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| Screen Quality | 10/10 |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 10/10 |
| Value for Money | 10/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 10/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.5/10  |
| IBM ThinkPad R51 2889 - Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz - Centrino - RAM : 512 MB - HD : 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD |  | £1329.38P&P: £3.51 |
| IBM ThinkPad R51 2889 - Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz - Centrino - RAM : 512 MB - HD : 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD |  | £1353.48Free P&P |
| IBM ThinkPad R51 2889 - Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz - Centrino - RAM : 512 MB - HD : 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD |  | £1847.36Free P&P |
Full review by
John R
on 9th Dec 2004
User Rating : 10
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Good Points: ThinkPad R40e: Value for Money Good quality keyboard Solid design - nothing flimsy
Bad Points: None
General comments: The R40e Thinkpad is probably IBM's bottom range product - but don't be put off.
I bought mine for £600 seemed a real bargain at the time. Since then the price has dropped further - see below.
If you want a basic home and office laptop without frills then this machine is an excellent contender. Bear in mind it is not pretending to be an entertainment centre - just a good quality basic workhorse at a good price.
14.1" screen keeps the size compact and has excellent readability.
DVD/ROM: - not a writer but do you really need a CD writer in your laptop.
USB: Only two provided but plenty for normal applications(one at the side, one at the back).
Touch Pad: Uses the IBM trackpoint device in place of a touchpad. I, like many others prefer the trackpoint device.
Memory: 30GB HD, 256MB Ram
Expansion: PCMCIA + Add In Card compartment
Reliability: This machine has travelled up and down the country with me for 12 months. It still looks and operates like new.
I did have a problem after 11 months, when a lightening strike hit a local telephone cable and knocked out the modem. (Everything else continued to work).
My supplier EuroSimm suggested I contact IBM for a Warranty repair. Again to my surprise this turned out to be much simpler than I had anticipated. After some initial 'over the phone' trial diagnosis I was asked to deliver the machine to a local transport depot. Three days later it was back for collection and in full health.
To continue my list of surprises I noticed recently (Dec 04) that Eurosimm are offering more of the same for £500. I can only describe it as a bargain.
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