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

[Andy Graybeal]

On 08/30/2010 05:18 PM, 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.  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

Good to hear, regarding Ubuntu 10.04 being pretty fast :)  I am 
surprised how nicely the t41 is doing speedwise.

Regarding SMD soldering, wach of the machines I purchased didn't have 
BIOS passwords set.  Luckily I got to test them before I bought them :)

SMD soldering scares the crap out of me.  I would want to have plenty of 
practice first.

Thanks for your input regarding that you wouldn't purchase the T40 
series due to heat issues... I guess I'll just have to hope for the 
best.  That's seemingly becoming my mantra, which is a little scary.

-Andy