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    Anybody got the new T42?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by twister, Jun 29, 2004.

  1. twister

    twister Notebook Evangelist

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    I placed an order for it last Friday directly from IBM, but its not going to be available until end of July [ :(] The system I ordered is T42 P-M 1.7GHz (735 Dothan), 1GB DDR333, 60GB 7200 rpm hd, 64MB ATI Radeon 9600. So, I was wondering if anybody have the same or similar system (I think jeremy31 does?) and run Pi calculation on it? I already looked through the previous posts and even posted the results for my Inspiron 9100 which I just returned back, but the only 1.7GHz 735 there was in Dell 8600 system. So, I'm interested in the peformance of the actual T42 configuration. Anybody?
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by mustafa
     
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    hey twister, I dont have a T42, I have a T41, with similar specs to the T42 you ordered. Anyway, I wanted to know what is the Pi calculation, is it some sort of a benchmark? I mean I know what Pi is (3.142....) thanx for your time.
     
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    Hey twister,

    I just got my T42 23733UU today! I haven't had time to do much more than charge the battery. I can already tell the HUGE difference between my current HP and my new IBM. This thing is built like a tank![ :D]

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    Walaikum Salaam Twister,

    just ran the Pi test on the T41, here are my configs: P M 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB 7200rpm HDD, 14.1 SXGA+(1400X1050) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 9000, 16x10x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD, ............

    the results of the tests:

    With AC Power: + 000h 02m 18s [ 2M]
    Without AC Power: + 000h 02m 15s [ 2M]

    Salaam


     
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    @ Hangfire: If you get a chance, can you please run that Pi calculation? BTW, what is your T42 configured with?

    @ Mustafa: Sorry, the only knowledge of arabic I have is to greet someone :) I wasn't even sure if you are really from Saudi Arabia, or just put that as a joke in your profile. Since, you have T41 with M1.7GHz, I assume its not Dothan 735 cpu but Banias processor? So, this is consistent with a fact that Dothan having twice as much of L2 chache (2MB) should run on average 15% faster. Even so I didn't get mine yet, I'm putting together all the data to make a comparison table. This is very interesting stuff. Everytime I ask someone about CPU comparison, they reply "It runs faster than my desktop". I'm looking more for a data with numbers to back this statement up. Pi calculation is a very interesting test. Also, make sure when you run it, nothing else cpu-intensive is running in a background.
     
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    [ :)]Run the test many times, so the value (average) that you report has any value for comparisons. Report the standard error with your estimate.

    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by twister
     
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    Thinking of sending my new T42 back. I got a couple of dead pixels that bother me. I may step up to the 15.0 screen...

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