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Anonymous   08-12-2004 at 11:11:23 PM

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Hi,

After much debate I have decided to purchase an IBM ThinkPad R51. I need a
plain, sturdy laptop without many bells and whistles but that is built
solidly and has a nice, comfortable and firm keyboard. I used to own a Dell
Inspiron and felt that it was built like a toy.

Does anyone have any experiences with this laptop? It got fairly conflicting
reviews on PCMag (4.5/5) and CNet (7.x/10), though I would pick PCMag's
choice over CNet any day of the week.

Also, does any have any experience buying directly from IBM.com? I placed an
order and before its through I was informed that they would contact me by
email to confirm it.

It's been four or five hours and so far I have not been contacted and no one
has so much as sent me even an order confirmation email. Is this normal?

Thanks,
Anuj

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Charlie   08-13-2004 at 12:29:28 AM
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:11:23 -0500, "Schizoid Man"
<insomniac@austin.rr.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>After much debate I have decided to purchase an IBM ThinkPad R51. I need a
>plain, sturdy laptop without many bells and whistles but that is built
>solidly and has a nice, comfortable and firm keyboard. I used to own a Dell
>Inspiron and felt that it was built like a toy.
>
>Does anyone have any experiences with this laptop? It got fairly conflicting
>reviews on PCMag (4.5/5) and CNet (7.x/10), though I would pick PCMag's
>choice over CNet any day of the week.
>
>Also, does any have any experience buying directly from IBM.com? I placed an
>order and before its through I was informed that they would contact me by
>email to confirm it.
>
>It's been four or five hours and so far I have not been contacted and no one
>has so much as sent me even an order confirmation email. Is this normal?
>
>Thanks,
>Anuj
>

I just bought a T42 from IBM.com and everything went just fine. I
ordered the computer on a Monday.... it was listed as delivery in 2 to
4 wks, so I opted NOT for the overnight shipping at extra cost. Well
the computer arrived on Friday! Best service I've ever had buying from
anywhere! My confirmation email didn't arrive until Tuesday, but by
then apparently the computer had already shipped!

As to the R model... it seemed to me to be too much like the old A
models. I had a A30 that failed just after the warranty expired at one
year... so I opted for a three year warranty with the T42.

BTW, I love this new computer!

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

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Anonymous   08-13-2004 at 03:48:33 PM
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I've been very happy with my R32, but I also recommend the extended
warranty.

I bought mine from computers4sure.com. The price was similar to IBM direct,
but IBM wanted to charge sales tax.

"Schizoid Man" <insomniac@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:cfgpv0$df$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu...
> Hi,
>
> After much debate I have decided to purchase an IBM ThinkPad R51. I need a
> plain, sturdy laptop without many bells and whistles but that is built
> solidly and has a nice, comfortable and firm keyboard. I used to own a
Dell
> Inspiron and felt that it was built like a toy.
>
> Does anyone have any experiences with this laptop? It got fairly
conflicting
> reviews on PCMag (4.5/5) and CNet (7.x/10), though I would pick PCMag's
> choice over CNet any day of the week.
>
> Also, does any have any experience buying directly from IBM.com? I placed
an
> order and before its through I was informed that they would contact me by
> email to confirm it.
>
> It's been four or five hours and so far I have not been contacted and no
one
> has so much as sent me even an order confirmation email. Is this normal?
>
> Thanks,
> Anuj
>
>

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Anonymous   11-06-2004 at 07:44:44 PM
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I don't recommend buying this mode. I bought an R51 back in May and it
has been a nightmare. After numerous problems and many calls to tech
support, they finally replaced my unit with another one and it too has
been problem after problem. This long time IBM customer is done with
them and am heading to Dell.

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Anonymous   11-06-2004 at 07:45:02 PM
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I don't recommend buying this mode. I bought an R51 back in May and it
has been a nightmare. After numerous problems and many calls to tech
support, they finally replaced my unit with another one and it too has
been problem after problem. This long time IBM customer is done with
them and am heading to Dell.

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