[ltp] London suppliers of used Thinkpads

[Eric A. Constant]

Eric Kjeldergaard wrote:

>On 05/10/05, Eric A. Constant <constan8@msu.edu> wrote:
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>>Ted Frater wrote:
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>>>Eric A. Constant wrote:
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>>>>Ted Frater wrote:
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>>>>>Duncan Anderson wrote:
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>>>>>>Greetings All
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>>>>>>I have been running Mandrake Linux on an old T22 for several years,
>>>>>>but now I think the machine is getting a little tired. Do any of
>>>>>>the UK members of this list know of any companies, especially in
>>>>>>the London area, who sell refurbished or secondhand Thinkpads? I
>>>>>>live in a fairly undeveloped part of South Africa where such things
>>>>>>are either unavailable or very expensive.
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>>>>>>I am going to be in London for a few days at the end of this month,
>>>>>>and I want to try to find another notebook while I am there.
>>>>>>Obviously I want a Thinkpad, preferably something with a P4 processor.
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>>>>>>Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but if I get such a machine I
>>>>>>shall surely be running Linux on it.
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>>>>>>regards
>>>>>>Duncan
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>>>>>I cant help you in London, but im just 2 hrs away on theS coast (
>>>>>Bmth) andhave a very good friend who supplies Thinkpads to me and
>>>>>others.
>>>>>Ill be able to cal lhim on Thursday( im away till then from my
>>>>>desk)of this week to find out what he can get for you.
>>>>>Dont get a P4 powered machine.
>>>>>you must get a Thinkpad with the Centrino processor. Much better and
>>>>>much less power huingry.
>>>>> One of the later T range such as the T 30 or 31 would be a good
>>>>>step up.
>>>>>as soon as ive some info ill write here again.
>>>>>Ted Frater
>>>>>thinkpad dealer and enthusiast in Dorset UK.
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>>>>But isn't a T30 a P4-M machine?
>>>>-Eric (soon to be getting a T23)
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>>>I think of the P4 as the desktop processor used by the cheap laptop
>>>makers .
>>>I always thought the Centrino  was the development of  the P3m .  And
>>>is called the dothan.
>>>However im sure thatsomeone will clarify the intel processor family
>>>better than  me.
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>>Okay, I think I see what you mean (and I could very easily be wrong
>>since I'm a novice when it comes to laptops):  For the current line the
>>Celeron is Intel's cheapest laptop chip (and I think cheapest desktop
>>chip).  You're right, the Centrino/P-M is a development of the P3m
>>(which IMO makes the P3m a good lower-budget choice).  The P4-M, at
>>least for laptops, was developed after the P3m but in many ways was a
>>step backwards (at least that is what I've been led to believe) and I
>>think you're right here too, the P4-M a desktop chip in a laptop.
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>My p4m in my R40 gets just over 6 hours on a charge with the standard
>battery which seems pretty impressive for a 2.2 ghz "desktop chip in a
>laptop".
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That is impressive.  My comments were based only on what I've read 
elsewhere and I have very little personal experience with these chips.  
Wow, 6 hours would be nice!  (I'd be lucky to get half that in my T23)
-Eric

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Eric A. Constant
Michigan State University
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