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jimg72 · #1 Post by **jimg72** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:23 am

Just thought I'd share a link to some pictures of my new T42p. This is my first Thinkpad, I've owned 3 Dell laptops (Inspiron 3800, 8200, & Precision M60) before now. So far on day 3 I'm loving it, the screen is beautiful, build quality much better than Dell, and the wow factor off the scale. I'm just impressed with the way IBM does business compared to Dell. From ordering to driver downloads everything just seems much more together.

Anyway, posted a couple of the pictures to my blog that I took when it came in, and also posted links to original hi-res shots that some here might be interested in seeing. I know I looked around for hi-res before I made my purchase and couldn't find many. If anyone has other requests for different angles or whatnot post here or to the blog and I'll take them and post them.

Great community, look forward to participating...

bigjim.org - Thinkpad T42p Pictures

Daniel · #2 Post by **Daniel** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:23 pm

Man that Flexview looks nice. Sometimes I really think I should've gotten it. Take that plastic cover sticker off your bezel!

kjarrett · #3 Post by **kjarrett** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:52 pm

Lovely! I would love to see high-rez pix of the screen in Windows, and more of the unit, as many as you wish to take. Specifically anything showing the tolerances, build quality, etc. Please poste again at the Thinkpad forum. Thanks!

jimg72 · #4 Post by **jimg72** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:47 pm

More hi-res pictures, Thinkpad T42p 2373KXU. You sure can't hide the dust from a 7.1mp camera

p0ser · #5 Post by **p0ser** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:36 am

great pictures - those are huge! =) .. btw, it looks like you're running windows, but how is it that you don't have a start button/menu on your desktop?

jeroenp · #6 Post by **jeroenp** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:35 am

Jim,

Cool pictures!

You seem to be a software developer too

BTW: What is this tiny thingy at the right side of the Ethernet port on this picture:
http://bigjim.org/thinkpad/IMG_3829.JPG

Cheese!

--jeroen (http://www.besharp.net)

ThinkPad A21p (2629H2U): 15" UXGA, 850Mhz, 512MB, ATi Mobility M3 16, 80Gb 4200rpm, Thomson b/g

#7 Post by **JaneL** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:42 am

>BTW: What is this tiny thingy at the right side of the Ethernet port on this picture:
>

Network activity light.

gcchatel · #8 Post by **gcchatel** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:18 am

p0ser, you can run what they call windows themes or visual styles that make your windows look like whatever you want. Look into stylexp, I have a panther theme that is quite nice.

RCube · #9 Post by **RCube** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:40 pm

I see VS .NET 2003

p0ser · #10 Post by **p0ser** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:20 am

gcchatel wrote:p0ser, you can run what they call windows themes or visual styles that make your windows look like whatever you want. Look into stylexp, I have a panther theme that is quite nice.

nice! what theme are you running exactly jimg72? i like how clean it looks..

clmbngbkng · #11 Post by **clmbngbkng** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:07 am

I agree. It looks very plain an yet sharp.

If I could find a place to DL nice skins then i would buy stylesxp but for now I make do with Windows.

So care to let us in on where you got it?

Daniel · #12 Post by **Daniel** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:45 am

BigJim, do you happen to also be on www.s2ki.com ?

jimg72 · #13 Post by **jimg72** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 pm

Hadn't been able to check in since I posted, all sorts of questions... I am a developer, I live in vs.net and TOAD. The pictures are 7.1 megapixel, taken with a Canon Powershot S70.

The style you see there is a Windows Blinds skin called Dogma X. I've used visual styles and window blinds and styles are easier but blinds is nicer. Either offers a nice change of pace. Most of time when I'm working I just use XP Luna since it plays nice with everything, but that Dogma style is nice looking and usable, rare if you ask me.

I am on s2ki, I'm jimg71 there, a typo when I created my account left me at *71 instead of my usual *72. Haven't checked in there in a while, when I first got my S in April I was reading there all the time but now that I've found answers to most of my questions I spend my S time in the car not in front of the monitor reading about them. I should check in more often.

Thanks for the comments, loving my first Thinkpad!!!

gcchatel · #14 Post by **gcchatel** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:58 am

hi everyone, since there was interest in visual themes, i thought i would chip in with some information.

StyleXP is what I use mainly because I got it free, here is the URL to their site and you can get a free trial there to play with it:

http://www.tgtsoft.com/prod_sxp.php

Then you can go to one of many sites to get more skins

Themexp.org is good although beware of the pop ups and the spyware install boxes. They do have nice skins though. I included my desktop with a couple of windows open so you could see what I run and how slick it is. I was debating between the IBM and the PowerBook, so I thought lets have the best of both world and run the slick OSX panther style on my IBM thinkpad.

www.originvisual.com/desktop.jpg

Hope this helps,

Gael

esquire · #15 Post by **esquire** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:58 am

sweet. Also..styelxp is awsome, I wouldn't use my thinkpad without it.

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