IBM Thinkpad i Series

Newest Review: ... found to work best is to dangle it by its network lead whilst slapping it gently and chanting 'not today please, i need a ... more

... break'. Seriously though, this laptop is about as reliable and well built as Virgin trains. It takes on average 2 attempts to boot (even after repair) and the slightest bit of non standard software e.g. an MP3 player, causes it to hang. Robust it is not. My model is fairly old and came with a Celeron processor, 92MB RAM and a 6GB HD. A reasonable spec for the time and one which should be able to handle a couple of open applications. My advice however is not to do this unless you are just messing about on...more

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IBM Thinkpad i Series: Stop whining, it's small innit (234 words)
by - written on 15/05/01 (Useful, 211 readings)
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Or at least that's what IT support said.... I have lived with this stunted excuse for a computer at work for a year and a half now. During that time I have resorted to many strange tactics to try and stop the screen turning red every two days. The one i have found to work best is to dangle it by its network lead whilst slapping it gently and chanting 'not today please, i need a break'. Seriously though, this laptop is about as reliable and well built as Virgin trains. It takes on average 2 attempts to boot (even after repair) and the slightest bit of non standard software e.g. an MP3 player, causes it to hang. Robust it is not. My ... Read the complete review

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