The Bottom Line
Pros
- Weighs just 4.5lbs - great for carrying long distances
- IBM Rapid Restore PC program - very useful for mobile workers
- Full size keyboard - increases ease of use
Cons
- No installed FDD - external FDD must be compatibile with the ThinkPad
- AC powers requires IBM specific adaptor plug
Description
- Weight - 4.5lbs
- Display - 14.1 in TFT active matrix, Max Resolution - 1024x768
- Networking - Integrated 802.11b Wi-Fi, Ethernet Intel Pro/1000 GB, Fax/modem 56K, Infrared Port
- Power - 1 Li Ion 4.7hrs est. Adding optional ThinkPad Ultrabay Slim Li Polymer increases to 9.7hrs
- OS Provided - MS Windows XP Pro
- Installed RAM - 256MB Maximum - 2GB
- Hard Drive - 40GB, ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
- Optical Drive Installed - C-RW/DVD
- Processor - Intel 1.4GHz
- Pointing Device - ThinkPad Ultra Nav: TrackPoint & touch pad
Guide Review - IBM ThinkPad T40 Laptop
The ThinkPad T40 I received for review came with Service and Troubleshooting guides which are very thorough and a Windows XP User Guide.
Within minutes I was connected to my office network and accessing the Internet. No configuring was required. Wi-Fi connecting is just as quick provided you have your login information ready.
The full size keyboard made entering information and working on documents no different that working on my desktop. Too often laptops have significantly smaller keyboards which require a period of adjustment and too frequent errors to work smoothly in a quick time frame. The IBM ThinkPad T40 demonstrates that portable doesn't mean compromising on the size of the keyboard.
IBM also provides International Warranty Service which is geared at mobile workers traveling outside North America. Before leaving on your business trip be sure to check if you will have coverage where you are going. Go to the IBM web site - http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ and click on the Warranty Lookup icon.
What I liked most with this laptop:
- IBM provides options for restoring the hard drive which are separate from the OS. The Rapid Restore program will restore the hard drive back to an earlier state - which makes it easier on mobile workers to troubleshoot problems. - IBM Predesktop program which allows you to access information for additional troubleshooting.
This laptop is well suited for mobile workers and the design certainly supports working in a mobile environment.