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    Thinkpad T42s and graphics issues

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by godSpeed, Jun 9, 2008.

  1. godSpeed

    godSpeed Newbie

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    Hi,

    I'm looking to buy a grade A refurbished Thinkpad T42 that has just been off-lease (the laptop has been used for two years, previously). I'm hesitant to buy this because of all of the negative attention it has gotten recently - particularly with the "loose GPU" issue in T4x models.

    When I look at those posts I see hoards of stories about failing GPUs and I'm not very sure about what % of T4xs there are that actually have this problem. I would like to ask anybody to post the status of their T42 or T4x (especially if you've owned it for more than 3 years) as well as the model No. of their video card. ATI 9600s supposedly have a higher success rate, but due to inherent biases in previous postings I am unsure.

    Thanks in advance!

    edit: FYI I do not plan to use the laptop for graphics intensive purposes (the laptop has an ATI Radeon 9600)
     
    godSpeed, Jun 9, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I had a T42 with the Raedon 9600 for about two years. I never had a problem with it.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 10, 2008
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