inkleput{at}isp.com wrote:
> Ed Durrant  said:
> 
>> From an OS/2 or eCS point of view - the IBM Thinkpad T41 will run OS/2
>> or eCS - only the built in modem will not work. The Dell may or may
>> not  work with OS/2.
> 
>> Physical quality of construction, normally the IBM product will use 
>> better quality and often lighter components than the cheaper makes.
> 
> This would seem to answer my question.  Dell is a cheaper make.
> 
> I'll probably have XP on the laptop, but that wasn't my concern so much
> as whether the Dell was just general junk or if it's probably a super
> stripped model they'll try to talk you up from.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim L, via eCS 1.2r version of OS/2
I wouldn't say Dell is "Junk", but their cheaper models are not the 
absolute latest technology. The T series Thinkpads have a titainium case 
which is both strong and light - this costs extra money. The Thinkpad 
has hardware security features that the DELL may not have. The target 
for the Thinkpad is corporate enterprises, DELL targets the home and 
smaller business users.

What I would say, if you need to run Windoze on the system is wait if 
you can. Once Vista is released, two things will happen;

1. all computer hardware will have higher performance specifications, 
especially in the video area as they will have to, to be able to run 
Vista (even the lower level versions of Vista need a more powerful 
system with more memory and larger disk than XP does).

and 2. The systems for sale with XP installed will drop dramatically in 
price to clear the stock as the market will want systems with Vista 
installed.

Cheers/2

Ed.


 
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