Manufacturers have been putting desktop processors inside notebooks for years, so in a sense the presence of a 2.4GHz desktop Pentium 4 inside IBM's new Thinkpad G40 is hardly ground-breaking...Back in the day, the usual motive for using desktop silicon in a mobile was speed...We don't need desktop chips for speed - so why did IBM stick one inside the G40...The G40...
IBM's new budget desktop
replacement notebook features a steeply inclined case for
more-ergonomic typing; wedge-shaped, the ThinkPad G40
slants...Although it performed about
as expected for a notebook equipped with a 2-GHz Celeron
desktop...wedge-shaped, the ThinkPad G40 slants from a tall 2.25-inch height at the hinges to 1.5 inches in front...Like all...
Well built
Good screen
Large, comfortable keyboard
Good battery life....Not particularly fast
No docking station option....Many notebooks are billed as ?desktop replacement...units, but the G40 really does have the feel of a notebook that?s designed to do what it says on the tin...So long as you don?t need to carry the notebook around much, size can have its...
"Fast, compact (for what it is), beautiful It does run warm and is a bit heavier than other laptops Very hot - great if you are in a cold climate Overheats..."
Like any laptop, the G40 can have a tendency to run hot, especially when it is ... IBMG40 Laptop. How to Buy an IBM ... Buy a laptop stand for your IBMG40. ...
... this configuration of the G40 listed for sale on IBM's site or at major ... Other configurations of the G40 are readily available at IBM's Web site and from ...
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IBM Press Room - IBM today introduced the ThinkPad G40, combining the ... IBM's ThinkPad G40 will also ship with three ergonomically designed variations ...