|  | Brand: IBM
Category: Personal Computer
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 2140
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.7
CPU Type: Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 400
System Memory: 512
Memory Type: PC 2700 DDR Memory
Hard Drive Size: 40
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Graphics RAM: 32
Modem: Fax / modem
Display Size: 14.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: 23734WU
Model: 23734WU
UPC: 000435144393
EAN: 0000435144393
ASIN: B0002MRLVM
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Avoid this cheap junk... February 24, 2006
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
In all the years I have used laptops for work, I have never been motivated to actually buy my own personal laptop in addition -- until now. My company got me an IBM Thinkpad, and it's a piece of junk. It's so bad, I actually forked over $1800 of my own money to get a Dell. The Dell is lightyears beyond the IBM in every way. The IBM is less than a year old, and has already had the motherboard replaced under warranty. Everything about it screams "cheap", from the lousy keyboard, to the nearly non-functional touch pad (it constantly jumps around, causing you to lose just-typed text). I wouldn't buy one of these for $100. Remember, I warned you.
IBM-Lenovo November 5, 2005
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have owned over 4 laptops now and the IBM thinkpad is by far the cheapest and most unreliable laptop. The computer has been unuseable every 4 months. First the battery. Then the power source. Then the harddrive. And now the motherboard, which by-the-way, has to be sent in to be replaced. It will take approximately 2 weeks to get all that back to me. I suggest a Mac or Toshiba. Their parts are not made in China, Mexico, and Malaysia like IBM-Lenovo's parts. I should have never taken the advice of PC magazine. THey do not rate on reliability.
Great machine, but fan is always on and makes a lot of noise February 22, 2005
4 out of 28 found this review helpful
It is a very good notebook. Slim but durable.
My only problem with it is that the fan is always on.
Since I work at home, the noise level is simply too loud.
I'm returning it.
 Great Laptop December 12, 2004
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Even though IBM sold their pc division shortly after I purchased this machine, I would purchase it still. It is pretty close to the perfect laptop in almost every respect.
It's lightweight yet durable - a machine that is meant to travel. The speed is really good. The screen is really nice, bright and crisp. I picked the 14.1" version of the laptop because I wanted the smallest full featured machine possible and I was not disappointed.
The fingerprint reader is great and easy to use. I have it set up to require a fingerprint scan at boot up for security and from there it will log me into windows as well. I even have different fingers set-up to allow different Windows privileges (admin vs restricted user).
There are a lot of nice little features in this machine that make a big difference. I'm a big fan of the mouse pointer in the on the keyboard and would not know what to do with out it. The extra scroll button for the mouse is really handy as well as the keyboard light built into the screen. The keyboard is comfortable and well laid out.
The software that comes with the machine is very good, especially if you are moving from network to network. For the most part it does a great job of figuring out what environment you are working and configures itself appropriately.
About the only drawback to the machine is the price, but what you pay extra you get back in less aggravation and a better experience with a machine that (if you are like me) use every day.
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