Looking at a T-40

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kingman99 · #1 Post by **kingman99** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:12 pm

What do you think about this model. It will go for under $400 on Ebay?

It just sounds cheap and not that more expensive then a T-30!

Thanks

Alan

cmarti · #2 Post by **cmarti** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:05 pm

What model?

kingman99 · #3 Post by **kingman99** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:08 pm

Item Specifics - PC Laptops
Brand: IBM, Lenovo Hard Drive Capacity: 60 GB
Family: -- Screen Size: 14 inches
Processor Type: Intel Pentium M, Centrino Operating System: Windows XP
Processor Model: -- Primary Drive: CD-RW/DVD Combo
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz Condition: --
Memory (RAM): 512 MB

Model #2373-75U

Thanks

Alan

cmarti · #4 Post by **cmarti** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:48 pm

kingman99 wrote:

Model #2373-75U

Alan

That is the machine type number for a T40

Is the seller saying it's a T42?

kingman99 · #5 Post by **kingman99** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:18 pm

The seller is saying that it's a T-40

What do you think?

Thanks

Alan

pianowizard · #6 Post by **pianowizard** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:24 pm

kingman99 wrote:It just sounds cheap and not that more expensive then a T-30!

The T40 is a much better machine than the T30. $400 is a reasonable price for the 2373-75U which has these original specs:

P M 1.5GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500, 16x10x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD(slim), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), Cisco 802.11b Wireless(MPCI), Secure Chip(TCPA), UltraNav, 6 cell battery, WinXP Pro

Looks like the HDD and the RAM have been upgraded, which is good.

cmarti · #7 Post by **cmarti** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:58 pm

kingman99 wrote:The seller is saying that it's a T-40

What do you think?

Thanks

Alan

Go for it! It's a nice machine and the upgrades make it even better.

joecolerulz · #8 Post by **joecolerulz** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:37 am

whats so bad about the t30? ive had mine for abit over a week and no problems yet its going great guns and i just got a new battery for it. i dont have hte memory problem in mine theres 512 ram and it says 512 ram...... just wondering why so much negativity on that machine and i have a notebook cooler to stop it overheating.

cheers

Temetka · #9 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:11 am

The problems with the T40 series are that 1 of the RAM slots can fail, it has (now) weak video card and from what I understand uses a P4-M CPU. That mobile P4 is hot as heck and not as efficient as a Pentium M.

kingman99 · #10 Post by **kingman99** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:17 am

The problems with the T40 series are that 1 of the RAM slots can fail, it has (now) weak video card and from what I understand uses a P4-M CPU. That mobile P4 is hot as heck and not as efficient as a Pentium M.

What you are saying is that the T-40 is a problem machine, in fact what l have been reading here is that all ot the Thinkpads after the 600 series have their share of problems. My 600x is a gem except that it's old but at least it works like it was meant to. I'm the problem not the 6oo.

Bottomline what is the Thinkpad to buy?

Alan

#11 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:24 am

Temetka wrote:The problems with the T40 series are that 1 of the RAM slots can fail, it has (now) weak video card and from what I understand uses a P4-M CPU. That mobile P4 is hot as heck and not as efficient as a Pentium M.

I believe we're talking about the T30, not the T40..T40 has the Pentium M and the T30 has the Pentium 4-m.

Ron

#12 Post by **KristianJ** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:24 am

Temetka wrote:The problems with the T40 series are that 1 of the RAM slots can fail, it has (now) weak video card and from what I understand uses a P4-M CPU. That mobile P4 is hot as heck and not as efficient as a Pentium M.

Naturally you mean T30

But regarding the T40, the specs of what you're looking at are good for the price, however I'm sort of guessing that given the original configuration, it could be 2 x 256MB sticks instead of 1 x 512. Might be worth checking so that if you do want to upgrade to, say, 1GB, you won't need to replace both sticks.

Temetka · #13 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:41 pm

I was tired. Yes I meant to say T30.

kingman99 · #14 Post by **kingman99** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:49 pm

Hey

Thanks, l'm glad we got that straight, l missed out on a T-40 last night on a "Buy it now" because l thought twice and by the time l decided to go for it (5 minutes or less) it was gone. It was a private seller which probably is better then a reseller that gets one off lease.

That's only my humble opinion.

Thanks

Alan

Temetka · #15 Post by **Temetka** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:11 am

A lot of those off lease laptops are usually in great condition. A good amount of them usually seem to have a RAM upgrade (if the seller didn't pull it).

I have purchased off lease laptops in the past and it would seem that most companies take really good care of their machines. Sure there is the oddball laptop which is trashed, but most reputable sellers will note that in the auction and adjust the price accordingly. That is assuming they don't just sell it for parts or repair.

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