Proud new owner of an awesome condition T40

Hello

i am a proud new owner of a T40. I had planned on buying a refurb from an ebay vendor that is fairly local to me as they had great prices for what i needed it for but i came across an awesome deal on a used unit from a private owner who simply needed the cash.

He had recently cleaned the hard drive and shipped with the unit all the recovery cds he had ordered from IBM.

I just finished installing everything and it seems like it's a bunch of junk.

I was actually thinking of simply saving some of the IBM access utilties, reformatting the hard drive and then just installing the version of XP home i have. I just recently installed it on my desktop and i think it would make things run smoother on my notebook.

What do you all of you think?

Thanks
Jim

PS Also, does anyone know where i might be able to get a new "shift" key? The right side shift key must have seen A LOT of use and it really doesn't work that great unless you hit it dead center.

 

Just the idea of buying a used laptop scares me. How much did you pay for this T40??

How do you know your new used T40 isn't stolen?

 

And so, what spec of your T40?

 

I've been using a "factory reconditioned" T40 from a reputable ebay store for almost 2.5 years and have been very happy. It's my personal opinion that you don't get the longevity with non-Thinkpads. They just last.

 

LUCKY BUM! Have fun with it and PUT Gentoo on it

 

I paid an excellent price for what is configured on it.

I bought it from the original owner, he had th original receipt and all the recovery CDs he ordered from IBM himself.

 

Pentium M 1.6GHz
1024MB RAM
80GB HDD
14.1" SXGA+(1400x1050) TFT LCD
32MB ATI Radeon 9000
16x10x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD(slim)
Bluetooth/Modem(CDC)
1Gb Ethernet(LOM)
WiFi: 802.11a/b Wireless(MPCI)
Secure Chip(TCPA)
UltraNav
9 cell Li-Ion battery
WinXP Pro

 

Oh, and by the way the shift key was simply just not on correctly. I took it off and re-installed it correctly and all is well.

 

How much was this second hand computer?

 

you should be able to install whatever IBM utilities you want from the support website. what do you not like about the current configuration though?

 

I have just been deleting the programs i don't use and the stuff i don't need. My friend who is my computer tech told me to keep the XP Pro and just take off what i don't want.

BTW i picked it up for $780

 

I sold my T40 in like new condition at 2.5 years old for $750 w/ 60 g /1G/1.3PM/14XGA

 

Cool ibm...

Yours is ALMOST exactly what i was going to get @ $700 from a refurbished seller. However the extra options i got from the one i bought warranted the extra cash i thought