NEED ASSISTANCE ON SELECTING A THINKPAD

[feejeean]

Hi Guys !!

Appreciate your advice(s) ?!?

Am about to buy a laptop as I will be traveling abroad a lot this year (at least twice a month) so need to be able to take my work away from office - did the research of all the brands, and decided to go with the IBM Thinkpad, based on general feedback across web forums about its quality and robustness. I have narrowed down my options to these models, which are within my price range. Actually have made up my mind 80% to get no.1 based on its specs but would appreciate comments from users of all these models listed - Have I made the right choice?

Have read that "Bill" is also the guy to talk to on Thinkpad deals - so .. Bill appreciate if you could pm me on any deals that you currently have with similar spec to below or better

OPTIONS

1. ThinkpadT42
Pentium M 725 1.6GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 64MB ATI Radeon 9000, 24X/24X/24X/8X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo (Slim), Intel 802.11b/g wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

2. Thinkpad T42
Pentium M 735 1.7GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500, 24x/24x/24x/8x CD-RW/DVD, Intel 802.11b/g wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

3. ThinkpadX31
Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB 4200rpm HDD, 12.1 XGA (1024x768) TFT LCD, 802.11b/g WiFi Wireless (MPCI), Modem(CDC), 10/100 Ethernet(LOM), Secure Chip, IEEE 1394, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

4. ThinkpadR51
Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 15 XGA (1024x768) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500, 24x24x24x/8x CDRW/DVD, Intel 802.11b wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), Secure Chip, IEEE 1394, 6c Li-Ion battery, XP Pro

Cheers

[admsteiner]

What are you using it for on the road? I'd say either of the T42s...

--adam

[feejeean]

Mostly word processing - writing reports, accessing email, internet .. (and a bit of gaming etc

[JaneL]

Have read that "Bill" is also the guy to talk to on Thinkpad deals - so .. Bill appreciate if you could pm me on any deals that you currently have with similar spec to below or better :)

Bill doesn't read all the threads in the forum. You'll have much better luck either e-mailing him or calling him. You can get his contact information and hours from the web site at http://thinkpads.com

[BillMorrow]

Mostly word processing - writing reports, accessing email, internet .. (and a bit of gaming etc

look for an email..

[joprodse]

If you doesn't need the optical drive during your trips, I'd go for the X31, or even the smaller X40/41. Perfect for checking e-mail, writing reports etc.

[stgreek]

If you play newer games, definetely #1, otherwise I'd go for #3