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after 3 days with a D6U T40

I just got a D6U from IBM.com (1.4, SXGA+, M8-32, 40GB-5400rpm). A friend brought it to Vancouver from the US and shipped it to me ¡V total cost $2855 cdn. The D6U is not available in canada and neither is the 58U so to get a SXGA+ screen I would have had to buy at least a 96U which would be...
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- Sep 5, 2003
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Laptops
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transfer of a T40 warranty?

another question......one option to acquire a T40 would be to have a friend buy one from ibm.com for me (i am in canada and as recounted in many threads T40's, really all laptops, are insanely more expensive here). I am pretty sure the warranty is international so i could have the machine...
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- Aug 21, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Laptops
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Experiences with refurbished T40's?

rats! the sxga+ is gone already.....sometimes forum feedback can be debilitating! i guess you are right....its up to me to see if any farked pixels are liveable or not...thx guys
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- Post #5
- Aug 21, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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Experiences with refurbished T40's?

I was considering getting a refurb T40 from IBM. What experiences have any of you had that have bought refurbs? Obviously the warranty has dropped from 3 to 1 year but how messed up are the exteriors? any other negative issues that came up? Badga
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- Aug 21, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Laptops
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When will manufacturers be releasing new models?

its not really my taste, and i know you would perfer to stick with the big brands, but have you tried www.voodoopc.com. They are an Alberta based company with some pretty expensive (no problem for you) tricked out lappys. They have a new envy model coming out with the R9600 that has been...
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- Post #3
- Jul 31, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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Poll: Was the extra few hundred dollars for your T40 worth it?

Spooky do you find in any way that the 1.3 PM is a little slow for everyday use? I keep considering the 58U but keep wondering if i am spending too much on a soon to be obsoleted processor and will regret it.
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- Post #5
- Jul 30, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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anybody purchase the T40 (or other IBM notebook) with a discount?

express are back.....but you can find a list of all the thinkpad on the pdf's available from the literature link on the thinkpad site at ibm.com
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- Post #19
- Jul 29, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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whaqt do you use your PCMCIA slots for?

PC card adapter for digicam's CF card + 11b/g card as well as a modem for old lappy w/o working inboard modem
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- Post #2
- Jul 23, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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T40 vs. 600m: Infuriating laptop information

resh, let me know if they can ship up here...i'd be interested. i ran the ecost price to toronto and got the following for the 58U so that might be a $250 saving option for you. Subtotal: $2738.66 Shipping: Standard - 5-14 business days $8.05 Handling: $77.38 GST / HST: $197.69 PST...
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- Post #25
- Jul 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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Centrino technology + DirectX 9??

well i am no expert but i have to figure that if you are using it at full steam power gating is for nought....and keep in mind that they have to engineer a lappy's heat mgt assuming that its plugged in and running full power. If a GFgo 5600 or M10 sheds too much heat they may have some trouble...
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- Post #11
- Jul 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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T40 vs. 600m: Infuriating laptop information

Resh.....to get the 58U you might try www.ecost.com, they have it for under 2k and will ship and bill to canada. you get hammered for shipping, duty and all that but you can get it. I'd like to get the new 1.4 PM Express Business model....cheaper but it has the 5400 rpm drive, combo drive, and...
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- Post #21
- Jul 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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Centrino technology + DirectX 9??

The intel chipset (855) that comprises part of the centrino solution has two different parts 855 GM and 855PM (this per intel website). The GM part is the integrated part that won't support dx9 but the PM part has a AGP4x expantion that "provides flexible support for high performance discrete...
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- Post #8
- Jul 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM T40 s-video to RCA output question

hate to say it but i have yet to see a TV in a hotel room that had anything but a coax input (the type that comes out of the wall), usually wired to a movie rental box. I used to try to do this with a portable dvd player. The hotels tend to buy special purpose built industrial tubes for thier...
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- Post #6
- Jun 26, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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T40: 1.3PM sxga MR9000 vs 1.5 xga MR7500-thoughts?

rufio, you ship and brokerage up here to upper lower canada? eh? are you talking about a used unit or new?
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- Post #8
- Jun 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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T40: 1.3PM sxga MR9000 vs 1.5 xga MR7500-thoughts?

further question.....is the new IBM sale (as of today) which seems to knock off about $200 the price usually reflected in the prices of the e-tailers? If yes, how long does it usually take? I'd feel silly ordering it only for it to fall $200 a day or two later. That money could better go towards...
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- Post #6
- Jun 17, 2003
- Forum: Laptops

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