Re: [Thinkpad] X Series Thoughts

Yes, the X20 has not IR
At a show today, I saw an USB IR port, about the size of a thumb drive. SO I
guess that is not a real issue. It was $26.00
I have the X20. I don't see it as a primary PC (I am now using a T-22 and an
A30P), but for wireless browsing in the car (AirCard), at work, in the can
etc it is just superb. Small, light, battery lasts forever (if you get a
good one, see my previous post as to that). I was getting between 3 and 4
hours on a battery!
I think it is a great machine to have around, save your $$ and pick up a
used one. They are on Ebay for $399, and you can add the IBM service pack
for out of warranty machines. I don't see much difference in a P3 600 and
even a P4 for a machine used primarily for email and browsing (like I said,
for a second or backup machine, it's an ace).
Of course you don't really need the slice, a USB floppy will do if you even
need one (or a T series port rep and a 600 series floppy drive hint hint)
and XP is USB 2.0 plug and play, the USB 2.0 cards are under $30 all over,
if you really need an external drive just adapt a desktop drive in a box for
loading software etc.
Of course, if you really want a small portable DVD player, by all means get
the slice.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Schumann" <cschumann@twp-llc.com>
To: "thinkpad" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] X Series Thoughts

> I've got a 600X, and it's really very adequate for my needs, save one.
>
> I sometimes like to surf the web or read e-books in bed. (OK, a very few
> e-books that Microsoft gave away this summer.) Anyway, since I'm a
ThinkPad
> bigot and will not consider buying any other brand, maybe something in the
X
> series will do what I need.
>
> I got the latest twbook and tbook PDF's and made a big spreadsheet with
all
> the features I could fit and noticed some surprising things.
>
> 1 - Is it really true that the X20 and X21 have no IRDA port? I use the
port
> on my 600X now and then to Hot Sync my Sony PDA. It looks like X22 and
later
> have IRDA.
>
> 2 - While X20 to X31 weigh from 3.5 to 3.8 pounds, the X40 is listed at
2.8!
> Wow. The change to a 1.8" disk means more expensive upgrades. And the
other
> feature I think I'd use is the CF slot, which is changed to SD on the X40.
> Hmmm. I just may wait to see how prices are affected when it's officially
> introduced in the states, if ever.
>
> 3 - I'd like to read how X series owners feel about their purchases, and
> whether they are worthwhile machines. What they like, what they'd like to
> change. There are a lot of changes from the 20 to the 31... RAM and CPU
> speed mostly, but also communication features, so it will help me pick a
> model to hunt down a good price on.
>
> Any stories or pointers to information are greatly appreciated.
>
> Chris Schumann
>
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