From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 18:48:15 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 99EFF106564A for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:48:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: from ibctech.ca (v6.ibctech.ca [IPv6:2607:f118::b6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 334318FC2C for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:48:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 7982 invoked by uid 89); 4 Sep 2008 18:57:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?IPv6:2607:f118::5?) (steve@ibctech.ca@2607:f118::5) by 2607:f118::b6 with ESMTPA; 4 Sep 2008 18:57:21 -0000 Message-ID: <48C02D66.3080002@ibctech.ca> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:48:06 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <20080904015322.GA6544@thought.org> <48BF4F43.8000704@ibctech.ca> <20080904181718.GC33782@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20080904181718.GC33782@thought.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 18:48:15 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > 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. As an example (T-41): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58183.html In the past, when dealing with business client purchases, what upgrade paths I could not find on a website or via documentation, I was always able to call up and ask via telephone. > 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!" This could lead me way into off-topic-ness, so I'm going to leave it alone ;) Cheers, Steve