Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:48:06 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ThinkPad 3.0GHz: can anybody verify? Message-ID: <48C02D66.3080002@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <20080904181718.GC33782@thought.org> References: <20080904015322.GA6544@thought.org> <48BF4F43.8000704@ibctech.ca> <20080904181718.GC33782@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 11:00:19PM -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote: >> Gary Kline wrote: >>> Folks, >>> >>> I'm looking at a 3GHz ThinkPad w/out any OS. It's got >>> at most 512M memory and only 40G drive. The guy I'm going to >>> have upgrade this l'top thinks it will take a 160GB drive easily. >>> Also that the RAM might max out at just 2GB. >>> >>> Any fellow TP-people onlist who know if my friend is right? >> If you specify the model of the laptop, a quick Google or search on IBM >> (Lenovo) website will inform you what the maximum upgrade path on >> hardware is on the box. > > > So if this 3GHz was an X-41 or a T-41, there'll be someplace > online with the exact specs? Or is there more to the model > designation. I have tried to find some specs on upgrade when I > had my 600E. Found nothing. As an example (T-41): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58183.html In the past, when dealing with business client purchases, what upgrade paths I could not find on a website or via documentation, I was always able to call up and ask via telephone. > GVood point! I'll find what what this guy's quals are. No sense > in blowing $400-500 out the window, then going "Oh, S**t!" This could lead me way into off-topic-ness, so I'm going to leave it alone ;) Cheers, Steve
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