On Saturday 12 June 2004 04:01 pm, Alan Shutko wrote: > Patrick Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Now, IBM's might keep value RELATIVELY better than OTHER laptops, > > but it hardly makes them a "good investment" that "keeps it's > > value". > > In at least one way, Thinkpads keep their value better than other > laptops. My A20p is almost 4 years old and going strong. Other > laptops my wife and I have had start falling apart (literally) after > a year and a half. They just aren't built well enough. > > Of course, Thinkpads cost more, but for me, downtime waiting to get > laptops repaired or installing new ones is even more expensive. > > -- > Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - I am the rocks. > He's Squirrel food.
Looking at Thinkpads, and the equally sized i-book, with these features: 40 gig HD 256 Ram cdrw-dvd combo drive wireless ThinkPad R51 (IBM Think Express Program) 1.30 GHz Intel Celeron M, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 256.0 MB, 40.0 GB, 5.70 lbs, 14.1" XGA (1024x768), IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0, Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection 802.11b, 10/100 Ethernet, Integrated graphics Intel Extreme Graphics 2, CD-RW/DVD-ROM, Ultrabay Enhanced Availability**: Within 4 weeks $1,395.00 IBM web price* â 256MB DDR266 (256MB built-in) â 40GB Ultra ATA drive â Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) â AirPort Extreme Card â Keyboard/Mac OS X - U.S. English â 14.1-inch TFT XGA display â 1GHz PowerPC G4 â ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory Subtotal $1,398.00 They seem neck and neck! Cecil
