For Sale: T42P with flexview UXGA screen

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wearetheborg · #1 Post by **wearetheborg** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:33 pm

I'm taking offers for the following laptop; minimum of $875 + shipping.

Laptop 1:
T42P (2373-KXU)
P M 755 - Dothan 2Ghz,
1GB DDR RAM (1 sodimm),
60GB 7200rpm HDD,
15 Flexview UXGA(1600x1200) TFT LCD,
128MB ATI FireGL T2,
CD-RW/DVD-R Multi-Burner(slim) (dvd recorder),
9 cell Li-Ion battery (cylce count of 8)
Design capacity of 71.28Wh, remianing: 73.02Wh

IBM 802.11a/b/g wireless(MPCI), Bluetooth/Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, WinXP Pro
On Site warranty till February 6, 2009

Condition: Near mint (9.5/10). Only things distinguishing from mint are
-laptops lid corner points are shiny
-minor scuff marks on 9 cell battery's back
-a couple of barely noticeable marks on lid
-scuff marks on one corner of the base bottom (at the IR port plastic)

Everything else is mint. No shine on keyboard, no wear on touchpad, etc.

Pictures:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6355/1000853cy0.jpg
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6808/1000854va6.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8666/1000855qj5.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2671/1000856oj1.jpg
Close up of lid top:
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3518/1000857fw6.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5339/1000858zj8.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3489/1000859pr9.jpg

ajkula66 · #2 Post by **ajkula66** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:55 pm

Hey,

You've got some very nice stuff there...congrats!

I'm going to speak from two points of view, as a reseller, and as an end user.

T42P, for an end user looking for a high-end UXGA should be worth anywhere between $850 and $950. The machine sounds great, the only downsides are new Lenovo products at bargain basement prices, and the fact that there are quite a few of them on the market right now...I'd be patient and stick to my guns if it were my machine.

T43 is a whole different ballgame. Out of all fairly recent ThinkPads, I've found them the most difficult ones to sell. I guess that they've just gotten way too much bad publicity, although I personally happen to like them, especially with the processor that you have in it. Flexview is a huge plus, but video card is the most basic one for a T43, leading to a somewhat confusing picture. If this were my machine, I'd be looking for anywhere between $750 and $800, for the sake of warranty alone, but would allow (not in public though) first $700 OVNO to take it...although I'd probably end up keeping it. These are very fine machines that are a pain to sell in most cases.

Hope this helps.

Best of luck with the sale.

wearetheborg · #3 Post by **wearetheborg** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:59 pm

I'm falling in love with these two machines, its going to break my heart to sell them !

BTW, I noticed that these two 15 inchers seem more rugged than the 14" T4x's I've handled. Lid is very rigid. No distortion on screen when I press the lid.

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:19 pm

That's why you had to give a kidney to get one when they were new...take it from someone who has been crazy enough to buy a new A31P years ago...there is something about 15" FlexViews that just grows on you...and they are made really well, when compared to other units of the same generation...

wearetheborg · #5 Post by **wearetheborg** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:23 pm

BTW, what is OVNO ?
And how much did you pay for the new A31P ??

#6 Post by **KristianJ** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:01 pm

wearetheborg wrote:BTW, what is OVNO ?

Or very near offer, perhaps? George's price estimations seem fair - both machines have excellent warranty remaining.

And I'll third what you guys have said about the 15" Flexviews - such a joy to use and more secure feeling than a 14" T4x!

bin.dong · #7 Post by **bin.dong** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:44 pm

when and where you're gonna sell your laptop? Let me know. PM me. I'll buy laptop #1. I am in Canada BTW.

Thanks

wearetheborg · #8 Post by **wearetheborg** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:48 am

I'm taking offers for the T42P laptop; minimum of $875 + shipping.

Mods: Can this thread be moved back to marketplace ?

ajkula66 · #9 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:23 am

weatherborg wrote:

BTW, what is OVNO ?
And how much did you pay for the new A31P ??

Our friend Kristian, who still lives under Her Majesty's rule (at least theoretically) like I used to a couple of decades ago, got it right, of course: OVNO=Or Very Near Offer, expression common in UK English, but not around here.

As for the price of a new A31P, I believe I still have the invoice somewhere, but off the top of my head it was in the neighbourhood of $4,000....

Bump for a hawt machine and a cool seller!

#10 Post by **KristianJ** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:37 am

ajkula66 wrote:[

Our friend Kristian, who still lives under Her Majesty's rule (at least theoretically) like I used to a couple of decades ago, got it right, of course: OVNO=Or Very Near Offer, expression common in UK English, but not around here.

As for the price of a new A31P, I believe I still have the invoice somewhere, but off the top of my head it was in the neighbourhood of $4,000....

Bump for a hawt machine and a cool seller!

It's not as common in Australia - we often drop the V and just have ONO (N = near or nearest). And yes, it's pretty much theoretically

wearetheborg · #11 Post by **wearetheborg** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:08 pm

Sale pending...
I've added some pics. If anymore want to see more pics (even if you're not buying), from diff angles etc, just let me know

#12 Post by **KristianJ** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:49 pm

Great looking machine to back up the specs!!

alanx · #13 Post by **alanx** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:41 pm

Why oh why are you selling all your u/sxga+ thinkpads, wearetheborg??? You my friend went through the gates of T series heaven, yet turned around & shunned the gods therefrom! Thou shall be banished into dell forever!

Ok, that was too dramatic I think.

Well, good luck on the sale of this awesome laptop!

PS. You know...I think I could've gotten this one...

wearetheborg · #14 Post by **wearetheborg** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:35 pm

alanx wrote:Why oh why are you selling all your u/sxga+ thinkpads, wearetheborg??? You my friend went through the gates of T series heaven, yet turned around & shunned the gods therefrom! Thou shall be banished into dell forever!

Ok, that was too dramatic I think.

Well, good luck on the sale of this awesome laptop!

PS. You know...I think I could've gotten this one...

Have faith my friend, I'm not selling ALL my thinkpads. My current one is a R50P with a flexview UXGA screen.

I think you might also like the T43 I'm selling - 1.86Ghz, 1GB ram, 64MB ATI Radeon X300, SXGA+ flexview screen, Onsite warranty till Nov 15 2009 for $735. As I'm in bay area right now, you could even come over and do it face to face

alanx · #15 Post by **alanx** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:06 am

wearetheborg wrote: I think you might also like the T43 I'm selling - 1.86Ghz, 1GB ram, 64MB ATI Radeon X300, SXGA+ flexview screen, Onsite warranty till Nov 15 2009 for $735. As I'm in bay area right now, you could even come over and do it face to face

Hey I could have been interested IF you hadn't told me beforehand how much it costed you! That was the same laptop right? Could have been torture on me!

But anyway, I got a T43p bought locally for a very good price!

alanx · #16 Post by **alanx** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:15 am

Has this laptop been sold yet? C'mon people this is as good as a T42p can get with its warranty and condition.

Uncletoad · #17 Post by **Uncletoad** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:21 am

alanx wrote:Has this laptop been sold yet? C'mon people this is as good as a T42p can get with its warranty and condition.

Yea. He's looking in his mailbox everyday for the dough.

wearetheborg · #18 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:50 am

alanx, I hope you got a flexview screen, else you dont know what you are missing

Laptop's been sold to Uncletoad

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