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Several of these T42’s are still covered by the IBM warranty (hard to find today!), while the IBM warranty on others has expired. Since the ”out-of-IBM-warranty” T42’s however are all in excellent technical condition, and because they have been thoroughly inspected and tested, I am therefore personally offering a six month warranty on these: Within this period I will repair or replace broken parts (and I and the buyer will split shipping costs to/from repair – isn’t that fair?).
Two different T42 models are available; 2373-JXU and 2373-N1U. The specifications are as follows:
… and:In their specifications for the model [url=http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/quickPath.do?quickPathEntry=2373jxu&sitestyle=lenovo][color=blue][u]2373-JXU[/color][/u][/url], IBM wrote:Pentium M 735 (1.7 GHz ”Dothan” with low-power ”SpeedStep” technology)
512 MB RAM
40 GB 5400 rpm harddisk
15” SXGA+ (1400x1050 pixels, format 4:3) FlexView/IPS TFT LCD
ATI Radeon 9600 GPU with 64 MB VRAM (will also work with Vista)
CD-RW/DVD (24x24x24x/8x)
IBM 802.11 b/g wireless (MPCI) (Atheros!)
Modem (CDC)
1 Gb Ethernet (LOM)
UltraNav
Secure Chip
6 cell Li-Ion battery
WinXP Pro
Warranty: Two of the 2373-JXU’s are still covered by the original IBM warranty until 2008-10-14 and five of the 2373-N1U’s are also still covered by the original IBM warranty until 2009-05-13. 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).In their specifications for the model [url=http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/quickPath.do?quickPathEntry=2373n1u&sitestyle=lenovo][color=blue][u]2373-N1U[/color][/u][/url], IBM wrote:Pentium M 745 (1.8 GHz ”Dothan” with low-power ”SpeedStep” technology)
512 MB RAM (NB: Has been upgraded to 1 GB RAM)
80 GB 5400 rpm HDD (NB: Has been replaced by 40 GB, 5400 rpm HDD)
15” SXGA+ (1400x1050 pixels, format 4:3) FlexView/IPS TFT LCD
ATI Radeon 9600 GPU with 64 MB VRAM (will also work with Vista)
CD-RW/DVD (24x24x24x/8x)
IBM 802.11 a/b/g wireless (MPCI) (Atheros!)
Bluetooth/Modem (CDC)
1 Gb Ethernet (LOM)
UltraNav
Secure Chip
Fingerprint Reader
6 cell Li-Ion battery
WinXP Pro
Condition of these T42’s: Ranges from excellent to above average for a ThinkPad of this age, except for two of the JXU’s which have cracked bases (and therefore are priced accordingly). All T42’s have been carefully inspected and tested – no signs at all of any problems have been found. As mentioned above, I am personally offering a six month warranty on the out-of-warranty T42’s: Within this period I will repair or replace broken parts.
Some additional notes on the condition of all these T42’s are as follows:
- No dead or stuck pixels.
- No pressure marks on LCD.
- No ”dust specs” or hairs inside the LCD.
- Keyboard and palm rest: Some look excellent (they actually appear new!), while other have some typical shine and wear.
- Normal signs of wear on outside.
- Battery status is in the green.
- Both the N1U’s and the JXU’s have the long ”M10” fan and run cool and very silently.
Additional information about T42’s 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 and for the 2373-N1U’s with finger-print reader 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. Finally, the reason why FlexView/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” of today), 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 stick of 512 MB RAM: $15
- upgrade the present 40 GB, 5400 rpm HDD to 80 GB/7200 rpm (limited number of available): $80 or upgrade to a 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
- add an IBM Quick (dual!) Battery Charger (P/N 02K6718 – shown here): $10
Price:
- for the (five) 2373-N1U’s that are still covered by the IBM warranty until 2009-05-13 (and which are in excellent condition), asking $450
- for the remaining (three) 2373-N1U’s that are out-of-IBM-warranty (and which are in excellent condition), asking $420
- for the (two) 2373-JXU’s that are still covered by the IBM warranty until May 2009 (but which have cracked bases and pieces of the plastics broken of, near the USB-port and parallel-port), asking $325
- for the remaining 2373-JXU’s that are out-of-IBM-warranty (but are in excellent condition), asking $350
Prices including shipping to lower 48 US states. Worldwide shipping is also available; please pm for actual cost
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Brad
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