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"Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Gilbert" <fr2@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> > The price difference between the 735 with a 40 GHz HD
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> You must have meant GB -- didn't you?
Well Dan, of course that's what I meant in the confused state I was after
pouring over the maze of different models that IBM has to offer. Thank you
for pointing it out (waking me up).
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> I would buy the PM 735 system and
> replace the disk drive with a 60GB
> 7200 rpm IBM/Hitachi E7K60, or with
> a 50GB 7200rpm Toshiba MK-5024GAY.
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> This will give you better performance
> than a 745 with a 5400rpm disk drive.
IBM Thinkpads come in at least a hundred different models and
configurations, they offer you more confusion than choice. If I wanted a 80
GB HD, I would have to get a T42 with PM 745. If I wanted a laptop with a
7200 rpm, I would have to buy the very top of the series. This is not
flexibiliy, it is a marketing ploy.