Something wrong with R series?

[jrigsby]

I've been following this forum for a couple of weeks. I'm about to pull the trigger on a 15 inch R51, but i'm mildly concerned at the palty amount of activity on the R series topic. In investingating prices on the web, I find that a nicely equipped R series, say with 15 SXGA+, Radeon 9000, DVD/CDRW, 1.6 Mhz Pentium M, Intel 2200BG wireless and firewire goes for considerably less than the T series, even factoring in the additonal cost of extended warranty. The only cons seem to be plastic case, an additional pound, and a 4200 rpm hdd. I am missing something?

[csv96]

Nope. That's about it. For the T series you pay a large premium for the size and weight.

[snife]

Theres not much in it size wise as the T42p with the 15" screen is thicker as well as longer/wider so if there is a significant price diference i would probably opt for the R50p - optical drive updates but likely be a lot cheaper in the future too as its not the slim drives in the R50. Obviously though if your main concern is portability (ie carrying it about a lot) then a little difference can make a lot of difference so you should go for the T series.

[bveghte]

Didn't IBM switch to the ABM plastic for the T 42 series as well? At least on the handrest, i.e. the part of the laptop you see and touch when you are actually using it?

[BillMorrow]

Didn't IBM switch to the ABM plastic for the T 42 series as well? At least on the handrest, i.e. the part of the laptop you see and touch when you are actually using it?

appears to be the case (pun intended)..
in case you wonder how i know (pun again intended)..
the palm rest is not painted like the outside of the case..

[jschunkew]

Some observations I made in favor of getting the T series over the R:
- the R doesn't offer the Dothan 90nm, 2 meg cache.
- the R doesn't offer the Radeon 9600 which apparently has the new long fan which is supposedly quieter.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.