Advantages: Small Lightweight, Feature-packed, Durable, Good Software
Disadvantages: No Optical Drive, Smaller Screen, Price

...I have owned my X40 for nearly a year now and at the time is was the top of the range - even now, only the processors have got faster (with a shorter battery life). I love it to bits! It is light, impressive, powerful (I do MS Visual Studio .NET on mine with no probs), long battery life - around 3.5hrs on the extended battery despite what is quoted. The display is a little small and lacking in resolution but once docked that ceases to be a real problem for most people. The real plus points are the software utilites which comes as standard - Rescue and Recovery, Access Connecitons (for seemless mobility and connectivity), the new Lenovo Software Update tool which is sooooo brilliant and keeping all the hardware, BIOS etc up to date even for thickies like me. All in all it does exactly what it says on the tin and to be honest... Read review

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Advantages: Extreme performace and user experience
Disadvantages: 128 mb graphics memory low performance

...extended periods of heavy processing. Also, the keyboard is among of the best to use. I can guarantee, that the precision and ease of use suits to everyone But with all the good things in life there must be negative things also. One thing, which is common to the TouchPoint, is the "ghostmovment" of the cursor. This happens when you apply uneven pressure to one destination. But this is logical and is easy to fix. Also, the Pentium M is not as fast as the Celeron in small application, but is suited for heavy processing. And the most negative thing is the graphics power. It cant run DirectX9 games and it runs earlier versions of DirectX games too fast. The covering material of the monitor is somewhat delicate and scratches fast. But the known fact to all ThinkPads is that they are very rigid and strong. The construction is extremely... Read review

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Advantages: Stable
Disadvantages: Heavy

...I have been setup 30 piece of IBM R50 thinkpad for a new company. Basically what happen is I encounter IBM have thier own software install when the brand new R50 delivery to the customer. The most rediculors things is the IBM software use up 3 GB space which not inluded the Operating system. Which mean this R50 come with 40GB harddrive, user only will have 30GB to use, the rest is software usage. Come to the point of hardware issue. This product come with centrino 1.5 and built-in WIFI. Everything is solid look and reliable. Boot up is not as fast as what you think after all the personal software installation which use for startup program. Make you feel like not a 1.5 centrino product. I do not advice home user getting this laptop is because you will get bored of the look. If you insist to get a IBM. I would advice you to get a T41p... Read review

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Advantages: Swivel Hinge, Handwriting mode, Fingerprint Recognition, Awesome Features
Disadvantages: Expensive

...nobody can forge, copy, or use, unless someone somehow manages to chop your finger off. But I believe that's very unlikely! The colour is sleek and quite nice although it would be better if it was available in a silver colour. And weighing approximately 1.8 kilograms, which is less than 2 bags of sugar, you can easily say that this is extremely light and if you want to take your PC tablet away from home, you easily can with no difficulty at all. The dimensions are stated above but to get an idea, it is slightly larger than an A4 piece of paper which couldn't be more of a perfect size. *****Processor***** Processor ………………………………………………………….Intel Pentium M 758 1.5 GHz Core Voltage Technology ………………………………………………………….Low-Voltage (LV) Data Bus Speed ………………………………………………………….400 MHz Features ………………………………………………………….Enhanced Speed... Read review

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Advantages: Small, light and well spec'd
Disadvantages: Replacement parts prices.

...I originally bought my Thinkpad as a starter for my partner as she reckoned they are easier to use. My reason was that it was small enough to put out of the way if she never used it. I bought it off E-Bay and apart from a small amount of worry with the screen getting damaged in transit paid £200 plus postage. It arrived well packaged and undamaged and to my surprise looking very good for an older model laptop. HARD DRIVE It came pre-installed with Windows XP Pro as it would have when new, and booted up quickly and very quietly. The 40gb hard disk is quite ample as it gives you plenty of space to install whatever anti-virus you require and enough space for applications for the average user. At the moment on this one I have a few of my favourite cds, some games, office 2007 and Photoshop 8, yet still have 20gb hard disk space free... Read review

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Advantages: price; durability; relaibility; speed; quality
Disadvantages: its Acer not IBM or DELL ?

...I am reviewing a 4xx series rather than a 3xx series. I got a TravelMate 427 LC Pentium 4 2.5GHz 512MB CDRW/DVD Combo 15" Windows for around £900 with a 2 year warranty. This replaced my new IPC laptop which was forever being repaired under warranty. My experience of 30+ repair times, which I understand are quite common "even with more expensive brands" lead me to Acer who offer a basic warranty of 2 years with a max 5 day repair turn around time. Do not be conned by the offer of extended warranties by other makes. My experience demonstrates that a warranty id worthless unless your repair is done quickly. Even with trading standards on your side, you don't get your laptop back any quicker. I had to buy an Acer as a backup but then I'm thinking why buy anything else. I may have preferred an IBM thinkpad but it was more than twice... Read review

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Advantages: Light, flat and compact
Disadvantages: Being Black

...I had wanted a laptop for years but never had the courage to actually take the final step of buying one. Even after looking at countless different brands and models I still chose a desktop PC! At a new job I was given a Thinkpad T43. I found it incredibly easy to use, and as I was splitting my time between the office and home was having to carry it around with me. After months of using the laptop my desktop PC at home died and I decided to try and replace it with a Thinkpad. Because I was on a restricted budget and couldn't afford a new laptop I decided to see what was available second-hand. I was overjoyed to find a company on ebay that sells refurbished Thinkpads and bought mine a good couple of months ago. So I now have 2 laptops to use - 1 for work and 1 for personal use. The Thinkpads are light for a laptop, very flat (a lot... Read review

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Advantages: a small laptop and cheap laptop
Disadvantages: For office (word processing etc)

...and you would only use it for office use or for just typing upt the usual essay on the road. **************Easy Acess to Specs******************** Main Specs Product Description IBM ThinkPad A30 2652 - PIII-M 1.13 GHz - 15" TFT Recommended Use Small business, corporate business Dimensions (WxDxH) 32.9 cm x 27.3 cm x 4.5 cm Weight 3.4 kg Localisation French / France System Type Notebook Processor Intel Pentium III-M 1.13 GHz Cache Memory 512 KB - L2 Cache - Advanced Transfer Cache RAM 128 MB (installed) / 1 GB (max) - SDRAM - 133 MHz Hard Drive 1 x 30 GB Optical Storage DVD-ROM - plug-in module Display 15" TFT active matrix - 24-bit (16.7 million colours) Graphics Controller ATI MOBILITY RADEON - 16 MB Audio Output Sound card Telecom Fax / modem - CDC - 56 Kbps Networking Network adapter - CDC - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Input... Read review

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Advantages: IBM quaility - nice and fast - good screen
Disadvantages: Looks boring

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Advantages: Easy to use, runs smoothly, good battery life and high quality.
Disadvantages: Some probelms with the wireless adapter.

...I have owned several different ThinkPad's over the years. I have enjoyed them all and found them to be extremely useful and reliable. I knew that I wanted a decent quality portable laptop that would be suitable for all the basics. I have been using the laptop mainly for office related items such as documents and spreadsheets but have also been using it to store and edit photographs and videos. So far I have had no problems and that fact that it comes with a media card reader was very useful. This version of the ThinkPad is pretty similar to the rest of the laptops in the series. There is little to no distortion with the screen and it is fairly bright and gives a high quality picture. I couldn't find any problems with the laptop as a whole, nothing is loose or flex's for the most part. The R61 has pretty much all the ports you... Read review

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