T43 "First Look" FYI

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T43 "First Look" FYI

#1 Post by Leon » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:01 pm

http://reviews.cnet.com/IBM_ThinkPad_T4 ... ml?tag=tab
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#2 Post by RonS » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:08 pm

It looks like the review was written from press releases, not from hands-on experience.

I don't think a T43 has actually turned up anywhere yet.
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#3 Post by syhead » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:30 pm

I agree, it's just a modified version of a press release. ...and everybody is saying the opposite: sonoma will result in a decrease in battery life. CNET's reviews are worthless most of the time. But thanks for the info!!!
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#4 Post by SeeMyVest » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:42 pm

syhead wrote:I agree, it's just a modified version of a press release. ...and everybody is saying the opposite: sonoma will result in a decrease in battery life. CNET's reviews are worthless most of the time. But thanks for the info!!!
why are they saying that it will result in a decrease in battery life?

also, does anyone think that the price of the t42's will drop significatly when these come out? i'm thinking of getting one (t42 2378FVU) but i'm wondering if i should wait.

do you think ibm will have a similar model with sonoma parts?

also wondering if anyone thinks the t43 performance increase will be justifiable in the price premium?

thanks in advance

this place is awesome, btw, such a wealth of info and support, just what i was looking for! :D
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#5 Post by K. Eng » Fri Feb 11, 2005 6:45 pm

It's too soon to call on the battery life. I've seen some reviews where the Sonoma platform was worse, and some where it was better.
syhead wrote:I agree, it's just a modified version of a press release. ...and everybody is saying the opposite: sonoma will result in a decrease in battery life. CNET's reviews are worthless most of the time. But thanks for the info!!!
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#6 Post by Kenn » Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:48 pm

K. Eng wrote:It's too soon to call on the battery life. I've seen some reviews where the Sonoma platform was worse, and some where it was better.
syhead wrote:I agree, it's just a modified version of a press release. ...and everybody is saying the opposite: sonoma will result in a decrease in battery life. CNET's reviews are worthless most of the time. But thanks for the info!!!
There was a recent quote from an IBM rep saying that they found Sonoma had more of a power draw than they had expected, and as a consequence T43 battery life would be slightly lower (from 3.5 hours to 3 hours or so) as a consequence.

Of course, we won't know until we know, will we? :)
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