Compaq and IBM

neo_ranga · 18th January 2006, 9:03 PM

Can anyone tell me which one should I choose? I am looking Centrino and price around $1500 - $2500

Can anyone tell me ? cause I have no idea which one are better I mean both of them ibm? or compaq?

Thanks for your info.

Cheers

fatall · 20th January 2006, 7:56 AM

I have 2 ibm thinkpads. One an old ibm thinkpad i series about 7 years old and still going. Had the cd rom drive replaced under warranty and had no problem. I now have a thinkpad t43 for about 7 months and it's great.

I choose ibm based on thier reputation to be reliable, well built and easy to deal with if you do need warranty work. The down side with ibm thinkpads is if you want to play some of today's games they are not the best, as thier graphic cards are more basic. Overall I rate them 8/10

stmok · 21st January 2006, 12:34 AM

IBM/Lenovo...

(1) Because they offer warranty schemes when your old notebook
is completely obsolete! (as in, you can buy warranty for old models).

(2) IBM officially supports Linux.

18th January 2006, 9:03 PM	#1
neo_ranga Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 147	Compaq and IBM Can anyone tell me which one should I choose? I am looking Centrino and price around $1500 - $2500 Can anyone tell me ? cause I have no idea which one are better I mean both of them ibm? or compaq? Thanks for your info. Cheers __________________ Successfull deal with --> 108 OCAU members

20th January 2006, 7:56 AM	#2
fatall Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rowville Posts: 291	I have 2 ibm thinkpads. One an old ibm thinkpad i series about 7 years old and still going. Had the cd rom drive replaced under warranty and had no problem. I now have a thinkpad t43 for about 7 months and it's great. I choose ibm based on thier reputation to be reliable, well built and easy to deal with if you do need warranty work. The down side with ibm thinkpads is if you want to play some of today's games they are not the best, as thier graphic cards are more basic. Overall I rate them 8/10 __________________ Brotherhood Against PM Bidders - Member #11 Gravity is a myth........the earth sucks!!!!

21st January 2006, 12:34 AM	#3
stmok (Taking a Break) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,271	IBM/Lenovo... (1) Because they offer warranty schemes when your old notebook is completely obsolete! (as in, you can buy warranty for old models). (2) IBM officially supports Linux.