Thinkpads in color

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Udayan · #1 Post by **Udayan** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:39 am

Has anyone heard about IBM coming out with a new T series based on Sonoma that will come in different colors in addition to black? If so, any idea when these are expected to come out (I seem to remember july/august). Any links to articles about this? I can't remember where I read this!!

Thanks.

Skywing · #2 Post by **Skywing** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:00 am

Udayan wrote:Has anyone heard about IBM coming out with a new T series based on Sonoma that will come in different colors in addition to black? If so, any idea when these are expected to come out (I seem to remember july/august). Any links to articles about this? I can't remember where I read this!!

Thanks.

yes they will be coming out in other colors. dont expect em till november/december

KenT · #3 Post by **KenT** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:25 pm

By Q4 you will see the new Pentium M's some with 533Mhz Bus Speed and up to 2.13 Ghz based on 90nm. Then the new ThinkPads will show up. I was going to buy myself but will wait for 4 months or so for these. Found a killer deal on 2373KXU but will wait!

BILLCROCKER · #4 Post by **BILLCROCKER** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:23 pm

We'll always have the option for classic black though, right?

Leeper · #5 Post by **Leeper** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:59 pm

Why would you want something other than black?

akerman · #6 Post by **akerman** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:02 pm

I agree.. anything other than black wouldn't suit the current design. I'd like to see a revamped IBM design tho - something as nice as apples polished ibooks.. they look awsome.

Leeper · #7 Post by **Leeper** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:06 pm

I enjoy the Apple look (I carry both a T41p and a 15" Au Powerbook) but the IBM is the bussines tool and the Apple is the play tool.

ian · #8 Post by **ian** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:20 pm

Harping back to a long lost post on the old forum, I still rather fancy dark green/brown - a bit like the (dare I say it) HP colours of a couple of years back...

Daniel · #9 Post by **Daniel** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:52 pm

Leeper wrote:I enjoy the Apple look (I carry both a T41p and a 15" Au Powerbook) but the IBM is the bussines tool and the Apple is the play tool.

I found that kind of ironic because the IBM can probably play more/better games.

Leeper · #10 Post by **Leeper** » Wed May 26, 2004 5:46 pm

I guess if you define "play" as playing games.......

dclee012 · #11 Post by **dclee012** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:47 pm

for me, black is the only way to go. i don't even like dell's blue borders and those designer palm pads.. don't even get me started on macs

benz · #12 Post by **benz** » Wed May 26, 2004 7:24 pm

There was a hilarious thread about the possibilities of this over at Notebookforums.com, check out some of the designs (relax, I'm not going to post the pics) they came up with:

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.ph ... =thinkpads

G-Man · #13 Post by **G-Man** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:32 pm

benz wrote:http://notebookforums.com/showthread.ph ... =thinkpads

LOL. That’s pretty funny. I like the “See-through” one. However I don’t think IBM will go that far. They will probably offer no more than 3 colors. Maybe blue, silver, and green (I can't imagine ThinkPad in green) Anyway, I will stay with the classic ThinkPad black.

Regards,
G-Man

gpvillamil · #14 Post by **gpvillamil** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:39 am

IBM Japan has a really slick optional case treatment called "Piano Black", the main cover is ultra-glossy black lacquer.

This was available on a special model of the X24 and S30:

http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/pc/thinkpad/tps ... 301aa.html

A few people in my office got these - they were very disappointed that the S30 was never updated.

G-Man · #15 Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:25 am

Just a minor correction. That was an X30, not an X24. It was a 10th Anniversary Limited Edition model. And actually there was an updated S31 model.

Regards,
G-Man

gpvillamil · #16 Post by **gpvillamil** » Thu May 27, 2004 9:17 am

G-Man wrote:Just a minor correction. That was an X30, not an X24. It was a 10th Anniversary Limited Edition model. And actually there was an updated S31 model.

Regards,
G-Man

I stand corrected! You are a true scholar of things Thinkpad!

Anyway, the "Piano Black" finish is one of my favorites. I spotted a used S30 in Akiba last weekend with the glossy finish and was very tempted... $890.

G-Man · #17 Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:32 pm

gpvillamil wrote:I spotted a used S30 in Akiba last weekend with the glossy finish and was very tempted... $890.

$890? That's a darn good price! In the US, Dynamism.com had it for a while for $2200, but IBM has discounted it. I also tried to get this limited X30, but it's been discounted as well. Anyway, this Piano black surface looks very nice. Would be great if these special models were available not only for the Japanese market but for the US too.

Regards,
G-Man

#18 Post by **erik** » Thu May 27, 2004 7:19 pm

my s30 is piano black. everyone comments when they see it since it's smaller than an X40 and has the glossy lid. at the coffee shop, i quickly discovered that chicks dig guys with small laptops. lol

the best part about piano black is that you can put stickers on it and change your mind quite often.

-erik

cynic · #19 Post by **cynic** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:31 pm

Stickers! That's sacrilegious on such a beautiful surface.

(I have wanted an S30/1 for quite some time in the piano black.. I even accosted a Japanese business man in a Starbucks until he let me use it for awhile--of course I don't speak/read Japanese so the keyboard was pretty much useless but it sure looked pretty typing in Japanese on the screen.)

#20 Post by **erik** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:50 pm

cynic wrote:Stickers! That's sacrilegious on such a beautiful surface.

haha... perhaps -- but, i assure you that it's never an array of childish, multi-colored randomness. if it makes you feel better, there aren't any stickers on it currently.

-erik

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