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Old 21st December 2008
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[QUOTE=Carpetsmoker;19243]I'm considering this one:
http://www5.pc.ibm.com/nl/products.n...pi=web_express

Not bad, but has several things that can be 'improoved':
T7500 (65nm) --> T8100 (45nm)
6-cell battery --> 9-cell (only 4-cell does not goes out of laptop)
1GB RAM --> 2GB RAM (can be done later)
HDD (take cheaoest) --> WD2500BEKT / WD3200BEKT

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Est. Selling Price Euro Incl. VAT 2.522,80 €
Est. Selling Price Euro Excl. VAT 2.120,00 €
Madness?

I bought mine D630 with almost the same parts for about $700 (not €),
if I would go for Thinkpad it would cost about $800 (also not €).
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