Introduce your on-the-go staff to liberating ThinkPad T41 notebooks with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology (select models). They're thin, light and can go unplugged for up to 9.5 hours when you combine the optional ThinkPad T40 High Capacity battery with optional ThinkPad Ultrabay Slim Li Polymer battery. Select Wi-Fi certified models even feature new 802.11a/b/g technology for exceptional wireless flexibility.Chances are you've seen the damage a dropped notebook can suffer. That's why IBM developed the IBM Active Protection System for hard drives. When a fall is detected, this integrated technology can actually park the hard disk drive head.Look inside and discover IBM ThinkVantage Technologies and ThinkVantage Designs to help free up IT resources and decrease expenses. You'll see how to work more confidently and efficiently - and gain the time you need to focus on strategic goals.
No matter how specific your requirements, chances are IBM has a ready-made mobile computer to cover them. This model, the ThinkPad T41 (23737FU) Notebook PC, targets those who need a lightweight, capable machine but can't quite justify the cost of a true state-of-the-art unit. Featuring modern perks such Intel's Centrino technology and Microsoft's Windows XP Professional operating system (more powerful and more business-oriented that Windows XP Home Edition), the ThinkPad T41 (23737FU) is a solid and eminently portable medium-duty notebook.
Driven by a 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M processor with Intel's new Centrino technology (Centrino processors offer improved battery life and more power than similarly rated non-Centrino CPUs) and a solid 512 MB alloent of DDR SDRAM memory, the ThinkPad T41 (23737FU) will efficiently run most common mobile tasks. The system's graphics controller, an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 with 32 MB of dedicated video memory, helps power the unit through midlevel 3-D applications and games but may have some trouble displaying a smooth frame rate when operating today's newest high-end 3-D games and 3-D design apps.
Tipping the scales at a scant 4.9 pounds and measuring just 12.2 by 10.0 by 1.0 inches, the ThinkPad T41 (23737FU) is exceptionally easy to transport and operate. IBM has equipped the system with an average-sized 40 GB hard disk for file and program storage, a CD-RW/DVD drive through which you can listen to and burn audio CDs and watch DVD movies, and a 14.1-inch TFT display screen capable of crystal clear 1400 by 1050 resolutions. DVD writing is not supported in this stock configuration.
The ThinkPad T41 (23737FU) is home to many unique and practical perks, including a nifty keyboard-illuminating ThinkLight for low-light situations, an S-Video out port, two high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast interaction with external peripherals, and a full-size keyboard featuring IBM's user-friendly ThinkPad UltraNav multi-pointing system. An IEEE 1394 FireWire connection, typically used for downloading data from digital camcorders, is not part of the package.
Communication options include a low-speed 56K fax/modem, a super-fast Intel/PRO 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet connector for incrementally faster network access than traditional LAN technology, and Intel PRO wireless for those times when you can't plug in. Battery life is estimated at an admirable 4.4 hours under ideal conditions.
1 I love my T41
buy 2 gigabytes of ram on the web for about $500 instead of upgrading through IBM, get the IBM a/b/g wireless and you will enjoy the best computing I have ever seen -- other computers I use are dell 600m and desktops, this is fast and with best keyboard and great screen
Jeff
2 Zippy, dependable, and a joy to use
I have a 14-month old T40, which is nearly identical to this T41. My T40 ThinkPad has been extremely dependable. Also, as with other IBM ThinkPads, the keyboard, display, and general design make it a joy to use. It is also the smallest and lightest full-featured laptop I've ever own or used.
The build quality is very good. The bottom does not get very hot on your lap, unlike the competing models by other manufacturers. The hard drive is zippy, as are the processor and RAM.
I've never had a problem getting through to technical support (though I have not needed them too often). Once, I was having a very minor problem with the keyboard; I called them and they overnighted a whole new keyboard to me.
The only issue is that the battery life is less than advertised - about 2.5 hours on a single charge rather than 4-5. This is long enough to watch a DVD on a transcontinental flight. But not enough to watch a DVD *and* play games (or, God forbid, get some work done) during the flight.
The ThinkPad may cost a few extra Robert DeNiros, but when you consider that you're going to have and use your laptop for 2-4 years, I think it's well worth paying extra to have a machine that is so well-designed and such a joy to use.
