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    What about the r52?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dietcokefiend, Nov 29, 2005.

  1. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    With my z60 backordered quite a while, I am looking for other good laptops. The r52 has almost the same performance specs as the z60m I picked out, but a higher resolution screen.

    How do these models rate?

    How durable? Are they plastic or the magnesium casing?

    Do they have the same t43 harddrive issue with a pata>sata converter?

    EDIT: Ugh, same pata>sata issue it seems :(

    Why does IBM hate me? :(
     
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    What is the pata>sata issue? Do you mean the drive is sata but the cable is pata?

    I don't know about the R52, but my experience with a R51 has been positive. Its a solid, durable, reliable notebook, as you would expect from IBM ;)
     
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    Uses a wacky bridge to connect the harddrive, and in turn makes it impossible to upgrade to anything down the road but a super overpriced drive from IBM (if they still carry them). Otherwise you get a error on every boot, and massive instability.
     
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    Wow that really sucks :p

    How did you find out about this? I'd like to look into this because my brother is thinking about getting an IBM ...
     
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    Thanks! :)
     
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