How many ThinkPads do you own?

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epbrown · #31 Post by **epbrown** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:54 am

I used to collect the IBM subnotebooks, which meant having a 500, 510, 701, 560, and 240X. I don't consider myself a Thinkpad collector anymore, but I've still got the 500, 701 and the X30 I'm writing this on, in addition to a 600X. Then there are the 3 Sony laptops I have (original 505, a Picturebook VPK I use for travel as it weighs a kilo, and an R505). I play with the 701 every once in a while, but primarily use the X30 and Picturebook.

Emanuel

lohman · #32 Post by **lohman** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:39 pm

Just bought a lot of computers at a local state agency auction. We ended up with 6ea T20s, 10ea 600x, 8ea 600e, 3ea 390e, 2ea 240, and a neat little x21 that I am currently using.

#33 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:11 pm

[censored], wish I was at that auction.

MadeInJapan · #34 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:45 pm

Alpha...PM me...I cringe every time I see the 32MB of RAM posted with your 166 speed 380. I know I have an older 32MB piece laying around...and maybe even a 64MB piece. They're yours...just PM me with your street address...hell, I'll even pay for the shipping. These Thinkpads can be upgraded to 80MB of RAM...and will run much smoother with more than the 32MB you have in it. Merry Christmas

freecash · #35 Post by **freecash** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:34 am

AssPenny wrote:Yep, that would have been better. I now have:

570
A22m 1.0ghz
A30 1.0ghz
A30 1.13ghz
A31 1.6ghz
T40 1.5ghz
T42 1.7ghz

[censored], i need to get rid of some these. Now i know why the wife yells at me.

So many nb do you have!

#36 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:29 am

I now have two ThinkPads, so my vote, which I cast a few weeks ago, is no longer accurate.

#37 Post by **BillMorrow** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:23 am

OK, here goes..

T42p - 2373Q1U
Transnote - museum
701C - museum
755CDV - museum
RS6000-860 PowerPC - museum
760ED - wife's email machine
770XD - museum
760C - storeroom
755CE - storeroom
several 760 series - storeroom
6 - 701C - storeroom

most all the older ones work well, amazingly enough the 760ED even holds a charge for about an hour..!

and

10 to 12 new T42, T42p, etc., stock for sale

#38 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:15 am

My 760E holds two hours, now if only I could get the [censored] computer to run reliably and without IRQ issues, that battery life would be useful to me.

sethstorm · #39 Post by **sethstorm** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:12 am

4 730T's (various models originally loaded with PenPoint, reloaded with 95 on a 128m cf module, all sharing one pen)
1 600E (2645-55U)
1 A31P (2653-H4U)
...and one on the way which I wont count (yet)

Those 730T's would be used a bit more if I could get Linux working on them, and if they could hold a charge. Right now, the working one just sits in the docking bay with another in a converted field kit.

The 600E still chugs along quite well for it's time, just that I'm spoiled from the A31P's screen or it's a bit blurry.

BigWarpGuy · #40 Post by **BigWarpGuy** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:52 pm

Thinkpad 720C with OS/2 Warp ver 3
Thinkpad 755CD with FreeDOS
Thinkpad 760EL with OS/2 Warp ver 4

I want to get another newer Thinkpad to try eComStation on it.
http://www.ecomstation.com

#41 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:18 pm

Whats the minimum hardware that can run eCom Station?

BigWarpGuy · #42 Post by **BigWarpGuy** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:21 pm

I will have to check the eComStation site to see what it is. I have it on my desktop computer. The desktop has 128 meg ram, 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 20 gig hard drive. I am unable to get it installed on my newest Thinkpad which is a 760EL. I am hoping to get a newer one to try it on (perhaps a 600 or 770 from http://www.ebay.com where I won the bids on the ones I have now).

#43 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:45 pm

Well, today, I accquired a ThinkPad 755CD (P75, 24mb RAM, 2gb HD) and ab out two or three weeks ago, I accquired a second ThinkPad 760E. Prior to that, I recieved a dead 600E, so now I'm at 5 ThinkPads.

#44 Post by **daeojkim** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:19 pm

AlphaKilo470 wrote:Well, today, I accquired a ThinkPad 755CD (P75, 24mb RAM, 2gb HD) and ab out two or three weeks ago, I accquired a second ThinkPad 760E. Prior to that, I recieved a dead 600E, so now I'm at 5 ThinkPads.

Alpha & others,

With so many TPs what do you you use them for? Do you use them regularly? Or are they liek toys that you take out once in a while to play with them?

I am just wondering because what can you do with those old TPs.

May be it would be nice to have them around the house to constantly display weather or other information. etc...

asiafish · #45 Post by **asiafish** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:02 pm

I have a T22 in excellent shape, maxed out with 512MB ram and a (slow) 30GB hard drive. I used to have an X21 but sold it last year to buy my PowerBook.

I will be deployed with ther reserves to Afghanistan later this year, and will either install a fast 7200 RPM drive in my T22 or just bite the bullet and get a new T42, really depends on how many games I want to bring and whether or not there are Macintosh versions of the ones I want. If Mac games are sufficient, then I'll just upgrade the solid old T22, but if there is something new and exciting that I just have to play, hopefully I'll find a good deal on a nice 14" T42 with the Thai keyboard and Sony battery and get a good price for a very clean T22.

#46 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:30 pm

daeojkim wrote:Alpha & others,

With so many TPs what do you you use them for? Do you use them regularly? Or are they liek toys that you take out once in a while to play with them?

My full height 760E, now that I've replaced the mWave DSP with the ESS sound card and upgraded the CPU to a Pentium MMX, thus making it essentially a 760XL, I use it on a daily basis at school to type on and play games on as well as MP3's.

The 380ED, I'm letting a friend borrow, he uses it for the same thing I use my 760 for.

My thin height 760E sits on my desk in the docking station most of the time, it's that computer that I can't think of any reason for keeping, but refuse to get rid of anyway.

The 755CD sits in my closet since the voltage circuitry is shot and the computer will run only off the battery, the charger won't work with it and my 600E sits next to it since it's motherboard is shot. Maybe for these two computers, I'll copy the lady who put a boot through her screen and managed to sell it on eBay for over $50.00 by calling it art.

EDIT - 04/03/05, 12:06AM: Well, I'm now down to three ThinkPad's. I gave the 755CD and the 600E to another forum member in exchange for some functional parts and a few screens including a brand new one. I'm also in the process of building a third 760 which would put me back at owning 4 ThinkPad's, I just need a hard drive and a few plastic bits.

BillsR100 · #47 Post by **BillsR100** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:06 pm

I bought 4 380z Thinkpads at a school surplus auction, got them for $35 each, including case, ac adapters, ethernet cards, car 12v adapters. I'm posting this on one that I have installed Windows XP on, with 96MB ram, wireless connection. and... this is my very first post on this site.

Puppy · #48 Post by **Puppy** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:42 am

R51 1829-L7G with 15" SXGA+ FlexView, the only reason I still keep this one (including extending warranty as long as possible) is the display. I'd never thought it will be such problem to buy a new notebook with at least similar display quality

X31 2672-CXU refubrished via usanotebook. I just wanted to try that size. After few months I really like it (I don't need DVD drive), except the display. If there was an X model with better display resolution and quality and the same (preferably NMB) keyboard I'd buy it immediately as a main notebook.

vanaya · #49 Post by **vanaya** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:05 am

R40, T21, 600e, and 600 are currently in use by Me, wife, backup, and daughter. The others (600e) in my sig are used by dad, brother and sister. The reason the stable keeps growing is "addiction" The first step to recovery is knowing you have a problem...When do the TPAnnonymous meetings start??

Ryan_C · #50 Post by **Ryan_C** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:12 am

240x
t30
t23
t61p
a31
x61

Not too many, I hope.

ms5133 · #51 Post by **ms5133** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:44 pm

3x760ED ...(my first thinkpad model)..still used for E Mail.

1x600(400Mhz MMC1) and 1x600X(850Mhz MMC2)..used for video editing and as Divx/DVD players

1xR50e..my everyday workhorse.

If I had to keep only 1..my 600X..

#52 Post by **KristianJ** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:02 pm

Just my T42 at the moment - several times this year I've had up to 3 TPs at the same time, but as great as it is to have a secondary system to play around with, I've had to back it off so I can afford more immediate things (such as the car I bought last month).

ajkula66 · #53 Post by **ajkula66** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:23 pm

I've sold most of my machines...but a couple of them are still there...

not for sale:
701C
T23
A31p

for sale:

R50p
A22p
A30p

Hanging in limbo: R40...

Yeah, I know...I should really stick with buying ThinkPads only when I really need a new machine...

Website · #54 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:25 pm

Here is a rough list of my "collection":
T61,T40,R40,T30,T23(x2),T21,T20,X20,A21M,600/E/X,770X,i1400(x2),760XL,760ED(x2 w/base),380XD,755CD,750P,360P,365X,560X,701CS,730T,PS/Note

Wingnut · #55 Post by **Wingnut** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:23 am

I currently have about 17 in my posetion....all bought on E-bay.

........Hi, my name is Nigel and I am addicted to Thinkpads & E-bay

........

Here is my current inventory:

1 x 390 (bought a 600E, but seller sent me the wrong one

)
2 x 600
5 x 600E
2 x 600X
4 x T20
1 x T21
2 X T22
1 X t23

I had a steal of a deal on a P4 A31 for $100, but my co-worker wanted it, so I flipped it to him.

I use my 600X mostly as it has all my stuff on it already. Slowly migrating some of it to the T23. The rest will be moving on to new homes as laptops for kids to play with, to use as diagnostic tools for cars, or as portable DVD players.

asiafish · #56 Post by **asiafish** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:28 pm

My high was 8, but I'm down to three. A 14" widescreen R61 that my associate uses (until I sell it and get her a Mac), a T42 for my paralegal and a 600E that currently sits in my desk drawer, and should soon find a new owner.

I love ThinkPad hardware, but I've absolutely HAD IT with Windows. As each of my PCs and my server end their life cycles they will find new or used Macs in their place.

Trekk69 · #57 Post by **Trekk69** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:49 pm

First one

tylerwylie · #58 Post by **tylerwylie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:04 pm

One, want to go up to two with a second T61.

Kaervak · #59 Post by **Kaervak** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:06 pm

Currently I'm down to two. I've owned four at one point in time. Two T23's, one 380z & one T20. My first T23 I got from craigslist for $75 because it didn't work (inductor problem.) Second T23 was from eBay and that had the inductor problem as well, that one is my mom's system. The 380z was from a friend I upgraded to a 570e. The T20 I got from another forum because it had a CRC1 error which I fixed. The 380z was sold to a member here and the T20 was sold on craigslist to fund my Nokia 770 purchase. Just the two T23's remain. Eventually I'd like to get a 570e for myself.

#60 Post by **thePCxp** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:47 pm

I currently have 2 ThinkPads, my R51 and my T41, and the list is expected to grow

. (And I guess you could also say 3 because of my boyfriend, the R50.)

How many ThinkPads do you own?

How many ThinkPads do you own?

ThinkPads are great.

Three TP's

At eCS Site?

Have a T22

I have 4 380z Thinkpads

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