Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> writes:
My budget is a little on the light side, but I could manage a
'low-end' thinkpad like an R51 or maybe a T42.
I paid about $600USD for a used T-40 with 512M RAM and a 1.5 Pentium-M
processor, built in IPW2100, CD-RW/DVD drive.. This was a corporate
laptop, and was perfect. If I could only remember where I purchased
it...
Installation was pretty simple, with all the information needed found on
the thinkwiki.
The only complaint that I have is the placement of the speaker. I have
to use a spoken interface, and if I am outside it is sometimes hard to
understand what the computer is speaking to me, as the speaker is on the
bottom of the machine... directly on my lap.
So my question is: is a 'low end' thinkpad worth the mark-up over what
Dell and Toshiba have on offer?
Only if you are dependent on OEM tech support, necessitating a new
machine with manufacturer warranty.