[ltp] IBM Thinkpad T41 type 2373-7fu; recommendations for auction purchase and *nix type

bhaskins linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:57:29 -0400


Jason Brooks wrote:
> The current version of ubuntu (lts 10.04) runs pretty fast on my t30.
> It has the radeon 7500m on it with 16mb of video ram. The radeon is a
> hot running chip for sure. I put a heat sink on it with thermal
> cement. 
What's the brand name of the thermal cement?
Thanks
>  I personally would not buy a t40 series because of the
> thermal issues it had. The password issue can be a problem if you do
> not have experience with smd soldering and embedded devices. The chip
> that stores this information is small. So small that you will likely
> destroy the main board removing or reworking.
>
> Just my 2 cents
> Jay
>