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IBM ThinkPad T30 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

9.4

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:£ 3042

Verdict

The ThinkPad T30 is a powerful and fully featured notebook that oozes quality. The high screen resolution and absence of a floppy drive as standard might be issues for some, but the biggest sticking point is likely to be the huge price tag... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Compact and reasonably light
  • Excellent performance
  • Good keyboard
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity built in.

Cons

  • Very expensive
  • No floppy drive as standard
  • Some users may find the high-resolution screen hard to read.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4 Processor-M
Clock speed: 1.8 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11b
Hard drive size: 40 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Graphics RAM: 16 MB
Display diagonal size: 14.1 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 30.4x3.66x25.0 cm
Weight: 2.4 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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Member Opinion

9.4

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

5 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Very good product!

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

Top Laptop - IBM Quality

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

Quality queen

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9.0

Spectacular


Martin Fluch

Martin Fluch

A perfect working tool

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10

Perfect


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