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    THINKPAD T42 2379 DXU OR T42 2373 CYUU

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jordi32, Jun 12, 2004.

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    jordi32 Notebook Guru

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    Hello everyone. I was wondering which of the two thinkpads t42s I should get. Both models are very similar. The only differences are that the 2379 DXU has 1.7 MHZ CPU and the 60 GB HD but no DVD burner whereas the 2373 CYU has a 1.8 MHZ CPU and a 80 GB HD with dvd burner. Both are SXGA 15 inch screens. If I buy the first one and I order the dvd burner separately, the computer price is still about $100 cheaper than the 2373 CYU. I think I prefer the faster HD. Which computer do you think I should choose? If I choose the first one I will have two DVD players (one dvd rom and one dvd-rw) and the faster hd drive but slower CPU but at a little lower price. Is that the way to go? My ideal computer would be a 1.8 GHZ with SXGA 15" with 128 MB GPU and 60 HD but I don't find any model like that. Do you think the 64 MB ATI 9600 is good enough. How about for the upcoming Longhorn windows? Will that suffice?

    I would appreciate your input.

    Thank you very much.

    Jordi
     
    jordi32, Jun 12, 2004
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