[ltp] How do the new T60s compare to the older T42 Thinkpads?

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:18:14 +0100

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I've gone from a T41p to a T60 and have no complaints. The T41 was
slightly sleeker (the case on the T60 seems a little boxier) but
otherwise it all seems pretty similar. I've a sneaking suspicion that
the T41 screen was sharper, but the T60 is brighter (both at 1400x1050).<br>
However the T60 is a lot faster, holds more memory and a bigger disk,
and was slightly more than 1/3rd price I paid for the T41 3 or 4 years
ago.<br>
It also seems to be better supported by Ubuntu. Pretty much everything
worked out of the box.<br>
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Phil<br>
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Marius Gedminas wrote:
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    <pre wrap="">I'm thinking about picking up a new T42 ThinkPad while they are still
available. There are a bunch on sale at ubid.com for $550.00-$625.00. 

How do the new Lenovo T60/61 units compare to one of these last classic
ThinkPads? I have read that the T60s are flimsier and that the
components are cheaper and have a higher failure rate. Is this true?

What have people found w/these? How do they compare? Thanks for
responses and advice.
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My old 14" T42 looked elegant.  My new widescreen 15" T61 looks fat,
ugly and cheap, but I got used to it.  I cannot comment about
reliability, as I've only had my T61 for five weeks.  My T42 was pretty
reliable for almost three years, but now USB2 stopped working, and the
wireless is flaky.  I've heard that picking it up with one hand by the
lower-right corner, which I used to do, could weaken some contacts on
the motherboard.

Marius Gedminas
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