On Saturday 18 November 2006 16:00, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My brother-in-law has asked me to get him a laptop, and I have seen
> an IBM T23 (spec below) at Sterling XS for £270. I recall that the
> older IBM lappies are pretty much sussed as far as Linux goes, so
> I'll probably sling Ubuntu on it for him. The one thing that
> bothers me is the price, which is not a million miles away from
> some branded newer machines. His needs are pretty straightforward,
> so is this good value?
>
> Any thoughts on this, or indeed suggestions of alternative machines
> and/or suppliers?
>
> Sean
>
> [1] http://www.sterlingxs.co.uk/scpages/refurbishedlaptops.htm
>
> IBM THINKPAD T23 with DVD
> Corporate quality refurbished slimline notebook (weighs just 2.1kg
> & 3.3cm thin), powered by an Intel PIII 1.13 ghz processor,
> includes 512MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, DVD drive, modem & network
> Intel Pentium III mobile 1.13 ghz processor
> 512MB RAM
> 40GB hard drive
> 14.1'' TFT screen (1024x768)
> Integral DVD drive
> S3 savage video,
> Crystal soundfusion WM audio
> UK keyboard layout
> Trackpoint pointing device
> 56k modem & 10/100 network
> S-video, Parallel & Serial ports
> 2x USB ports
> VGA and PS2 ports
> 2x Type II PCMCIA slots
> Li-ion battery & AC adaptor/charger
> refurbished, with 90 days RTB warranty
Get it! Support for Linux on thinkpads is excellent and build quality
superb. I think we should all support manufacturers who, however
tentatively, get behind Linux development. My Thinkpad is a reliable
workhorse and all the Fn buttons work 'out of the box' including
hibernate to disk. I use Debian myself but Googling indicates most
distros work fine.
HTH, Peter
