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jsklar · #1 Post by **jsklar** » Mon May 31, 2004 8:56 pm

does anyone know what the exact specs are on a T42 23736VU ?

according to MIT's reccomended laptops page they have a t42 listed with a 14.1" sxga+ screen and 64mb radeon 9600 and for a [censored] good price. its item #5132336 on the GovConnection (pcconnection.com for gov/edu) catalog which corresponds to 23736VU

yet on the GovConnection website, they list under the MIT deals the 5132336 / 23736VU with a 14.1" 1024x768 res. on a 32mb radeon 7500 ...

id be happy even with the radeon 7500 for that price but i dunno if i can deal without sxga+ ... anyone know whats the deal with this model number?

JohnV · #2 Post by **JohnV** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:02 pm

Going by the specs of the tabook.pdf it looks like the MIT site has the wrong specs on that unit you listed.

You can download the PDF with all the specs here...
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitu ... tabook.pdf

John

cynic · #3 Post by **cynic** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:14 pm

Quick specs from IBM's site:

ThinkPad T42
2373-6VU support
Product description

P M 735, 512MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500, 24x24x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD, Intel 802.11b/g wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip(TCPA), 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

jsklar · #4 Post by **jsklar** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:28 pm

grr, thats what i thought, im gonna call the guys at MIT tomorrow to check it out for sure .... looks like ill just get the 23733VU instead.

unfortunately the DVD-R on that model burns CDs slower than the combo drive, right? and now i won't have money left over to swap the 5400rpm drive for a 7k60, i guess ill have to wait for that upgrade

thanks JohnV and cynic for the quick response, that tobook is an awful handy reference

ryan · #5 Post by **ryan** » Mon May 31, 2004 11:37 pm

jsklar wrote:grr, thats what i thought, im gonna call the guys at MIT tomorrow to check it out for sure .... looks like ill just get the 23733VU instead.

unfortunately the DVD-R on that model burns CDs slower than the combo drive, right? and now i won't have money left over to swap the 5400rpm drive for a 7k60, i guess ill have to wait for that upgrade

thanks JohnV and cynic for the quick response, that tobook is an awful handy reference

Don't worry about the 80gig 5400RPM. The difference between it and a 7k60 is minimal. In fact, if you really care that much about swapping it out, you may be able to sell the 80gig on ebay, and buy a 7k60 for about the same price (probably +/- $20).

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