IBM laptop (again!)
Stef
a good laptop ?
Rick Cathey
I put together this review after I bought my 1480 the first of
November...
>>There were a few that wanted my opinions about my new 1480 so here
>>they are as follows.
>>This is my first notebook and
>>because of the vast amount of praise and support for the IBM line was
>>the main reason I didn't even include anyone else on the list. I
>>looked at the laptops they had on display at a local Circuit City
>>while I was still in the decision making process and found that I
>>really liked the track point device much better than the touchpads.
>>The 1480's performance has been outstanding. The DVD playback on
>>screen is flawless. I haven't hooked it up yet to my TV using the
>>S-video out as I have a stand alone DVD player but will check it out
>>eventually. I have seen no dead pixels so far on the screen. The
>>Celeron's 466 performance suits my needs just fine. I may end up later
>>down the road adding another 64MB to top out at 128 but the 64 will be
>>just fine for the time being as I will be using it at home for web
>>surfing, games & general software that doesn't really take a whole lot
>>of processing power. I added a Linksys 10/100 PCMCIA card to hook it
>>up to my home lan which installed like a charm. The four quick launch
>>buttons are a nice addition. They can be programmed to open specific
>>web sites or launch any application of your choice. The ThinkLight
>>really doesn't put out an excessive amount of light on the keyboard as
>>IBM makes it sound on their site. Unless I completely turn off the
>>lights and am in complete darkness I really can't tell that the light
>>is even on under "low light condtions" as IBM suggests this is where
>>it's benefit is. That's not a big factor since I usually don't do my
>>computing where there isn't adequate lighting available. The battery
>>life has been about the 3 hour time frame they advertise. The
>>"Press-to-Select" feature on the track point is another neat feature
>>that can be adjusted to suits ones specific touch and feel. The 14.1"
>>display is crisp & bright and looks great at the standard 1024x768 and
>>the same goes even when I drop down to 800x600. So far the ThinkLight
>>is the only thing that hasn't impressed me. Everything else has met my
>>expectations in every way. I plan on calling IBM to get a price on
>>maybe another year or two of extended warranty coverage since I expect
>>it to be used on a daily basis for 12 hours or more a day. I feel that
>>this a great notebook for anyone that is either in the market for an
>>upgrade from an older model or even someone that is a first time
>>notbook owner like myself. I really feel that one would not be
>>disappointed. If you have any more questions feel free to drop me a
>>line.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Rick Cathey
>>RickC...@Mindspring.com (work)
>>RickC...@Charter.net (home)
Kirk
RickC...@Mindspring.com said...
> I added a Linksys 10/100 PCMCIA card to hook it
> >>up to my home lan which installed like a charm.
>
Please let us know if you start suffering any spontaneous reboots while
accessing other hard drives on your lan from the Thinkpad (or accessing
the Thinkpad drive from another computer).
I and someone else here have been having that problem.
--
Kirk
"Start with what is right, not what is acceptable."
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Barry
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> >>I plan on calling IBM to get a price on
> >>maybe another year or two of extended warranty coverage since I expect
> >>it to be used on a daily basis for 12 hours or more a day.
I called IBM 2 weeks ago to extend my warranty and found out they don't
extend warranties on I series notebooks. 1 year is all you get. That makes
me a little nervous. No problems so far but I was planning to keep this for
a whle.
Barry
Rick Cathey
I wrote that writeup a few days after I got my 1480 and found out
later that IBM doesnt offer extended warranty for the I-series so I
had to get it thru PCMALL where bought it from. I also heard later (I
didnt call IBM to confirm) that if you register your I-series as a
business system then you CAN get the extended warranty but like I said
this was only hearsay. Don't see how that would be fair descriminating
against a home user vs. business. I really do like the system though
and hope it is as reliable as all of the IBM users said theirs have
been over the years.
Happy Holidays,
Rick Cathey
Rick Cathey
I have had my 1480 a month & a half now. I have 3 pc's on my home lan
sharing a cable modem, one of which is the 1480. I have transferred
files to & from the 1480 going from both sides of the fence & have
even installed some programs to the 1480 over the lan without any
reboots that you mention. I think these things can be temperamental
some times..LOL
Happy Holidays,
Rick Cathey
Jonathan Edwards
that has information about available extended warranties on IBM Thinkpads.
In the fine print towards the end, they say that extended warranties are only
offered on systems that are used solely for business or professional
purposes.
Dunno why they don't want money from the SOHO crowd...