IBM Thinkpad no more?
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MaxaBaker
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My uncle has a ThinkPad T21 (I think) with the titanium inner-skeleton. He has dropped it 3 times. He said that one of those times was from about 4 feet onto the street as he was getting out of his car. It's a tough little laptop. I love the screen on it. It's very btight and clear. That's all I know, sorry.
I don't know if they are changing for the worse or better.
I don't know if they are changing for the worse or better.
Atrick-Pay
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Last I heard was it was all just a shell game,
that the China plant was where everything was made already.
that the China plant was where everything was made already.
I heard about the IBM deal with Lenovo (chinese co.). I do not think the deal has push through yet and is currently being looked into by the Feds.
Also, i just bought a T42 laptop a few days ago. It is made in China (most probably by Lenovo). I still haven't thoroughly tested it yet, but my first impression is that the Laptop is solid.
Also, i just bought a T42 laptop a few days ago. It is made in China (most probably by Lenovo). I still haven't thoroughly tested it yet, but my first impression is that the Laptop is solid.
I think the US Congress is not going to approve the deal because of plain simple protectionism. Remember the Global Crossing deal last year? Hutchison Whampoa had to back out because of the hassle. The Big Blue is a US Icon, they just not going to let a Chinese company get it. Political or otherwise.
Lunal_Tic
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IIRC it's ThinkPad not IBM that is being sold and they will keep the name for 5 years before migrating it to the new company. Kind of like Lexmark printers were. IBM got rid of their hard drive division to Hitachi a while back. I'm not certain this is too different except that the brand is more recognizable.
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Carpe Diem
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Hi Supes...
I just bought a ThinkPad T42p laptop. I haven`t used it much it yet, but I`ll start doing so shortly, through a docking station at my law office.
It`s solidly constructed, and so far works beautifully.
Best wishes.
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I just bought a ThinkPad T42p laptop. I haven`t used it much it yet, but I`ll start doing so shortly, through a docking station at my law office.
It`s solidly constructed, and so far works beautifully.
Best wishes.
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James S
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well thats a shame, they are among the best built of the PC laptops. But they have never been pretty or trendy or at the top of the curve for performance or all that buzzword compliant. So their marketing department dropped the ball I guess. IBM has always been very good at selling to the corporate client, but I guess that alone wasn't enough to keep the thinkpads profitable.
If they go away it certainly isn't due to problems with the product.
If they go away it certainly isn't due to problems with the product.
Lunal_Tic
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I agree, I like ThinkPads. They have been profitable which is why/how they were sold. Fattened up for the slaughter I guess. IBM seems to be moving in a different direction; less product more services. Kind of sad . . .but nobody asked me.
-LT
-LT
IBM plants for PCs are spread out more than just China... either Mexico or Brasil, I can't recall, also had plants.
As for the direction they are moving in, it comes down to global economics. How do you sustain the needed margins to keep your stock at a reasonable level and the company viable longterm. PCs, laptops are a commodity.
As for the direction they are moving in, it comes down to global economics. How do you sustain the needed margins to keep your stock at a reasonable level and the company viable longterm. PCs, laptops are a commodity.
