Lenovo (IBM) -Thinkpad T Series
Forget the dull boring gray color. Under the skin, Lenovo (IBM) makes one of the best laptop range that business users have sworn by for years. If you are looking for fancy colors, you might not find it in the Lenovo range. But these are g
reat road-worthy, hardy business laptops.
The Thinkpad series like the other lenovo laptop range comes equipped with one of the the best keyboard in the laptop market. The deep cushiony keyboard is a typists delight. When you begin to type your first paper or powerpoint presentation you will appreciate the finer points of the keyboard.
Buying tips for the IBM T Series
The best place to customize and buy is directly from Lenovo. A memory upgrade is definitely a choice you will find useful.
Amazon offers the preconfigured version of the T Series.
Deep disounters like TigerDirect also offer the IBM T series.
If you are really a bargain hunter try looking for IBM T Series laptop on ebay. You will be surprised at the discounts.
The model we evaluated was the ThinkPad T61 15-inch Notebook PC. It came with a 15.4" screen, an Intel Coreduo processor, 2GB of RAM and an eye popping 250GB hard disk drive. All this for under $1000 was quiet a steal in our opinion. A business computer that can easily handle any multi-media task with ease!
Why do we think a business laptop like the T61 makes a great college laptop
From a construction perspective, business computers are relatively more rugged and can handle the rigors of daily use better than say an entertainment laptop. The T61 comes with a cage (the outer shell) construction that is built to withstand shocks - just like 'volvo' cars if you need an analogy.
Most of the hardware features that a business user would need without being obsolete in a hurry.
If you have been a corporate user, you might have seen Lenovo Thinkpad models sometime during your career.
Besides the Lenovo provides outstanding options to customize a laptop. The one thing you certainly want to do for a college laptop is increase the memory and probably the hard disk size too. One of the best way to do this is to customize it yourself on the IBM Laptop site. This will give you, your ideal configuration right from the get go.