Please any suggestions to go to T43p from T41

[vovus]

Please,tell me, can i feel the difference between:
ati 7500 and FireGL V3200,
P1,4 and P2,1
pci and pci express
512 and 1 Gb
Hd 5400 and 7200rpm
PC 2700 and PC2-4200 DDR2
and total difference in performance...

[Steve007]

Please,tell me, can i feel the difference between:
ati 7500 and FireGL V3200,
P1,4 and P2,1
pci and pci express
512 and 1 Gb
Hd 5400 and 7200rpm
PC 2700 and PC2-4200 DDR2

You should do unless you're on crack.

and total difference in performance...

It'll be quicker but don't expect a massive difference. If you're a gamer you will notice it just like you would do if you use apps like Photoshop but for everyday tasks like browsing the net, using MS Office applications - very little difference.

[dfumento]

Alot depends on what you are doing. If gaming or photoshop or computer-aided design, then you may see about a 50% speedup.

But you'll pay a lot of money for it.....

Prices are very good on a T42 right now and you may not need a "p" version. For instance, a T42 2378FVU with the VISA discount (see FAQ Reference in my signature).

[Steve007]

Alot depends on what you are doing. If gaming or photoshop or computer-aided design, then you may see about a 50% speedup.

But you'll pay a lot of money for it.....

I couldn't justify spending all that money on a T43p if I was him. It would be cheaper and advisable to upgrade the T41; nice new 60GB 7200RPM HDD, another 1GB RAM.....

[gazingwa]

unless video power is required..... radeonn 7500.... well.... wait till longorn comes on by and your thinkpad won't be able to use all the pretty features. Maybe he is considering buying one or the other, maybe he will sell the t41.... the video performance will be night and day, the loading of programs will be faster... over all system performance will be noticable but not earthshaking

[Steve007]

unless video power is required..... radeonn 7500.... well.... wait till longorn comes on by and your thinkpad won't be able to use all the pretty features. Maybe he is considering buying one or the other, maybe he will sell the t41.... the video performance will be night and day, the loading of programs will be faster... over all system performance will be noticable but not earthshaking

If people have a T40/T41 is just doesn't make sense to spend money on a new machine so soon. Best thing to do is have at least 2-3 years use out of a machine and then spend money on a new unit - at least you get your monies worth that way and get a sensible upgrade performance boost!

[gazingwa]

I completly agree.
I keep machines for a while, look at my profile, an X20 for me and an A20M for my wife. I am holding out for Yonah to purchase a new machine when they come preloaded with Longhorn, that for me will be the best bang for the buck.
But what I was saying in my previous post, we don't know his situation, he just wanted to know the difference. Didn't mean to step on toes, sorry.

David

[Leeper]

just get a new 7200rpm drive and wait for a bit.

[vovus]

Thanks a lot for replays, guys, now I think i will not help IBM to get some more money.. (due to me )