Any feedback on new G41

[temp@molinabird.com]

HI,
This is configuration that I am looking at:

2881-D2U
Pentium 4 552 3.46 1MB 512MB
15.0” SXGA+
80HS
DVD±RW
Go5200 128M
IBM 11a/b/g II
Gb 12-cell

My conserns are
Can HD be 7200 RPM?
Are there many issues with LCD?
DVD+-RW compatability?

I am also looking at Fujitsu LifeBook N6010 (new 'desktop replacement' as well)... any opinions or feedbacks?

Thank you
Temp

[alex_777]

The G-series are very well built - only quality components inside and outside, I think the same is valid for all ThinkPads, the difference is that G-series are more bigger than R and T series. I just got my new ThinkPad G41 from www.ibm.com for $1333 (with 512MB RAM) + tax and free shipping. I had 3 laptops before the ThinkPad, all eMachines. M5309 and 2 - M6805. The M5309 was working fine, the only problem was - is getting very hot, you can fry a egg on it )), AMD CPU 2500+, 60GB HDD(5400rpm), 512 RAM, ATI 64MB shared, 15.4” wide screen - one dead pixel. The M6805 is more powerful, AMD 64 3000+, 60GB(5400rpm), 512RAM, ATI Radeon 9600 with own 64MB Video Memory, 15.4” wide - first (no dead pixels) second (one dead pixel). I had too many problems with M6805.

1. Getting very hot.
2.Screen start flickering. (Was 3 times for repair, they didn’t fixed and I got a new one (refurbished))
3.Offen getting the “blue screen of dead” (fixed by eMachines, when main board was replaced)

I know that ATI Radeon 9600 is better than GeForce FX Go 5200 - both are with 64MB RAM. But it’s a fact that the GeForce on my new ThinkPad performing better than the ATI on my M6805, maybe due to the cheap motherboard with VIA chips, even the M5309 has a better motherboard - made by ACER with ALI chips, never had a problem with this one, only running very hot. The integrated modem on M6805 has a very poor performance, the fastest speed I can connect was a 49.2 and the line was dropping all the time. The M5309 was on 52.2 on the same line and a few drops. The ThinkPad is Rock Solid and connects on 53.3 and Up.

ThinkPad G41- no dead pixels, has also better wireless reception over M6805, better battery life - about 2 hours and something ( M6805 - hardly last for 1hour), The Pentium P4 3.05 Ghz 1mb L2 is faster than AMD 64 3000+ 1MB L2 of the M6805 on my own tests. The ThinkPad is running a lot cooler and silent than M6805.

The materials from which the cases are built are very different. The ThinkPad uses a High Quality Carbon Fibre plastic, the hinges are made from thick stainless steel, eMachines uses ordinary plastic and aluminum hinges with plastic covers - that’s why they have so many recalls for cracked hinges on M6805.

Tank’s to the excellent customer service of eMachines, but I can’t take it anymore. My M6805 was traveling all the time - to eMachines repair facility and back, yes the shipment was prepaid by eMachines.

I have got my new ThinkPad G41 for a week and I’m very happy with it. The feeling is like you trade your old Ford escort for a new BMW. I am telling you , I’ve been playing with HP, Compaq and Dell - nothing comes even close to IBM ThinkPad if you compare built quality.

[thePCxp]

That G41 sounds good to me. If you want a G series go ahead and get it. It's a great computer and ThinkPad and I know that because I used one. I actually have used a G40 at my school but both the G40 and G41 are the same(almost, I think). It also looks to me that the G series has little or no defects.
Its great to see owners of a G series ThinkPad because it looks to me that there aren't many in this forum.(and its also great to see owners of other ThinkPad's too).

[temp@molinabird.com]

Thank you! I will probably go with G41 .....

[MobileGuru]

G41 is a nice box especially with the HT processor. It is on the heavy side of things, but then again it is designed to be a desktop replacement. About the drive, there is no 7200RPM option on the 80GB disk, only 5400RPM or 4200RPM drive, but the model you mention is a 5400RPM. Gigabit ethernet, triband wireless, multiburner .. shoot this is the fastest ThinkPad out there and it has all the bells and whistles. If you can carry the thing and don't mind it's bulky appearance, jump all over it!

[alex_777]

http://tinypic.com/1rtabm - G41-1

http://tinypic.com/1rtahl - G41-2

http://tinypic.com/1rtbv8 - G41-3

http://tinypic.com/1rtc03 - G41-4

http://tinypic.com/1rtc0z - G41-5

http://tinypic.com/1rtc2e - G41-6

http://tinypic.com/1rtc94 - G41-7

http://tinypic.com/1rtcao - G41-8

...easy upgradeable RAM !!! The two chips in your hands !!!


http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=1t6cl0

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=1t6cme

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=1t6cnk

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=1t6crl


....on my eMachines M6805 one chip of the RAM was on the back, the other one under the keyboard - far more complicated to upgrade !!!
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