Ibm Thinkpad T41

IBM THINKPAD T41 CENTRINO-1.6G 40GB ( 23737JU ) | Where to Best ...

Liberate yourself from the office with the highly portable and wirelessly connected IBM ThinkPad T41 corporate-class notebook PC. Amazingly small at just over 1 inch deep and weighing under 5 pounds, the T41 boasts a battery-sipping Intel Pentium M (Centrino) processor for long life on the road. This notebook also features a 40 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM (with a 2 GB maximum), combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, and integrated 54G wireless connectivity.

The Basics Hard Drive: Since the focus is on affordability, this ThinkPad T41 comes with just a 40 GB hard drive. While this may have sounded gigantic at one time, it is one of the smallest hard drives you’ll find in a desktop computer. That said, it offers more than enough room for home office productivity software, storing family photos, and a decent-sized digital audio library. Processor: The 1.6 GHz Pentium M (Centrino) Processor is at the lower end of the speed spectrum for this processor class May, 2005). It is well equipped for office productivity software tasks, from complex spreadsheets to databases. The Pentium M processor is designed specifically for low-power mobile usage, and it features the latest in power-saving technologies–ensuring you push your battery and productivity to the max. It also has a 1 MB L2 cache–which will help speed up your system’s performance–and a 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB). Memory: The 512 MB of built-in memory (2 x 256 MB, 333 MHz, DDR SDRAM) is a good start for power users. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 2 GB (2 x 1024 MB). CD/DVD Drive: This notebook includes a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, with 24x write/read and 10x rewrite speed for CDs and 8x read speed for DVDs. Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 86-key keyboard and TrackPoint with “Press-to-Select” pointing device.

Screen, Graphics and Sound Video and graphics are powered by the ATI RADEON 7500 card (AGP 4x) with 32 MB of video RAM, which provides a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels on the 14.1-inch screen and 2048 x 1536 pixels on an external monitor. It also features an integrated Sound Blaster 16/Pro-compatible audio card with headphone and microphone jacks.

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