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This is basically a flex/showcase of I would say is a close to mint condition T23
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Here is the front view. I replaced the TrackPoint nub but everything else is original.
As you can see, there is virtually no wear, only some shiny keys. There are no cracks on the palmrest typical of this generation and the only defect is a line through the display.
Something interesting about the front view of the T23 is the fact that the ultrabay indicator is on the hinge rather than on the side of the laptop. I have never seen this on any other ThinkPad. I think this is a great feature though so I wonder why they never did something like this again.
I also installed the factory image of WIndows XP using a iso from the Internet Archive.
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As you can see, the rubberized coating on this thing is in quite good condition. There is no stickiness and everything is smooooth.
I believe the T2x series is the first instance of the non raised IBM Logo. I personally prefer the non raised logo because it doesn't get worn away in a bag but I do think the raised logo of my more classic ThinkPads has its charm.
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The bottom as the only other defect on the machine: the RAM door. It is exhibiting the thing that T2x RAM doors love to do: have their paint flake off.
Otherwise, it is mint as well.
Correct me if I'm wrong but something interesting is that the battery used in the T23 is that it is compatible with the T2x, T30, R3x, and R40, meaning that one battery model is used between models 4 years apart. This is some versatility in a ThinkPad battery that I don't think we see again until the xx40-70 series batteries. The other longest ones would be the T6x battery that lasted for 3 release years, the xx10-30 battery for 3 years, and the P5x battery for 3 years.
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The battery for it is a bit tempermental as I can have it be fully charged one second and be back at 0% the next. I have no idea how batteries work so if someone could tell my why this happens it will be much appreciated.
I also have the UltraBay battery for it, but it seems to be even more tempermental. For some reaason it has just died on me and returns an error. When it did work though, it worked ok with about 21Wh remaining.
That concludes my writeup.
Fun fact: I wrote everthing above this line on a Dell Latitude C810 ON BATTERY! It took about 1 hour and it dropped from 100% to 20%
The most time consuming part was actually manually typing out all the URLs though I did enjoy all of it due to the amazing mechanical keyboard on this thing.
I believe the C810 is the last Latitude with a mechanical keyboard as the C840 (the successor to the C810) switched to standard rubber dome + scissor switches.
