QUOTE(kaiserreich @ May 15 2007, 10:31 AM)
Thinkpads are still good IMHO, and not everything that comes out of China have problem, please don't stereotype on all China Goods being bad. If you have proof that Lenovo Thinkpads suck, show proof instead of blindly bashing them because all the reviews of thinkpads i got are positive.
To john, I think angels wanted thinkpad for their quality and not for the specs. IMHO, the pricelist at the lenovo Malaysia website are a tad outdated, they still list Dothans selling at premium price. I think it's better to give lenovo a call to know the current price they are offering.
I didn't bash their product like dirt. I use thinkpad T series laptop too (company) and after lenovo took over, you can notice some qc degradation (take a look at T4X and T6X and see it for yourself) and then their pricetag is just scary and also the weight is like a phonebook.
But the casing is actually quite tough since build using titanium and their metal join do help.
So for personal usage, take those in your consideration and decide yourself. If still really want toughness might as well get military grade laptop and the price will still be cheaper too, then you can throw your laptop into swimming pool and still can use it.

Added on May 16, 2007, 2:00 pmQUOTE(john_jay2 @ May 16 2007, 12:19 AM)
1st actually .. depends on how u use the lappy lar ^ ^ ok ..
if lets say u want a more longer battery life ..
jz take intel lar ..
if want more light weight ... take the small 1 ..
but if i not mistake ... 3 also some 14.1" right ?
so is all depends on u lar ..
n another things is .. intel is more stable .. n not tht hot lar ...
can find me if u want it ^ ^
Added on May 16, 2007, 12:20 amsure .. anytime bro ^ ^
Added on May 16, 2007, 12:21 amerm .. wht u mean .. ???
sry .. not really good in english ....
Actually intel have C2D L series processor that suppose to save more energy, but seldom see that in the laptop spec though.
c2d do use quite a lot of energy, i test hp c2d and tops it can perform is 2.5 hours. So for business users or frequent traveller, really need to shell out some money to buy another spare battery.
This post has been edited by vpire: May 16 2007, 02:00 PM