15" T42 - some 1.2" thick, others 1.4" ?

Hello,

I've been scanning this board for about a week now and some of the members seem to know everything about thinkpads...its pretty impressive. Hopefully someone can answer this:

Why is it that 15" sxga+ T42's are sometimes listed as having a height of 1.2" and others 1.4"? I have found an example of this conflict and am posting both links below. The only differences I could find between the two is that one has a 60gig HD and bluetooth compared to the other's 40gig and no bluetooth - but with the first being thinner! Perhaps the 1.2" was produced more recently?

The first, with the height listed at 1.2"

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=8713484&storeId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=2049168&dualCurrId=73&catalogId=-840

And the second, with the height listed at 1.4"

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_2373l4u

 

Update:

The first link was a 2379DXU, and is listed as 1.2" height
The second link is a different model# but listed as 1.4" height

My question still stands, because they should both be the same thickness...but to prove the conflict even further, here is a link to the SAME model, the 2379DXU, which my first link shows to be 1.2", but this link says 1.4"

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_2379DXU

This is so strange...what sizes are most of you guys' 15" T42's?

Nick

 

I have been wondering the same thing, with a variation.

14" SXGA with a DVD-Writer - always 1.4" chassis
14" SXGA with a DVD-ROM - either 1.2" or 1.4" chassis

They don't make it easy for folks looking for a DVD-Writer in a 1.2" chassis!

 

I spoke to an IBM sales rep and his best guess was the measurements were taken at different ends of the chassis (the thicker being the back of the laptop).

So I guess this is solved, unless anyone else has an explanation.

 

Well, I have a t42, 14" screen, model 2378RAU. It's 1-1.2" thick.