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Hi guys, so I finally ordered a T400 a bit excited and hoping it will be a good laptop. The specs are

1 SYS.2764CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM $1,238.18 $1,238.18
The above product code consists of the following component(s):
1 2764CTO THINKPAD T400 1 YR DEPOT WARRANTY $1,157.26
1 42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600 $0.00
1 42V8173 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSSINESS 64 $0.00
1 44C1081 SBB G W VISTABSS64 US ENGLISH $0.00
1 42X6321 SBB 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, W/ CAMERA $0.00
1 42X6315 SBB AMD M82XT HYBRID 256MB $0.00
1 42X6309 VBB 4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM $0.00
1 42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH $0.00
1 42X6323 SBB ULTRNAV(TRP+TOUCHP)FINGERP $0.00
1 44C6242 SBB 320GBHARDDISKDRIVE,7200RPM $0.00
1 42X6345 SBB DVDRECORD.8XMAXDUAL,ULTBAY $0.00
1 42X6312 VBB EXPR.CARDSLOTXN7-1M.CARDR. $0.00
1 62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN $0.00
1 42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300 $0.00
1 42X6328 SBB INTG.WIR.WIDENET UPGRAD. $0.00
1 42V9338 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATERRY $0.00
1 39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA $0.00
1 42X6388 SBB LPACK US ENGLISH $0.00
1 41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN $80.92

I have a few questions, first I think as soon as I get it I will install a distro of Linux currently I am leaning towards Arch. I am thinking about ordering a dock so I can hook up my two LCD monitors to the dock a multi-monitor setup is needed. I have a question though regarding this, has anyone been able to use two external monitors and the laptop LCD all at the same time, each displaying a different screen? If you have any resources as to how to achieve this please share.
Thanks
damit

damit wrote:I have a few questions, first I think as soon as I get it I will install a distro of Linux currently I am leaning towards Arch.

Whichever one you like best, I use Fedora 11 on mine and it works fine, there's a few minor issues but no show-stoppers.

Looks like a very solid, fast configuration. 7200RPM HDD is there, 4GB RAM. I'm not sure if the card reader makes the chassis not as sturdy, I remember one model awhile ago had a really rubbish card reader in my mind. I'd prefer a dual-PCMCIA/ ExpressCard.