slower CPU, smaller and slower RAM, smaller HDD. But it's an upgrade in terms of HDD speed, graphics memory size, DVD-R, and of course display resolution!
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 1:59 pm
by gator
Please post pics when you get the system running!
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:16 am
by underclocker
Awesome. Someone is selling the LCD cable you need in the marketplace - it's listed with a bunch of other parts for sale - only $9.
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=41993
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:43 am
by brentpresley
That SOMEONE is Bonistic. And he is one of the BEST sellers on this board (and I know saying something like that doesn't come lightly, considering the company we all keep).
You can't go wrong w/ doing business with him.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:55 am
by pianowizard
underclocker wrote:Someone is selling the LCD cable you need in the marketplace - it's listed with a bunch of other parts for sale - only $9.
Wow, that's awesome! $9 is $10 cheaper than my other source. I love both you and Bonistic! And thanks Brent for endorsing Bontistic -- I've sent him a PM.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:46 am
by Turbo Audi
My T60 is for sale!?
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:54 am
by pianowizard
Turbo Audi wrote:My T60 is for sale!?
Yes indeed! You want to buy it back from me? It has four times as much RAM now, and still only one dead pixel!
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 12:28 pm
by Kyocera
is this sale a done deal or what? is it time to lock it?
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 12:32 pm
by pianowizard
Mike, please lock it. When I have my QXGA R50p up and running, I will start a new thread to show off.