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My T43 just shipped 2nd day UPS. Since my friend works for IBM, he gave me his code to order it on the Employee Purchase Program which is legitimately available to family and friends of employees. I chose a 15" XGA with fingerprint reader and was given a free 512MB of ram making the total 1GB. The SXGA monitors were about $100 more and didn't come with the additional free memory which would add another $105-so I cheaped out. Here's what I got. Price at bottom.
Model details
General
Model name 187186U
Description ThinkPad T43
IBM Web Price* $2,119.00
SuccessLease® for Small Business*** $75.00/mo. for 36 mos.
Operating System
Operating System Title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Architecture
Bus type/architecture PCI/PCI Express
Bays Ultrabay Slim
Core Technology Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Cover material Magnesium composite
PC Card support 1 Type I/II and 1 ExpressCard/54
Display
Screen type description TFT
Viewable image size (diagonal) inches 15.0
Screen illumination Backlit
Max colors or gray shades 16777216
Maximum Resolution 1024x768
Graphics
Description Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Graphics type XGA
Video RAM type DVMT
Max resolution 2048x1536 16777216 colors
Max colors (with max video RAM) 16777216
Graphics bus interface PCI Express
Video on Planar Yes
Processor
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium M Processor 750
Processor speed[1] 1.86 GHz
Front side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
Internal L2 cache memory size 2 MB
System memory
Memory (RAM) std/max[8] 512 MB(+512MB)/ 2GB
RAM slots total 2 SODIMM
RAM slots available 1 SODIMM (actully zero since it now has the additional free 512mb)
Memory speed 533 MHz
RAM type DDR2 SDRAM
Module specifications PC2-4200
Hard drive
Hard disk size (GB)[4] 40 GB
Interface type ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
Hard drive speed (RPM) 5400
Optical device
Optical device CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo
Device interface EIDE
Optical device speed[5] 24X/24X/24X/8X Max
Audio
Integrated speakers 2
Speaker power rating 1.0 Watts
Speaker Quantity 2 (Internal Speakers)
Number of speakers 2
Audio chipset SoundMAX
Audio data width n/a
Audio on planar Yes
Communications
Fax/modem description 56K V.92 designed modem
Fax/modem speed[3] 56Kbps, 56Kbps data/14.4Kbps, 14.4Kbps fax
Infrared port Yes
Infrared port speed 4Mbps
Ethernet description Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface type Gigabit Ethernet- Integrated
Ethernet on motherboard Yes
Wireless Networking Components
Wireless speed 11b:11Mbps, 11a:54Mbps, 11g:54Mbps;11b:11Mbps, 11a:54Mbps, 11g:54Mbps
Wireless Standard[10] Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Wireless Type LAN
Antenna Ultra Connect
Description Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Frequency 802.11a: 5GHz/802.11b/g: 2.4GHz
Wireless Implementation (Form Factor) Mini PCI
Accessories
A/C adapter 72 watt
Worldwide A/C compatibility Yes
Docking station None
Standard features
Pointing Device Type IBM ThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard type[11] Full size
Keyboard light Yes
Expansion options
Port connectors 2 USB 2.0, AC adapter, Docking/Port Replicator, External Display, External microphone, Headphone/Line out, Infrared, Parallel, RJ-11, RJ-45
Slots total (available) and type 1(1) Communication Daughter Card 2,1(1) PC Card
Security Chip IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0
BIOS type Flash ROM
Infrared Support Yes
Weight & dimensions
Weight[2] 5.79 lbs
Height 1.2 in
Depth 10.6 in
Width 13.0 in
Travel weight 5.4 lbs
Security
Security features Hard disk drive password, Power-on password, Supervisor password, IBM Security Slot, IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0, Integrated fingerprint reader
Security identification technology Fingerprint Reader
Limited warranty[7]
Type of service[13] Customer Carry-in or provided by ThinkPad EasyServ (North America only)
Limited warranty period Three years parts and labor (system battery: one year)
Battery
Battery Types 6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Battery Voltage 10.8 V
Software[12]
Operating system provided Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Communications applications[9] Adobe Acrobat Reader;IBM Access Connections
Utility applications IBM Rescue and Recovery;IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore;Norton AntiVirus 2004 with 90 days of virus definition upgrades;PC-Doctor
Productivity applications Access IBM
Other applications provided IBM Client Security Software (web-downloadable)
Supported operating system Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Employee price $1377
That's a $742 savings over retail and came with free shipping. I'm very excited.
Gotta love the employee discount on a new T43!
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Dr Chill, Apr 25, 2005.
