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ZCorker · #1 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:19 am

What does IBM charge to renew their 3 year warranty on the T41? Is a T41 with a renewable 3 year warranty really worth it? Or would I be better of just getting a T42? I hear the T42 runs a little cooler.

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cmarti · #2 Post by **cmarti** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:06 pm

Renew if you are happy with the T41.
There is not much difference between the T41 and the T42.

ZCorker · #3 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:13 pm

I don't have a T41 or a T42. How much does it cost to renew an IBM 3 year warranty with a T41? I am trying to make a determination if it is financially worth it to buy a T41 or just go out and buy a T42

I don't have a laptop at all.

bigtiger · #4 Post by **bigtiger** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:25 pm

I would say go with a T42. The extra cpu cache really worth it.

Also, the battery manager in T42 is better. You can set the charging thread whereas in T41 you cannot. This makes a lot of difference.

I owned both T41 and T43. There is a significant difference in terms of performance.

ZCorker · #5 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:31 pm

This is really good information to know. May I ask how much the renewable 3 year warranty from IBM is on a T41? This information would probably make up my mind.

ZCorker · #6 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:01 pm

I take it you would get a T42 over a T43 or a T41? A number of people have advised me that they think the T42 is a better computer -- less heat, longer battery life.

cmarti · #7 Post by **cmarti** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:21 pm

Go for the T42.

Extend the warranty would be like $300 USD more or less.

More information is required?

sugo · #8 Post by **sugo** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:18 pm

Apart from 3D scores, T41 is very close to T42 in terms of performance. Have you considered keeping the T41 and get a Merom based T next year? I know I would if I were in that situation.

ZCorker · #9 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:21 pm

I don't have a T41 and don't know why anyone thinks I do. I am looking to buy a computer and was trying to get educated with respect to my options.

What is the "merom" based computer that you referred to you in your last post? I am leaning towards buying a used computer. I don't like the heat issues or short battery life associated with the T43 and duo core. T42 with 1.5ghz is more than fast enough for what I do.

sugo · #10 Post by **sugo** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:27 pm

Sorry my bad. Merom is the new intel cpu based on the Core architecture.

If you are getting used then you should be happy with either one. Make sure you get one with at least 1 year OEM warranty remaining.

semaj · #11 Post by **semaj** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:29 pm

how about the differance between t41p and t42p series. How differant are they? I have a t41 with a t42p board installed. i was thinking about buying a t41p to replace this one since it iwll have a better wireless card, and a few other features. I was wonder how much of a step back that would be.

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sugo · #12 Post by **sugo** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:37 pm

Both T42p and T41p have ATI Mobility FIREGL T2 with 128MB video memory.

To use a different WiFi card, you can actually buy one and install it yourself.

Aroc · #13 Post by **Aroc** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:51 pm

It's roughly $100 per year to extend the warranty. So you'd be looking at roughly $300 for 3 years, like someone else quoted.

ZCorker · #14 Post by **ZCorker** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:26 pm

I have decided to buy the T42. I don't think I really need the extended warranty. I would be a lot happier if I could find a T42 with 1.5ghz, but they don't seem to exist. Seems like a lot more of T41 with SXGA are on E-bay and only one T42 with SXGA is on there.

I found a college student in Massachusetts who is willing to sell me one for $700. He has a 60mb hard drive, but only a dvd-CDRW.
I will probably go that route unless I find something on e-bay.

rleo25 · #15 Post by **rleo25** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:33 pm

Go for the T42 ZCorker see my recent posts on this issue.

God luck, ah I would recommend to buy a new one with 3 years garantee. +- $ 1200

christopher_wolf · #16 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:14 pm

There are T42s with 1.5GHz P-Ms; these are, however, based on Banias and every T42 above 1.5GHz are based off of Dothan.

defjux · #17 Post by **defjux** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:41 pm

Do yourself a favor and wait for Merom. Much faster, cooler, longer battery life; a -true- desktop replacement in thin & light form factor. Even if you don't want merom, snatch a T60 on rebate once Merom comes out. Interim technology like the first gen core duos always go for a steal since there's no reason to bother with them from a performance standpoint.

christopher_wolf · #18 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:24 pm

defjux wrote:Interim technology like the first gen core duos always go for a steal since there's no reason to bother with them from a performance standpoint.

Well, not quite...then again, if the price range is around ~$800 and it is only to meet critical, baseline needs then a T42 would do just about as good as a T60.

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