New in box T41p or T43?

[dct]

I've been offered a new in box T41p at a good price. I really want the 14" 1400 x 1050 display for power and weight reasons - will miss my A31P screen though.

Any thoughts on going for this older generation T41p v the newer T42 / T43 models?

Thanks

David

[JHEM]

David,

What do the T42/43 have that you want?

If the answer is nothing, you'll be as happy with your T41p as I am with mine.

Regards,

James

[dct]

This is just the problem - I can't see any real benefit to the T42 / T43 - if anything just some negatives around battery life especially with the T43.

What am I missing? It seems to be that the very gradual upgrades from the T40 through to T43 scarcely seem worthy of seperate model numbers.

Regards

David

[JHEM]

What am I missing?

Nothing really. It's called marketing.

While the fingerprint reader of the T42 can arguably be said to be sufficient cause for a new T series, I can't really see the reason for the T43 other than the 730, 740 750 and 770 processors. Pure marketing.

Regards,

James

[mad_medic77]

Hi,

I totally agree with James here. If you get the t41p at a good price I would go for it. It's an awesome machine and I wouldn't want to miss it.

Of course there may be slightly better ingedients in the newer models, but every pro has it's con, e.g. battery life.

When you buy a computer it's already old when you've bought it.

regards,

mad_medic77

[asiafish]

Chances are you wouldn't even notice the speed difference, but if you run CAD or such applications, the FireGL card in the T41p will definitely help.