IBM ThinkPad T30 P4-M 1.8 GHz14.1" XGA, 40GB HD, XP Pro
512MB Ram, 16MB Video, DVD Drive,WiFi Wireless Built-in



or


IBM Thinkpad R51 Centrino Laptop

P M 1.4GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB 4200rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, Intel Extreme, 24x10x24x/8x CDRW/DVD, 802.11b/g wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

8/21/2005 12:38:06 AM

T30

8/21/2005 12:58:18 AM

T30 ftw

8/21/2005 11:49:10 AM

definitley T30.

8/21/2005 2:36:37 PM

T30 bro

9/1/2005 7:14:28 PM

what is the resolution on both of the screens?

9/1/2005 7:26:00 PM

first one dur

9/2/2005 3:27:10 AM

if the "intel extreme" graphics has discrete vram and you threw in another 256mb, I'd say the r51. otherwise, definately the t30.

9/2/2005 3:46:26 AM

T30 is faster, has more RAM, and is slimmer/lighter. R51 has a cd-writer and is (presumably) newer, since I know the T-series line has reached either the T42 or T43.

Just going on the info you've given us I say T30.

9/3/2005 1:11:59 AM

ignoring the fact that two important pieces are left out (prices and the machines' past usage). . .

the processors are about the same in performance, and the R51 is going to have much longer battery life due to the pentium-m processor. on top of that, if the T30 has been used a lot, the battery is going to be in poor shape, as it's probably about 3 years old, whereas the R51 is last year's model.

i am pretty sure the R has integrated video, since i believe the discrete graphics card would probably be an ATI.

the T30 has a cute little shock absorbing cushion on the bottom, under the hard drive.

the build quality of the T series is better but the R51 is not shabby at all. T = thin sturdy metal, R = thicker sturdy ABS plastic.

unless you need discrete graphics, i'd take the R51 and bump the ram up to 512MB.

9/3/2005 1:43:20 AM