We love our T-42 as the most reliable Thinkpad ever... R50, X31, X41, and the 600X or T23 are good if you do not need high memory and extra speed.
The T-42 might be a tad high, but it is the best dollar value... for cheap, you cannot beat the 600X. Some T-30's are great, but some are Turkeys... and a pared down T60 is a good value. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Laurence Spiegel < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Good choice for a backup Thinkpad? > > I've had good fortune with my machine... so far. But PCs in general and > notebooks in particular are not high-availability kit, especially if they > take a tumble or two. This is a T4x. > What's a good choice for a backup thinkpad? Uses would be mostly > light; mail, web, read/write an occasional dvd, and possibly network with > the 'dead' machine to move files. > > Cost: As a backup machine, only enough to get the job done. I'm > guessing this can be done for <$300. > Desired features: Internal wireless. Sharp screen, like the hi-res I > have now. Uses 2.5 HD, or at least holds one in the expanion bay. Less > fragile than average: the case needs some resistance flexing and impact, and > it can't have the brittle solder issue. Had XP Pro as an ibm install option > (so the backup will have the same OS as the primary). > > thoughts? > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
