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texref · #1 Post by **texref** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:45 pm

find the part number listed listed on the pdf file from IBM... I don't get it. Oh, BTW does anyone know what is the latest time that Bill would like to be called?

G-Man · #2 Post by **G-Man** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:01 pm

I didn't really get the first part of your post.
You can call Bill noon to 7pm, Eastern Time.

Regards,
G-Man

#3 Post by **JaneL** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:06 pm

From http://thinkpads.com/start.htm:

Telephone (noon to 7pm, Eastern Time) is: 772-781-0039

texref · #4 Post by **texref** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:14 pm

but I am wondering why I'm not able to pull up some part numbers from the IBM website for some T42's that are listed on the .pdf flie from IBM... anyone know why that is?

dclee012 · #5 Post by **dclee012** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:19 pm

its a conspiracy

texref · #6 Post by **texref** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:22 pm

I was affraid of that

I found it, boy do I have egg on my face.

G-Man · #7 Post by **G-Man** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:22 pm

What part numbers are you exactly looking for?

Regards,
G-Man

texref · #8 Post by **texref** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:35 pm

I found them, but at anyrate they are 2373-9XU ($2979), 2373-9ZU ($3129), 2373-GVU ($3279), and a 2373-GRU ($3379). I just did some hunting and pecking and I feel like a smuck now

Here's the website for anyone that may need it

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... edirect.do

I've emailed Bill about prices that he might be able to work out, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet.

Thanks G-man

phat_mats · #9 Post by **phat_mats** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 10:30 am

I was also trying to decide between 2 of the models you're looking at. The 2373-9xu and the 2373-9zu. It is $140 dollar difference between the two and as you know the only diference is the dvd burner. For that $140 dollars you can get a much better external burner. Unless you need to write dvd's while your flying or something ...

I ordered the 2373-9xu through Bill it should be coming shortly. I ordered it on monday, he got it yesterday and it shipping it today. He gave me a great price as well.

Daniel · #10 Post by **Daniel** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:05 pm

phat_mats wrote:Unless you need to write dvd's while your flying or something ...

The Ultrabay DVDR is for the same reason you bought the T42, it's slim form factor. Once you start adding accessories on the side, it negates the portability of a notebook. Why not just get a much more powerful desktop with better everything?

A notebook is already a compromise. Having a slower DVD-R is just another compromise. It wouldn't be worth it if you weren't planning to burn DVDs because the DVD/CDRW is faster.

It'd be a good idea to get an external one if you wanted to burn DVDs at home though.

texref · #11 Post by **texref** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:29 pm

Daniel wrote:

A notebook is already a compromise. Having a slower DVD-R is just another compromise. It wouldn't be worth it if you weren't planning to burn DVDs because the DVD/CDRW is faster.

Daniel, do you know if you're burning CD's (I'm planning on burning DVD's only 20-40% of the time) with the DVD-R, does it go to the burning speed of the CD-RW/DVD (24X I believe)?

Daniel · #12 Post by **Daniel** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:03 pm

The DVD-R is specified to burn at only 16x, not the 24x of the CDRW/DVD.

phat_mats · #13 Post by **phat_mats** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:58 pm

this is an un-deucated response and I'll try and verify this ina bit when I have some time but I don't think the DVD burner will burn at 16x. I think it 2x ... maybe 4x maximum. Even big external players just came out with the capability to burn at 16x. Most of them are still 8x

edit: my mistake I just found this info

Read Speed - 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
Write Speed - 16x (CD) / 1x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed - 8x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RAM) / 1x (DVD-RW)

As you can see it is the rewrite speeds that I was thinking of. Does this mulitburner slim bay support the DVD + and - ?

texref · #14 Post by **texref** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 11:20 pm

Heck, in that case I might just get the CD-RW/DVD model with Bluetooth and just use the DVD+-RW (external @ 4X) that we have at home... just wish that I could burn DVD's on a plane (yes, I travel THAT much

).

phat_mats · #15 Post by **phat_mats** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:33 am

wow ... you must rack up the frequent flyer miles.

From the post a couple back about paying for form and having everything compacted into a small notebook ...

I agree to a certain extent. My point was about things like buring DVD's that most will do very rarely, unless your backing up constantly. You really don't need to pay for a lesser quality DVD burner unless you REALLY REALLY need to use it on the road.

Daniel · #16 Post by **Daniel** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 3:37 am

It's a DVD-R. No DVD+R

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ok now I am blind

boy am I stupid

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