From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun Apr 01 2001 - 13:16:46 EDT
The T series actaully has hard drive upgradeable BIOS, the X may also!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominique Pivard" <domi_at_kenavo.fi>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: whats a good slightly older slim thinkpad?
> On Sun, 01 Apr 2001 at 06:24 PM you, Martin Tillman
> <mtillman_at_bigfoot.com>, said: >>
> >> The BIOS on your X20 is likely to get updated several times, how are
you
> >> going to perform the upgrade without a floppy drive? So my advice is:
get
> >> an external floppy drive.
>
> >Can you really do this with a USB floppy? That's just about the only
> >option - the other being the Ultrabase which I have no intention of
> >buying.
>
> I was referring to the standard ThinkPad external floppy drive, not to an
> USB model. I'm not familiar with the X20, but all the other ThinkPads with
> no built-in floppy drive that I know of (eg. 701, 560, 570, 600) have a
> connector for the external floppy drive that is on the ThinkPad itself (no
> need for an optional expansion unit). Do you really need the Ultrabase in
> order to be able to use the external floppy drive with the X20?
>
> >> Considering that IBM basically exchanged a
> >> $1000 unit for a $3000 one, you probably can afford to spend $30 for an
> >> external floppy drive.
>
> >30usd?? More like nearly 90usd over here.
>
> I think $30-40 is the going rate for external ThinkPad floppy drives (with
> matching cable) on eBay.
>
> >Oh, and IBM were legally obliged to replace the m/c. And it was an
> >1800ukp (2800usd) m/c for a 1500ukp (2400usd) m/c, and I had to pay them
> >200ukp for the privilege. (Long version of this fiasco available on
> >request).
>
> OK, I was under the impression the 240's (including the X-model) was
> heavily discounted some time ago, and I thought the X20 was more
> expensive.
>
> Dominique
>
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