T42p 15" UXGA Impressions ... WOW (thanks Bill!)

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kjarrett · #1 Post by **kjarrett** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:57 pm

A client of mine purchased a 2373-KXU from Bill on my recommendation. Everything about the transaction was flawless: Bill's communication, delivery, pricing, everything. The system arrived Tuesday, and tonight, I got to set it up for him. It too is flawless, not a single bad pixel, no rattling battery (yes it is a 9-cell), and the keyboard feels great. A truly awesome machine. I am blown away.

Considering a new Thinkpad? Concerned about the 14" vs. 15" size or build quality issue? Here's the bottom line. You need to see one of these systems for yourself! One man's "brick" is another man's "beauty." I don't mean to slight anyone here - we've all got opinions, that's natural - but you've got to make your own decision and NOTHING takes the place of seeing one in person! After tonight, it clear to me that my next laptop will be a 15" UXGA T42p.

The computer is INCREDIBLY thin (to me), and VERY light given it's size. Yes it's bigger than the 14" - for a great reason! The screen is positively breathtaking, bright, clear, flawless. Out of the box, 1600x1200 is a little hard on the eyes, until you select 120dpi fonts and re-enable ClearType. Then it is compete and total eye candy.

The build quality is every bit as good as any I've seen on any Thinkpad I've ever touched. Absolutely awesome. The 9-cell battery fits perfectly, and, the slight rearward protrusion isn't much at all (again, to me). The hard drive is amazingly fast.

Setup was a breeze. The IBM a/b/g adapter connected immediately to his 3Com "g" access point with a strong, clear signal. I helped him make a few adjustments, made sure everything was working, and left him with a broad smile on his face.

Good work IBM!

-kj-

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:23 pm

yup, Bill is great

kjarrett, have you seen a 14.1" T4x for real?

Grumpy · #3 Post by **Grumpy** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:03 pm

I give up...Whooose Bill?

#4 Post by **JaneL** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:22 pm

Bill is Bill Morrow, the owner of these forums and your host. He is also an authorized IBM VAR whose service is legendary.

cakos · #5 Post by **cakos** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:09 am

don't you think we should provide Bill a nice Webcontent manager....
not that I don't like his web pages.....well yes I don't....but they are quite aggressive

Paul Unger · #6 Post by **Paul Unger** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:15 am

Who is Bill?! Well, Grumpy, I guess he's not one of the other seven dwarves

I'd have to agree with nonny--he's Bill of legendary service.

#7 Post by **BillMorrow** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:20 am

cakos wrote:don't you think we should provide Bill a nice Webcontent manager....
not that I don't like his web pages.....well yes I don't....but they are quite aggressive

i take that as an offer of free web design..

so, ok, YOU redo the web pages..

cakos · #8 Post by **cakos** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:27 am

mmm... ok

plus here is a screenshot of what this site looks like with firefox.

http://jdelacourt.free.fr/temp/thinkpadSite.jpg

Sorry for messing up your post kj

#9 Post by **BillMorrow** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:33 am

that is pretty bad..
is your firefox the newest..??

i see that i'll have to load firefox sooner than i was intending to make sure it will display my page properly..

cakos · #10 Post by **cakos** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:42 am

morrow wrote:that is pretty bad..
is your firefox the newest..??

yes it is. v1 something

kjarrett · #11 Post by **kjarrett** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:27 am

Sugo,

I have not seen a 14.1" T4x, that is true, however I have only used 14.1" Thinkpads ever, from my first 600 to a T21 to my T30 now. I agree the form factor is perfect. To *ME*, the added size of the 15" UXGA is more than justified by the utility and beauty of the larger screen.

Cakos,

Must be something wrong with your Firefox. I am using v1.0PR (preview release) and it looks like this (1600x1200 in a 20" LCD is a beautiful thing):

http://www.kevin-jarrett.net/share/thinkpads-com.jpg

Granted, Bills site is not the best in terms of design, however, I personally could care less. I can find the info I need (I don't mind scrolling) and besides, I spend all my time in the forums anyway.

-kj-

cakos · #12 Post by **cakos** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:59 am

kjarrett wrote: Cakos,

Must be something wrong with your Firefox. I am using v1.0PR (preview release) and it looks like this (1600x1200 in a 20" LCD is a beautiful thing):

http://www.kevin-jarrett.net/share/thinkpads-com.jpg

Granted, Bills site is not the best in terms of design, however, I personally could care less. I can find the info I need (I don't mind scrolling) and besides, I spend all my time in the forums anyway.

-kj-

Same here....The top of the page look perfectly fine, just like your screenshot...the problem appears in the SOME LINKS, HINTS and a DOWNLOAD section...way down the page.

kjarrett · #13 Post by **kjarrett** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:24 am

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Right you are! Mea culpa!

Bill uses FrontPage (*COUGH*) ... this is a great example of how Micro$haft "bends the rules" to make things easier/more convenient for web developers, at the risk of generating crappy output for non-MS browsers.

Don't worry, Bill's on it!

-kj-

mattfromomaha · #14 Post by **mattfromomaha** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:15 am

Do I hear an ad for DreamWeaver?!?!?!

cakos · #15 Post by **cakos** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:22 am

mattfromomaha wrote:Do I hear an ad for DreamWeaver?!?!?!

too easy...could be anything else!!!

kjarrett · #16 Post by **kjarrett** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:17 pm

mattfromomaha wrote:Do I hear an ad for DreamWeaver?!?!?!

Bah! Static web pages are *SO* 1999. The future, my friends, is database driven websites. Take a look at the one I built for my school:

http://www.ncs-nj.org

and the weblog I maintain for my fellow teachers:

http://www.ncs-tech.org

The school site runs PostNuke, a free content management system (CMS).

The weblog is Wordpress, a free weblog/CMS.

Not so easy to install and configure, but once it's up ... it's a breeze to maintain.

Code on,

-kj-

Plinkerton · #17 Post by **Plinkerton** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:31 am

Bills site looks fine on my Firefox too. It always has.

lfeagan · #18 Post by **lfeagan** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:29 pm

Yeah, not to piss off Bill or nothing...but categorizing the laptops somehow, perhaps two ways such as by price and by model and then making quick links to the different subsections would be kinda nice. I find the list a bit long to scroll through and you have to really sit down and read through each one carefully as there is no particular ordering to the list other than price (somewhat) that I can tell of. I think Bill is great for running this site and really appreciate his work. I just think some quick fixups might help his sales...and more money never hurt anyone

kjarrett · #19 Post by **kjarrett** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:22 pm

I won't speak for Bill other than to say ... don't worry. The new site will rock!

-kj-

T42p 15" UXGA Impressions ... WOW (thanks Bill!)

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