IBM Thinkpad R52

[manolis kokotsakis]

High,i found this lap top in a good price and condition,I just want it for home use (internet) and a word-excel. Do you think that can be still do these. Its very old. Of course i wil put 2 gb ram and ssd.

Thanks.

[brchan]

Yes. Standard web use and office won't be a problem for a good spec R52. Youtube videos will also be fine, as long as you stick to 480p or maybe even 720p, depending on hardware.

[manolis kokotsakis]

Thanks for the answer,what ssd can i put on it ? Any normal for thinkpads ? I just need the minimum,maybe 40gb or less.

[brchan]

Unless you implement the SATA mod, it is not worth it to use an SSD, since most PATA SSDs are junk. Using an msata SSD in SATA-PATA caddy won't be very fast either. A good 7200rpm HDD would be more cost efficient and should be fast enough.

More info about T43/R52 SATA mod here: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=94308

[manolis kokotsakis]

Thank you.