From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 18:17:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9AB21065679 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:17:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 924E28FC08 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:17:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m84IHUm3093244; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:17:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:17:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:17:18 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Steve Bertrand Message-ID: <20080904181718.GC33782@thought.org> References: <20080904015322.GA6544@thought.org> <48BF4F43.8000704@ibctech.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <48BF4F43.8000704@ibctech.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: ThinkPad 3.0GHz: can anybody verify? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:17:26 -0000 On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 11:00:19PM -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > Folks, > > > > I'm looking at a 3GHz ThinkPad w/out any OS. It's got > > at most 512M memory and only 40G drive. The guy I'm going to > > have upgrade this l'top thinks it will take a 160GB drive easily. > > Also that the RAM might max out at just 2GB. > > > > Any fellow TP-people onlist who know if my friend is right? > > If you specify the model of the laptop, a quick Google or search on IBM > (Lenovo) website will inform you what the maximum upgrade path on > hardware is on the box. So if this 3GHz was an X-41 or a T-41, there'll be someplace online with the exact specs? Or is there more to the model designation. I have tried to find some specs on upgrade when I had my 600E. Found nothing. > > With the resources the manufacturers put out freely regarding > documentation, I say that if you have someone who *thinks* the ThinkPad > will take certain hardware, you need to walk away, and pay someone > different who knows how to find out _for sure_ what hardware the box can > take, and who will be confident in saying and showing why if asked. > > Once you have a confident hardware tech, then you will be > confident/comfortable spending your money there... > GVood point! I'll find what what this guy's quals are. No sense in blowing $400-500 out the window, then going "Oh, S**t!" gary > > Steve -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org