FS: T42 15" SXGA+ FlexView, in-warranty, worldwide

[Brad]

I recently was lucky to get hold of three still-in-warranty 15” SXGA+ (1400x1050) T42’s with the beautiful, famous FlexView/IPS display, and are now offering these three for sale. The specifications for these three (identical) model 2373-JXU T42’s are as follows:

Original description:

Pentium M 735 (1.7 GHz ”Dothan” with low-power ”SpeedStep” technology)
512 MB RAM
40 GB 5400 rpm harddisk
15” SXGA+(1400x1050) FlexView/IPS TFT LCD
ATI Radeon 9600 GPU with 64 MB VRAM (will also work with Vista)
CD-RW/DVD (24x24x24x/8x)
IBM 802.11b/g wireless (MPCI) (Atheros!)
Modem (CDC)
1 Gb Ethernet (LOM)
UltraNav
Secure Chip
6 cell Li-Ion battery
WinXP Pro

Warranty: These T42’s all are still covered by the original IBM warranty until 2008-10-14. The IBM warranty can be extended for another two years through purchasing the Lenovo P/N 41C9180 which is available for $148 (see the thread Warranty extension (e.g. the post by Tim M of Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:38 am).

Condition of these T42’s: Are above average for a ThinkPad of this age. All T42’s have been carefully inspected and tested – no signs at all of any problems have been found.

Some additional notes on their condition are as follows:

- No dead or stuck pixels.
- No pressure marks on LCD.
- No ”dust specs” or hairs inside the LCD.
- Some typical shine and wear on the keyboard and palm rest.
- Normal signs of wear on outside.
- Battery status is in the green.
- These JXU’s have the long M10 fan and run silently.

Additional information about T42’s of this type can be found in Overview - ThinkPad T42, T42p and Detailed specifications - ThinkPad T42/p and Overview - ThinkPad T42/p or IBM ThinkPad T Series notebooks while even more detailed information is available in the IBM ThinkPad T42 announcement letter.

Images of a T42 (of the 14.1” model) are e.g. found here or here. Moreover, a very nice collection of images of 15” SXGA+ FlexView/IPS T42’s (identical to the ones for sale here) can be found in the thread X32/T42/T60/accessories – see the post by dr_st of Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:51 am. Moreover, the reason why FlewxView/IPS LCD’s are so highly worshipped and renowned are easily evident from the same thread; see the post by dr_st of Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:21 am.

Software installed: The software on these T42’s has been restored to a fresh factory contents condition, and therefore comes with Windows XP Pro SP2 completely installed (including all “Windows Update” as of today September 26th 2008), all IBM utilities etc. The “ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery” partition is also intact on the harddisk. Finally, the antivirus program AVG Free8 has been installed (with all updates as of today). The T42’s are therefore directly ready for use, including surfing on the internet etc. Open Office can be installed if requested.

These T42’s all comes with:
- original (practically brand new) IBM AC-adapter (16.5 V/4.5 A/72 W) incl. power-cord.
- Windows XP Pro COA sticker
- original IBM 6-cell battery
- a complete set of IBM ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery Media

Options available:
- Add a second stick of 512 MB RAM: $15
- upgrade the present 40 GB, 5400 rpm HDD to 80 GB/7200 rpm (limited number of these available): $80 100 GB/7200 rpm $110
- upgrade to a DVD-RW: $30
- add an original IBM, 6-cell battery in ”green” state: $20
- add an original IBM, 9-cell battery in ”green” state: $40
- add an original IBM, 9-cell battery brand new in Lenovo box: $75

Price: Asking $420 including shipping to lower 48 US states. Worldwide shipping also available; please mail for actual cost. Please communicate via mail BboraxJr[at]aol[dot]com

For potential buyers who haven't done business with me before, please feel free to check my reputation in the thread Positive feedback for FAIR Traders

Brad

[Johan]

I deeply regret to report that it could seem as user Brad may have used this thread to commit fraud against me. Details are reported in the sticky Negative feedbacks for traders and Tips for fair trading and more specifically in this post.

With great sadness and while feeling having left no options other than to post this,

Johan