Question about IBM site.

[Antioch]

I was looking at the "let me build it" portion of the T series' website, and while the tabook says:

2373-9XU Pentium M 745 1.8 512MB 14.1” SXGA+ 9600 80HS Combo 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Mod/Blue Yes XP Pro May 2004
2373-9VU Pentium M 745 1.8 1GB 14.1” SXGA+ 9600 80HS Combo ✳ Intel 11b/g Wi-Fi Mod/Blue Yes XP Pro May 2004
2373-9ZU Pentium M 745 1.8 512MB 14.1” SXGA+ 9600 80HS DVD-RW 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Mod/Blue Yes XP Pro May 2004

(In regards to the T-42) When I go to the site and click on any of the T-42 models with the radeon 9600 (done on the first page at the processor-select spot) it grays out the 14.1" button. The tabook says I can get 14.1" with radeon 9600, buuttt... the customize form doesnt seem to be letting me. Whats wrong?

Thanks.

[csv96]

The "Let me build it" T42's currently on IBM's site are Express base units and there is no base unit that has a 14.1" SXGA+ screen and the 64mb Radeon 9600. You could try to build a configuration using non-Express base units but they are way over priced:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/ecim/ibm_us/Confi ... lang=en_US

(base unit = 2373BYU)

[darrenf]

FWIW: csv96, check out the 2378FVU. This Express model is listed on the first page one gets to in the ThinkPad section of the website and it's shown as 14.1", SXGA+ and 64M Radeon 9600.

-darren

[csv96]

The 2378FVU is not a base unit. It's a preconfigured unit (which means you can't configure the hard drive, wireless card, bluetooth, etc.,). The Express base units (which are fully configurable) are:

2378ETU - 1.5ghz 14.1" XGA M7-32
2378EUU - 1.7ghz 14.1" XGA M7-32
2378EVU - 1.7ghz 14.1" SXGA+ M7-32
2378EWU - 1.7ghz 15" XGA M7-32
2378EXU - 1.7ghz 15" SXGA+ FlexView M10-64
2378EYU - 1.8ghz 15" SXGA+ FlexView M10-64
2378EZU - 1.8ghz 15" UXGA FlexView M10GL-128

The last two are also available as 2379 variants (3-year warranty).

[darrenf]

csv96,

Thanks for the correction. I thought that by "Express base units" you meant configurations corresponding to the precofigured models on the "Express models" tab of the ibm.com website. My bad.

I bet this would all make more sense if I could download tabook.com, but for some reason I can't get it to download.

-darren

[darrenf]

oops - I meant tabook.pdf (funny how .com is engrained on my brain).

-darren

[csv96]

The base units (aka open bay models) are not listed in the tabook. They're only in the Hardware Maintenance Manual.