Re: [Thinkpad] 15" T series Thinkpad does it exist?

From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue Mar 28 2006 - 20:27:08 EST

There is no 15" T series until the T42. There are hi-res 14" screens, but no
15"
I have for sale a T42 15" XGA Centrino 1.8 Ghz with almost three years
warranty and as new condition.
It is $995, which is probably not what you had in mind.
----- Original Message -----
From: "fefrie" <fefrie@hotmail.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 4:23 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] 15" T series Thinkpad does it exist?

>
> I've been using my used p3 500mhz 390x 15"thinkpad for about three years
now.
> It's used, but still works and is in excellent condition it does (most) of
> what I need, but it would be nice to get a newer thinner Thinkpad.
>
> I've bought and sold a lots of laptops on ebay and I would have to say
that
> IBMs were the easiest to configure with no irritating surprises.
>
> I'd love to upgrade to a newer IBM although I can't really justify the
> outlay for a brand new IBM, especially since they've been taken over by
> lenovo. I only hope that lenovo continues to make excellent IBM products.
>
> The thing that I love about my 390X is that the keyboard is parked at the
> very top of the layout which provides me with a large wrist rest. This
> makes it very easy to type on the laptop on your lap as the weight of your
> forearm keeps the laptop firmly in place. Other laptops have the keyboard
> in the middle of the laptop which forces the user to us their wrists or
even
> the fleshy part of the thumb to hold the laptop down. If this
configuration
> had a touchpad it would drive me crazy as I would be bumping the touchpad
> ALL the time. I've seen laptops with the keyboard at the very bottom of
the
> layout. I'd hate that because I would wouldn't be able to rest my meat
> hooks as I typed.
>
> Which brings me to ponder my next upgrade. You see, I've been spoiled by
my
> 390x. In it's day, it would have been considered a sleek laptop (maybe),
> but these days due to it's thickness, I would consider it more of a
desktop
> replacement. But I do like the 15" screen and call me crazy, but I do
like
> the 1024x768 resolution. If I were to upgrade to the next level
resolution,
> I may find that I wouldn't like the fact that all the program icons were
> that much smaller, but that would probably be just something that I would
> eventually get used to.
>
> I've bought a couple of older A series laptops from IBM and I didn't like
> them that much. The keyboard was more in the middle of the layout which
> made for a smaller wrist rest, and I didn't like the "angled" keyboard
> surface. I much prefer a flat typing surface.
>
> I'd like to upgrade to an older T series laptop as it would seem that the
> keyboard is at the top of the layout and anything above 1ghz would be
fine,
> something WITHOUT the Ultranav, just the touchpoint for me thank you, and
a
> nice bright 15" screen. Something with solid hinges, and reasonalby thin.
>
> Does anybody know if this laptop exists? Integraged wireless would be
nice
> but not necessary
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