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From: Richard Goodwin (no email)
Date: Thu Jul 07 2005 - 14:39:50 EDT
The Toshiba M45-S355, which Circuit City is selling
right now for $1399, has 1Gb RAM, 100Gb hard drive, 1
firewire, 3 USB, 15.4" WXGA screen, Pentium-M 1.86
Ghz, and 802.11b/g WIFI, DVD SuperMulti Drive, all
included.
Dick
--- Walter Knopf <> wrote:
> Here is my view (fwiw):
> Toshiba:
> 1. bigger screen (Plus)
> 2. larger disk drive - 100GB vs. 40GB (Plus)
> 3. DVD RW, including double-layer support (Plus)
> 4. No wireless build-in (Minus)
> 5. XP-Home vs. XP-Pro (BIG Minus)
>
> I would get the Toshiba, but upgrade the OS to
> XP-Pro.
> If you store lots of maps, music, pictures a big
> drive is a must.
> If your vision is like mine the bigger the screen
> the better.
> CD/DVD burner almost a necessity to run backup and
> transfer big files,
> and I don'd like another external drive, since
> you'll need another power
> inverter to get 120VAC for it, the laptop can run
> off the 12VDC with an
> adapter.
> If you need wireless get an PCMCIA card...
>
> Walter Knopf
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darvin/Marilyn Dolyniuk"
> <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:51 AM
> Subject: lv-ab: Which computer?
>
>
> > I have spent the past week trying to decide which
> of these two computers
> to
> > buy. Both have Centrino processors. The Thinkpad
> (14 inch screen) is one
> > pound lighter (Toshiba, 15" screen, is 6lb.)
> Thinkpad case is
> > titanium/magnesium, Toshiba is plastic. The nav
> prgram we have (Fugawi)
> does
> > not need high graphics. Please don't suggest other
> computers. Choice has
> to
> > be one of these. Which would you buy and why?
> > Thanks for any advice.
> > Marilyn
> >
> > Toshiba M40 JM8
> >
>
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/specifications.grp?lg=en§ion=1&group=1&product
> > =4070&part=3430
> > This is a new model which is on sale until today
> for $1599 Canadian. The
> > extended warranty through BEST BUY would be $400
> Canadian. Total $2000
> >
> > or
> >
> > IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad T42
> >
> > Intel Pentium M Processor 735 - 1700MHz
> Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional
> > 512 40 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max
> Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
> >
> > Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional Screen: 14.1 TFT
> > 1024x768 Onboard Graphic Chipset: ATI Mobility
> RADEON 7500 Onboard
> Audio:
> > SoundMAX Included Modem: 56Kbps data/14.4Kbps fax
> Onboard Network
> > Contoller: Gigabit Ethernet- Integrated
> 1000Mbps,100Mbps,10M Battery
> Type:
> > 6 Cell Lithium-Ion PCMCIA Support: 2 Type II or I
> Type III External
> > Speakers: 2 (Internal Speakers) Warranty: One
> year parts and labor
> (system
> > battery: one year) Wireless:Intel PRO/Wireless
> 2200BG
> >
> > Thinkpad only available on the internet so I can't
> see it.
> > No internal DVD burner. Price with portable DVD
> burner is 1848. Warranty
> is
> > 300 (3 yr) or 340 (4 yr), so total 2148 or 2188.
>
>
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