what to buy

[ekdya]

Hi
I need some recommendation, for a thinkpad, I allready have 2 A31 that I realy like, no problems from one of them for the last 7 years.

first thought is to stay with IBM thinkpad, but not it is Lenovo, are they the same, will Lenovo stand the test of time?

I need something for numbers crunching, with no less than 1GB ram, and a DVD-rw and wireless network as a mini. requirements, what do I go for?

where would be a good outlet in Australia?

many thanks

[BruisedQuasar]

Hi
I have 2 A31 that I realy like, no problems from one of them for the last 7 years. first thought is to stay with IBM thinkpad, but not it is Lenovo, are they the same, will Lenovo stand the test of time?
need something for numbers crunching, with no less than 1GB ram, and a DVD-rw and wireless network. ?

I will not be buying a Lenovo made Thinkpad. Have you considered a T23? It was designed for business use and is easily upgradeable to 1GB RAM, a 5400RPM hard drive, two PCMCIA(PC) cards for an inexpensive wifi card & even cheaper USB 2.0 PC Card. I installed a used CD-RW\DVD in mine for under $40.

I owned many top of the line expensive Notebooks over the years. My like-new, refurbished T23 is the first one I like. Cost? $325 two years ago from IBM-Lenovo.

As for test of time, I learned several years ago, the only way to buy a really well designed and made PC is to wait a few years and then buy one used. I haven't bought a brand new PC in eight years. Yet, visitors to my home office are impressed with my systems, all used & refurbished. My Dell XPS400 was in its last production year before it was clear that it is an unusual PC. I bought a return with free shipping, for a fraction of what they went for 6 months earlier. I am now looking to buy a loaded XPS410 for a fraction of current sale price, from the online Dell Outlet store.

Bruised