Plus my centrino equipped thinkpad has problems keeping a connection to my wireless router. :(
I've had my T40p for about 2 months now and would gladly take back the p4 equipped A31p. I'm still not sold on this centrino chip. My A31 was a 1.6Ghz p4 and the t40p is a 1.6Ghz M and even though the T40p seems quicker at some things, I think overall it's actually slower. But then again, I never got 5 hours battery operation out of the A31. Marlon > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stacy Young > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [CFCDev] OT: The Sony Vaio or the 17in Mac Power book? > > > I have the latest Thinkpad. It's not bad...but I'd MUCH prefer a > Powerbook. My previous Thinkpad was very heavy and loud...but to its > credit it *did* take a beating. (until all the keyboard keys started > falling off ;) > > The newer ones are MUCH lighter (I've got the Centrino processor) and > are decent machines...but the batteries are very odd...they stick out of > the back of the machine...like a ledge...although it hasn't actually > caused me any grief, just looks weird. > > To summarize, new Thinkpads are a huge improvement but are still eons > away from Powerbooks in my opinion. Not to mention I'm still finding > annoying bugs in XP. (Particularly in win explorer windows) > > Stace > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christian Cantrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CFCDev] OT: The Sony Vaio or the 17in Mac Power book? > > On Feb 18, 2004, at 2:40 AM, Roland Collins wrote: > > > Not a big Sony fan. I've had nothing but trouble with their equipment > > > in > > the past, mostly because of Sony proprietary features. If it's a > > choice > > between those two, go Mac all the way. > > I've had this experience, as well. Sony makes very cool hardware, but > I'd stick to their cameras and PDAs. Sony laptops are notoriously > inflexible due to their proprietary drivers. I was never able to get > Linux running properly on my Picturebook. > > As Nathan said, IBMs are great PC laptops. If you are going to go with > a PC, and if a Sony or a Powerbook are within your budget, than a > ThinkPad is within your budget, as well, and, in my opinion, is your > best PC option. > > Of course, you can't go wrong with a Mac, although the new Powerbooks > have some issues that you should make sure are resolved before making a > purchase. I use a 1GHz Powerbook (the last "old" model), and I have > been very happy with it. > > Christian > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail- > archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
