T42P 2373-Q1G vs. 2373-Q1U any difference?

[Hana]

Hello

Im interested on

IBM Thinkpad T42P PM765 1GB 60GB 15" DVD-RW Mod E1G WLabg BT FP WXP UK

2373-Q1G Intel Pentium M 765 2,1GHz/400MHz/2MB ATI Mobility FireGL T2 / 128 MB 60GB 7200 rpm

What's the difference between 2373-Q1G and 2373-Q1U ?

Cannot find 2373-Q1G from tabook.pdf.

Could that Q1G be european version of 2373-Q1U ?

Cannot find tabook.pdf or similar through ibm.com/europe

What do you think? Could 2373-Q1G for sub 3000eur be good investment now in 1Q 2005?

[NathanA]

Could that Q1G be european version of 2373-Q1U ?

You're on the right track...the last letter in the model number tells you what international market it is made to sell in. 'U' == US/North America, for example. As to the other letter options, I'm not sure what every single one means (I think 'J' == Japan, for one; G may be [G]ermany or [G]reat Britain or something; I don't know).

Usually the last letter has some bearing on how the ThinkPad is customized for that particular market (for example, J models probably have Japanese keyboards and a Japanese version of Windows pre-loaded).

Other than these language differences, the specs of the machines are all identical (2373Q1x).

-- Nathan

[tribal-sunrise]

seems to stand for France/Suisse or CZ - Germany is "GE"