a Review (blog?) of the T43p - 2668Q2U

[BillMorrow]

Here is a review of the ThinkPad T43p..

http://urbansemiotic.com/2006/01/03/thi ... 2u-review/

[smugiri]

What a review: I did not see a single negative thing mentioned about the T43p that he got in the entire review - its all high spots and no low spots. Might be that he lucked out and got a machine without the fan issues that many T43p owners talk about here. One thing's for certain though, this guy definitely drank the IBM kool aid. Interesting thing is that I think I agree with most of his sentiments too.

[ricerocket]

Well, he's obviously "one of us", having owned 4 Thinkpads prior. That, and the fact that he paid $3600...makes him want to justify his purchase further.

[christopher_wolf]

Then again; I would tend to think it is a Perfect T43. Just like mine So what? Is a perfect T43p that rare? Goodness...I guess I better count myself as a lucky one then. For that much money and since it is a Thinkpad, I think one should expect the kind of quality.

[dr_st]

I am coming from a Toshiba Qosmio box — a heavy-duty 11 pound Media Center — with a bright and glossy screen. The T43p screen did not look as bright or glossy at first glance. The Toshiba (and Sony Vaio line) use TrueBrite/XBrite technology that gives you clear, deep screen color at any angle. The T43p has a matte finish on the screen and you have to adjust the screen just right to get the screen brightness just right. If you’re like me and you’re up and down all day long and you fidget in your chair a lot throughout the day you will find yourself adjusting the T43p screen more than you would using an XBrite screen. I suppose you could consider that T43p “Flexview” feature as a built-in privacy screen. I don’t mind that ongoing screen adjustment now that I know I must do it — for half a day I was disappointed in the brightness of the T43p screen until I fidgeted a bit and stumbled upon the brightest sweet spot that had been waiting for me there all along. The 15 inch Flexview screen feels bigger than my 17 inch Toshiba Qosmio screen and here’s why…

Boy, did he miss the point on that one.