No Modems in T42

[jschunkew]

How come the T42s don't come with
built-in modems? T41s do. Other than
having a modem why would one buy a
T41 when the T42s are available?

-T42 is new and may have some bugs
-T42 has 1 year warrantee vs. 3 year
on the T41
-T41s are on sale

Any other reasons?

[cynic]

How come the T42s don't come with
built-in modems? T41s do. Other than
having a modem why would one buy a
T41 when the T42s are available?

-T42 is new and may have some bugs
-T42 has 1 year warrantee vs. 3 year
on the T41
-T41s are on sale

Any other reasons?

Read over the tabook.pdf. It'll answer all your questions. Follow the link below:
Personal Systems Reference: IBM ThinkPad

(I'll start you off on the right path:
A) "T42"s do have modems. B) There are "T42"s with 3 years warranties just as there are "T41"s with 1 year warranties)

Biggest answer for your question as to "why T41" is price. You can get everything from the T41 line on a T42.