T42 15" look exactly the same like R50/51 :-(((

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vpn-user · #1 Post by **vpn-user** » Thu May 20, 2004 5:59 am

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=447

Which means they look very "cheap", huge and heavy ;-(. And I think they are going to be heavy since its nearly the same material and components.

It will also have the FAN problem (same BIOS and architecture) ;-(.

Bah IBM sucks now they resell their own old and bad stuff!

akerman · #2 Post by **akerman** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:23 am

hmm? I think it looks kinda small. The base looks to be as thin as the t41p - perhaps slighly thicker. The screen is considerably thicker though.

Conmee · #3 Post by **Conmee** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:10 am

I got my hands on a pre-production model from IBM for a few hours on Monday. The T42/42p with 15" looks like the T41p. It uses the same material as the T41p, not all ABS plastic like the R50p. And you will definitely be surprised at how it feels weight-wise, compared to the R50p. Is it as light as the T41p, no. But it's not heavier by much. The only similarities I can find are the additional room for the palmrest and the area on each side of the keyboard, as it is slightly wider/deeper to accomodate the larger screen.

Many reviews have been using T41/R50 stock pictures in their reviews, btw.

Also, of note: The Dothan seems to run much cooler. Ran a couple hourse of video and CPU benchmarks, and palmrest and underneath system were significantly cooler than Banias, even with all power management turned off. We'll see if this bears out in retail/production versions as well.

Conmee · #4 Post by **Conmee** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:13 am

Oops.. for some reason my edit didn't take... anyhow... I took a look at the pictures, and that is indeed the same as the T42p I saw (helps to notice the actual markings too!) lol...

Anyhow, to reiterate, the build quality was on par with the T Series we know and love, with magnesium case/cover, etc. Didn't feel cheap at all.

Take care.

#5 Post by **K. Eng** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:38 am

The unit looks like a cross between the R5x and T4x cases. Note the metal hinges are higher on the T42p to accomodate the larger screen, and also note that the hinge on the right hand side is much wider than on the T40/41/p series.

Also note that the bottom of the machine seems to be smooth, in contrast to the ridged bottom of T40/41/p. We can tell that this base is wider because the 9-cell battery doesn't sit flush with right hand side of the machine.

The base is clearly different from the R5x though. Look at the left hand side - there are still 2x PC Card slots, whereas the R5x only has a 1x slot (looks like a 2x slot but only 1 ejection mechanism).

dclee012 · #6 Post by **dclee012** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:58 am

im quite excited. thanks for the research

vpn-user · #7 Post by **vpn-user** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:25 am

K. Eng wrote:The base is clearly different from the R5x though. Look at the left hand side - there are still 2x PC Card slots, whereas the R5x only has a 1x slot (looks like a 2x slot but only 1 ejection mechanism).

You are wrong here. My old R50p had 2 PCMCIA slots with 2 eject buttons.

#8 Post by **K. Eng** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:48 am

Interesting - I re-checked the IBM R50 photos on reviews.cnet.com and the IBM website 3D models of both the T4x and R50. In all the photos and models, the R50 has a single blue button for ejecting PC Cards, while the T4x clearly has two smaller buttons.

Can anyone clarify this?

vpn-user wrote:
K. Eng wrote:The base is clearly different from the R5x though. Look at the left hand side - there are still 2x PC Card slots, whereas the R5x only has a 1x slot (looks like a 2x slot but only 1 ejection mechanism).
You are wrong here. My old R50p had 2 PCMCIA slots with 2 eject buttons.

JHEM · #9 Post by **JHEM** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:02 am

vpn-user wrote:You are wrong here. My old R50p had 2 PCMCIA slots with 2 eject buttons.

Correct, the R50p has TWO PC card slots, however the R50 only has ONE.

Regards,

James

#10 Post by **erik** » Thu May 20, 2004 1:41 pm

yup, my R50p has two slots and two eject buttons as well.

after seeing the T42p pics, i can't wait for the T50p. my biggest gripe about the R50p is the abs plastic construction. for what used to be ibm's most expensive thinkpad 6 months ago, i can't believe that it arrived without a single bit of the traditional "thinkpad black" construction.

-erik

akerman · #11 Post by **akerman** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:07 pm

flatdraft wrote:yup, my R50p has two slots and two eject buttons as well.

after seeing the T42p pics, i can't wait for the T50p. my biggest gripe about the R50p is the abs plastic construction. for what used to be ibm's most expensive thinkpad 6 months ago, i can't believe that it arrived without a single bit of the traditional "thinkpad black" construction.

-erik

t50p ??

dclee012 · #12 Post by **dclee012** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:07 pm

and i can't wait for the t100p

csv96 · #13 Post by **csv96** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:11 pm

Yeah, gotta have the Ultrabay Slim HD-DVD/BluRay Multi-Burner.

Conmee · #14 Post by **Conmee** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:13 pm

dclee012 wrote:and i can't wait for the t100p

T100p will sport a a "Quad" Processor configuration with two Dual Core Xeons, DDR4X SpeedRAM, SATA RAID 0 with two 1.8" 200GB Micro Drives, environment-friendly solar power for on the go battery recharge, and an assortment of other great technology.

benz · #15 Post by **benz** » Thu May 20, 2004 4:44 pm

Pshhh, whatever. Go-L has offered that for months now....OLD.

[/sarcasm]

#16 Post by **K. Eng** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:47 pm

Thanks for the clarification

I didn't realize the R50p had the 2x slot with 2 ejection buttons.

JHEM wrote:Correct, the R50p has TWO PC card slots, however the R50 only has ONE.

Regards,

James

#17 Post by **erik** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:06 pm

akerman wrote:t50p ??

correct. or, maybe i'll just wait for the T100p like dclee012.

-erik

T42 15" look exactly the same like R50/51 :-(((

T42 15" look exactly the same like R50/51 :-(((

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