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Recommendations for light weight ThinkPad?
Recommendations for light weight ThinkPad?
I would like to have a light weight laptop for travel. I would only use it for Internet and email (need wireless) and some word processing. It doesn't need to be very fast and I suppose I can even use some version of Windows before XP. Which models should I be looking for? Thanks.
ThinkPad R40 2681-LU1 2.0GHz P4-M
1.0GB, 40GB CDRW/DVD XP/SP2
PowerBook 12" 1.5GHz G4 1.25GB Superdrive MacOS 10.4.6
1.0GB, 40GB CDRW/DVD XP/SP2
PowerBook 12" 1.5GHz G4 1.25GB Superdrive MacOS 10.4.6
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If light weight and cost is a priority for you, look for a ThinkPad X30 or X31. You can probably find them relatively inexpensively right now, and they are really nice little machines
I've only ever seen the X30 up close, but I was pretty impressed! The X40/41s are also pretty nice, but they have slow HDDs
I've only ever seen the X30 up close, but I was pretty impressed! The X40/41s are also pretty nice, but they have slow HDDs
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