New Thinkpad T42p Arrived - Very Pleased

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itzmheck · #1 Post by **itzmheck** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:19 pm

No dead pixels
Thailand keyboard is absolutely out of this world....
Battery Life is the best i've ever used because of the 9 cell.
I love the 14 inch screens because this ibm laptop is durable & light.
Very pleased with IBM......

Torque · #2 Post by **Torque** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:35 pm

Oh yes, IBM thinkpads er the best

I'm also extremely happy with mine. The design, the screen, the keyboard, the way everything just works - and the last but not least... the build quality! It's excellent! Acer, ASUS, Toshiba, Dell and Compaq - they all feel like they were bought in a toyshop when compared to these laptops

Only downside is the price - but hey, you get what you pay for

itzmheck · #3 Post by **itzmheck** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:29 pm

yeah, when you use an ibm you can actually say 'I can see myself using this same p.c. in a few years'. When i had my alienware I knew that I had to get a new one within 2 years.

Highline · #4 Post by **Highline** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:29 pm

You had an alienware laptop? How was the build quality of that? I was actually considering purchasing one before I decided on the 2373-P1U....

I have an alienware area 51 desktop PC that I bought 2+ years ago... Still works great!

itzmheck · #5 Post by **itzmheck** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:52 am

Well I have The Area-51m and if you take a look at some of the complaints in the support forums for their laptops many have to do with overheating. The newer models have a issue where the fps in games is really low and technical support just keeps replacing the gfx cards yet NOW they think its a design engineering issue. How much does that suck as a customer to be told that your 3,000$ laptop overheats because we designed all of them wrong.

I've had mine for two years... Its just simply loud/obnoxious, when I was transfering files to my new IBM the sound difference was big. It also gives off a lot of heat and weighs a lot - although it is a desktop replacement.

My friend just bought the 12.1" Sentia and upon arrival the disk drive was making weird noises. They replaced it but their products are packed well (therefore i doubt shipping ruined it) and that provides further proof that their 101 point satisfaction test is B.S.

You know what was really funny? When I first got my Alienware laptop part of my checklist they gave me for testing was "Make Sure Any CD Is Removed Before Packing". Someone checked it off as yes but upon arrival I had a rap music mix cd in my drive.

Aside from that, there is a lot of flex and its kind of built like a toys 'r' us toy.

Highline · #6 Post by **Highline** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:00 am

In that case... I'm very glad I went IBM

itzmheck · #7 Post by **itzmheck** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:10 pm

you should be the quality is there and I have been through many laptops the past year

ThinkPad · #8 Post by **ThinkPad** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:39 pm

Nice, does the Thai keyboard come with all laptops or is it special. How does it differ from the chinese one?

Im getting a new keyboard, and am deciding between the Thai and Chinese

Plinkerton · #9 Post by **Plinkerton** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:42 pm

OH YEAH! OH YEAH! IBM ROCKS! IBM ROCKS! IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! NOT REALLY!

sorry... i get excited easily...

EDIT! WOOOOHOOO!!!!! 500TH POST!!!

lfeagan · #10 Post by **lfeagan** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:47 pm

[censored] boi! You a mad posting fool.

itzmheck · #11 Post by **itzmheck** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:21 pm

yeah well i have to catch up since I'm a new comer.....

Yeha mine came with the thai keyboard - really nice

Ins0mniak · #12 Post by **Ins0mniak** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:53 pm

itzmheck wrote:yeah well i have to catch up since I'm a new comer.....

Yeha mine came with the thai keyboard - really nice

Maybe a stupid question, but is there an easy way to tell where the keyboard on one's thinkpad is manufactured?

Champ · #13 Post by **Champ** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:37 am

maybe even stupider. I"m in Canada is there any way I can get the Thailand keyboard withotu being gorged?

I have international warantee too so maybe call while I'm in USA? they ship to hotels right?

itzmheck · #14 Post by **itzmheck** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:00 am

Follow this link to find out what model keyboard you have:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... sLookup.vm

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Yeah they should be able to ship to your hotel. Thats a funny way of going about getting the thailand keyboard. I would call up and have them ship me one but I have one installed on my model. Try ebay?

Champ · #15 Post by **Champ** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:17 am

well I use the keyboard a lot. I mean I went htorugh 3-4 with my dell laptop so its important but I just don't feel like buying it. I mean I spent a few grands on a nice t42 I would like them to ship or sell for nominal amounts rather than screwing me for 10x costs

itzmheck · #16 Post by **itzmheck** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:02 am

you are truly an animal.

New Thinkpad T42p Arrived - Very Pleased

New Thinkpad T42p Arrived - Very Pleased

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