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Biggie2 · #1 Post by **Biggie2** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:02 pm

Is there anyway to configure the T42 60gb 7200 with a 14.1" SXGA display?

My ideal laptop would be:
PM 735 Chipset
60GB 7200 rpm
14.1" SXGA
64mb Radeon 9600 or 128mb FireGL T2
CD-RW/DVD-R Multi-Burner
Intel 802.11 b/g or 802.11 a/b/g (MPCI)
Bluetooth/Modem
3-Year Warrenty

Is this at all possible?

Biggie2 · #2 Post by **Biggie2** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:11 pm

The real problem, it seems is a mixture between the 60gb, 14.1, and the video card. While i would like to have the 64mb Radeon or Fire GL, i actually have a desktop that i will be using as my gaming/junk computer so having the higher end video card is not totally necessary.

However, can i upgrade the laptop later with a 9600 (or even 128mb 9700) if IBM will not let me option that way as of now? or are their space limitation in such a configuration?

awolfe63 · #3 Post by **awolfe63** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:21 pm

You can get awfully close with the T42p (2373-GVU with CDRW - 2373-GRU with DVD-RW) - but it is 745 not 735. The 1.8GHz CPU's are only an extra $50 or so.

A T41P gives you everything you need but with less cache.

Also - I expect that 14" - Radeon 9600 models will show up on the CTO page at some point.

Biggie2 · #4 Post by **Biggie2** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:37 pm

I didnt see that 2373-GRU...

Also - I expect that 14" - Radeon 9600 models will show up on the CTO page at some point.

Is this the general concensus?

Are their internal chassis improvements between the 14.1" T41, T41p, T42, and T42p that I should consider in my purchase?

cynic · #5 Post by **cynic** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:51 pm

Biggie2 wrote:However, can i upgrade the laptop later with a 9600 (or even 128mb 9700) if IBM will not let me option that way as of now? or are their space limitation in such a configuration?

You cannot upgrade graphics cards (or their memory.) These GPUs are soldered to the motherboard.

Very few companies allow you to upgrade laptop GPUs (Dell does that on the largest/top-line model and I think Alien does too (so some whitebox laptop maker must have that available as Alien doesn't make their own mobos); but in both cases, these are very large and very heavy computers which allow the GPU to be on a daughterboard.)

I've yet to hear of any company making sub-6lbs or even 7lbs notebooks with replaceable GPUs.

Biggie2 · #6 Post by **Biggie2** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:59 pm

Thanks

Biggie2 · #7 Post by **Biggie2** » Mon May 31, 2004 7:03 pm

Thanks

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