Confused: 2686E6U vs 2686E7U

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princeatul · #1 Post by **princeatul** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:26 am

Hello Folks,
I have been hanging on this forum for about a week and already find
myself spending all my spare time & energy reading posts from you guys.
And got lots of useful information. I find people on this forum very
resourceful.

I looked around but couldn't find answer to this question, so please help
me out.

I was playing different configuration to suit my needs and got stuck when
I saw that 2686E6U and 2686E7U
have *exactly* the same configuration with a price difference of about $50!

Details of 2686E6U
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ThinkPad T43 2686E6U $1,355.00
Processor: Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Display type: 14.1 inch SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT
Memory: 256MB PC2-4200 CL4 NP DDR2 SDRAM SODIMM
Graphics: 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon X300
Hard drive: 40GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Optical device: ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Ultrabay Slim Drive
Integrated communication: Integrated Gigabit Ethernet and 56K V.92 designed modem
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN: Wi-Fi wireless upgradable
Battery: ThinkPad T40/R50 Series 6 Cell Li-Ion Battery
USB ports: USB 2.0 Powered Port

Details of 2686E7U
-----------------------
ThinkPad T43 2686E7U $1,405.00
Processor: Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
OS system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Display type: 14.1 inch SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT
Memory: 256MB PC2-4200 CL4 NP DDR2 SDRAM SODIMM
Graphics: 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon X300
Hard drive: 40GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Optical device: ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Ultrabay Slim Drive
Integrated communication: Integrated Gigabit Ethernet and 56K V.92 designed modem
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN: Wi-Fi wireless upgradable (Standard)
Battery: ThinkPad T40/R50 Series 6 Cell Li-Ion Battery
USB ports: USB 2.0 Powered Port

Does anyone know why?
And, which model should I go ahead and CTO (Configured To Order) for my needs,
if there are any subtle differences?

I would like to have following:

Pentium M (1.86GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (would run Linux mostly)
14.1 inch SXGA+
512 MB DDR2 RAM
64MB ATI Mobility Radeon X300 (Standard)
60GB 7200 rpm HDD
DVD-recorder

If you have some alternate base model to CTO, please suggest.

dr_st · #2 Post by **dr_st** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:12 am

The E7U has the fingerprint reader.

princeatul · #3 Post by **princeatul** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:01 am

But I didn't find this information on the site I mentioned?
Where do you look for such 'fine' information when common sense fails :-S

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:41 pm

Have you looked at the tabook.pdf?

You can find all sorts of information on all the models of Thinkpads in there.

princeatul · #5 Post by **princeatul** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:07 pm

Yes chris,

And the only 2686 models listed there are:
2686-DHU
2686-DFU
2686-DGU
2686-DJU
2686-M4U
2686-M5U
2686-M6U
2686-M7U

My tabook is dated 11 Jan 2006! Is E7U/E6U too outdated!

atha · #6 Post by **atha** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:31 am

I've been using address http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/ ... NumLookup/_ + modelnumber as source for information. I'm not sure if it's complete for all models, but generally enough for basic specs.

In this case, the difference (fingerprint reader) can be seen from the security section:

2686E6U and 2686E7U

princeatul · #7 Post by **princeatul** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:03 am

It helped.

dr_st · #8 Post by **dr_st** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:29 am

I go here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... country=us

It provides a brief summary about all models, including those not covered by the Tabook.

Confused: 2686E6U vs 2686E7U

Confused: 2686E6U vs 2686E7U

Thanks dr_st!

Thanks atha!

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