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I'm looking to replace an i1200 (1161-71U) that's on its way out after a... clumsy moment back on Friday the 13th (optical drive flatlined, lid hinges cracked and looking sketchy).

With the help of my tax refund, I can pretty definitely afford a Certified Used T30. I can probably pull together just enough to swing a T40, though it'll mean scraping by on pocket change for a couple weeks until my next paycheck.

So, here I turn for advice and opinions. What have you got?

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Well, I guess my first question would be "What do you plan on using it for?"

In terms of a replacement to that i Series Thinkpad, both the T30 and the T40 pull some quite impressive performance.

I have a Certified Used t30 from IBM, great machine. I use it at work travelling around, while I don't think it would be as light as a 14" T40 the price and configuration was well worth it.

Well, I guess my first question would be "What do you plan on using it for?"

I've used my i Series as a pretty general-purpose machine; everything from basic office tasks to some web design and image editing... even some audio editing in Sound Forge.

i would recommend the T40. The extra $$ is definitely worth it.
Bettery battery runtime, cooler cpu (P-M vs P4-M), thinner and much lighter.

-dj

Having owned two T30's and T4X's I can agree with the statement above ONLY if you are going to take your laptop "places" on a regular basis. If you are going to keep it on a desk 90% percent of the time, then the T30 should be sufficient and you can save some $$$.

FYI:


The i series was a terrible machine compared to all the other offerings that IBM had, if you go with the T30 or T4X; you are going to realize how nice these machines really are.

Well, I placed my order on Friday and got the invoice today from IBM, with notification that it should ship within 24 hours. I settled on a Certified Used T40p (2373-G1U) - 1.6Ghz/512/40GB/SXGA+/FireGL 9000/DVD-CDRW Combo/GbEther/WiFi/BT - "slightly imperfect" for $799.

That's less than half what I paid for the i1200 five and a half years ago!

Thanks for the input!

[UPDATE: As of 8:47PM EST, it's in the hands of UPS and scheduled for delivery on 2/16]

draco2527 wrote:FYI:


The i series was a terrible machine compared to all the other offerings that IBM had, if you go with the T30 or T4X; you are going to realize how nice these machines really are.

Just adding onto this some more; the i Series machines were built, under licence from IBM, by Acer; so there are some pretty interesting differences when you compare them to other Thinkpads just a little ahead of the i Series.

equinoxx wrote: [UPDATE: As of 8:47PM EST, it's in the hands of UPS and scheduled for delivery on 2/16]

haha, I know exacty how you feel. My refurbed T40 is on it's way from uBid right now. Expected delivery 2/16 as well.

I've been watching the tracking information.

They have a good deal going. The auction restarts when it ends, because they have a good bit of stock.

http://www.ubid.com/actn/opn/getpage.as ... =searchall

renderful wrote:

equinoxx wrote: [UPDATE: As of 8:47PM EST, it's in the hands of UPS and scheduled for delivery on 2/16]

haha, I know exacty how you feel. My refurbed T40 is on it's way from uBid right now. Expected delivery 2/16 as well.

I've been watching the tracking information.

If it's wrong of me to check the tracking page at UPS.com every hour and a half to see how much closer it's gotten... I don't wanna be right!

Mine just left Memphis!

Mine came from Raleigh, and arrived at 12:50PM Eastern. Say hello to the über-proud new owner of a T40p!

equinoxx wrote:Mine came from Raleigh, and arrived at 12:50PM Eastern. Say hello to the über-proud new owner of a T40p!

Still waiting

posting from my T40 NOW!

SKÅL!