IBM Thinkpad T42 Specs

[aakerman]

Haha don't count too much on me.. those numbers are pretty old - but I do distinctly reading 1.0w and 1.25w for the banias and the dothan, respectively. My 1.7ghz banias uses around 8 watts idle and lcd off - that number includes harddrive, ram, usb connections etc etc.. so 1w idle doesn't sound too unrealistic.

I find it very interesting that the dothan will use LESS battery now, according to xbit labs - this goes against all official as well as unofficial announcements I've read - but xbit labs are usually on target, so trust them instead

 

[ziplux]

Can anyone comment on the difference between the ATI FireGL T2 card in the new T42 and the Mobility Radeon 9000 in the old T41? Is the FireGL card better or worse for gaming?

 

[Pandaren]

Check this out!

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_23733vu

Among the new toys the T42 gets are a high quality 14.1" FlexView display, Radeon 9600 GPU, and Dothan (of course).

You saw it first from Pandaren!

 

[manko]

T42p w/ 15" UXGA Flexview and 128MB FIREGL T2

 

[juancferrer]

When do they go on sale??
Dothans come out tomorrow, so IBM should have them ready by the end of may?

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: juancferrer
When do they go on sale??
Dothans come out tomorrow, so IBM should have them ready by the end of may?

They go on sale on the 11th.... Don't expect to get one next day'd to you though.

 

[juancferrer]

Originally posted by: WackyDan

Originally posted by: juancferrer
When do they go on sale??
Dothans come out tomorrow, so IBM should have them ready by the end of may?

They go on sale on the 11th.... Don't expect to get one next day'd to you though.

Ok..that's what I thought anyway.
Hopefully i'll be able to get the T42 non-p (p's too expensive). As long as I can get the price for the laptop to be under $3000, I think i'll be able to get my parents to buy it for me.
*/WHINNING/* "Dad, i'll flunk out of college if I don't have this laptop"*/WHINNING/*

 

[Conroy9]

oh the agony of deciding whether to wait for alviso.....

 

[Aramitz]

What's Alviso ?

 

[Aramitz]

Originally posted by: Aramitz
What's Alviso ?

Im felt'n love ofthat'ne

Pentium M 1.7GHz processor (2MB L2 cache) 512MB SDRAM
15? SXGA+ IPS TFT models - ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 // 64MB VRAM
40GB 5400rpm HDD, DVD/CD-RW Combo drive,
USB 2.0, secure chip, Active Protection System, Integrated HDD Shock Absorber
ANN 5/11/2004, GA 05/25/2004:
2373-JXU IBM 802.11b/g, $ 2 660

 

[Conroy9]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/18/centrino_2_to_launch_next/

Alviso will provide a 533MHz effective bit rate frontside bus. There's dual-channel DDR 2 SDRAM support in the mix, too - up to 2GB of it - along with the next, third version of Intel's integrated Extreme Graphics, with its dual-display capability and TV out.

Alviso features Intel's High Definition Audio sub-system, formerly known as 'Azalia', which is built into the ICH6-M South Bridge. As revealed last year, it also provides Serial ATA and Gigabit Ethernet support, along with room to cope with up to eight USB 2.0 ports and four PCI Express ports, primarily for ExpressCard devices.

It's also supposed to have support for some power saving technology for displays, but I don't know much about that

 

[aakerman]

edit: This is for ziplux! I used the quote function, but it's out of order apparantly =(

I have a FireGL T2.

It's actually, physically exactly the same as a mobility 9600. The difference is, that it's
certified (probably tested?) for professional use - ie. CAD/3D applications and such. It also
gives you the ability to install ATIs special drivers, made for a variety of professional applications,
that gives you better performance and stability under these applications.

So if you wanna compare the fireGL t2 to the mobility 9000, just search for 9600 vs 9000 comparisons.

As I've had both, I can tell you, that the 9000 gets around 7000 3dmarks(01), and the 9600 gets 9050 3dmarks(01).

In Aquamark I get 19900 points, and in 3dmark03 I get 2550.

 

[dcdomain]

Hmmmm 3g's for the none P... so expensive. Almost makes me want to get a Powerbook since it costs less and has a wide screen.

 

[Yomicron]

Some low res pictures of the 15" model
nothing suprising, it looks like an R50.

EDIT: 2 slightly better pictures
and more
Also, it says 15" T40 series, but it is dated March 30 2004, so I assume it is the T42

 

[juancferrer]

Any word on when the new 533mhz FSB Pentium Ms will come out?(Before late July??)...Sometimes I just wish they would stop making new CPUs for a year or so, so we can savor them for once.

 

[Yomicron]

Originally posted by: juancferrer
Any word on when the new 533mhz FSB Pentium Ms will come out?(Before late July??)...Sometimes I just wish they would stop making new CPUs for a year or so, so we can savor them for once.

The Banias core came out almost exactly a year ago....

 

[juancferrer]

Originally posted by: Yomicron

Originally posted by: juancferrer
Any word on when the new 533mhz FSB Pentium Ms will come out?(Before late July??)...Sometimes I just wish they would stop making new CPUs for a year or so, so we can savor them for once.

The Banias core came out almost exactly a year ago....

I'm talking about THESE
Banias and Dothan have a 400mhz FSB

 

[ziplux]

aakerman, thanks for the info about the FireGL card.

I was planing to buy a T41, but do you think it would be better to wait to buy it for a week or so as IBM might lower their prices on the T41 series after the T42 series starts shipping?

 

[Siddhartha]

I thinking about getting a T42 because of it's 5 hour battery life, 15" screen, and build quality. Is there anything else I should consider?

What is the "airbag" protection?

I am going to use the laptop for on the road MS Office appls, internet, email, and playing movie and music files.

Thanks

 

[dcdomain]

Not sure if this was posted in this thread already...

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=2049168&storeId=1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1

 

[mensa]

Put my order in for a T42p with a 15" display today. The rep told me there is a 25 day lead time but my order confirmation states that it will be shipping on the 15th of May. I can only hope.

 

[b0nes]

What ever happened to the A series? I have always wanted an a21p laptop.

 

[Aramitz]

Originally posted by: juancferrer
Any word on when the new 533mhz FSB Pentium Ms will come out?(Before late July??)...Sometimes I just wish they would stop making new CPUs for a year or so, so we can savor them for once.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15839

 

[BrianE]

So what happened to all the T42 models on the website? Yesterday there were
a lot of t42 models, now many of them are gone... I really wanted the
1.7ghz 14" 1400x1000, but today it's not listed. I hope they don't cancel my order!

 

[Boardmonger]

Is I just me or did all the 14.1" T42s with 64mb 9600 get taken off the IBM site? I can't seem to find any of them now :frown: