is a thinkpad x40 right for me?

[cdh34]

hello everybody,
first off, im new here so if this is in the wrong section then my bad.
I've been wanting to buy a thinkpad x40 for a while now, i wanted a small portable laptop for school but I'm not interested in a netbook. Now what i want to know is if a thinkpad is suitable for my needs.
Here's what I'm looking for:
-word processing, for notes and papers and stuff like that
-web browsing
-simple c/c++/java coding
-and youtube videos in 480p, for when i want to procrastinate or ignore the professor.

these are the simple things that i usually need a laptop for. i usually carry around a 15 inch laptop and im getting kinda tired of carrying it around so can a thinkpad x40 handle those simple tasks?

[billp117]

Welcome to the forum:

Unless you are getting the X40 for an extremely low price...I would recommend an X60. The X60 will support more memory, Windows 7, and a much larger hard drive.

[Weogo]

Hi CDH,

I'm still running an X41 Tablet, and it does ok.
What makes the X41 work is having the 1.5 processor, 2 gigs RAM and most important, the Samsung SSD.

The SSD costs around $200, so even if you get the T40 for cheap, the price jumps up to the range where the X60 noted by BillP makes sense.

Good health, Weogo

[cdh34]

thanks for the input,
the x60 was actually my first choice until recently when i accidentally washed my mp3 player, so now i need a new one. i checked on craigslist for sellers around my area, and i can get a x40(~$160) for about half the price of a x60(~$350).
i thought that the x40 can handle the simple task that i wanted to do, so i wanted to buy it and then also buy a mp3 player.
hmmm, guess i might just go for the x60 and go without a mp3 player for a while.

[ZaZ]

How much are you spending on your mp3 player? Here's one for $33.