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IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC Reviewed

Posted by Hemos on from the looking-under-the-hood dept.

JR writes "CoolTechZone.com has reviewed IBM's ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC that works as a standard notebook computer as well as a tablet PC. Generally with hybrid products, there are quite a few limitations attached, is that the case with X41? According to the article, "The notebook has a lot of drawbacks, lacks important features and tries to make up all that with its lightweight and a fingerprint reader that works like a charm. If you are looking for a small lightweight tablet and won't do much more than e-mail and note taking, along with basic office stuff, we would seriously recommend this one for it's battery life, the extreme lightweight design and the brilliant IBM support, but be ready to pay anywhere from $1800 to upwards of $2000 for a common purpose machine."

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  1. I'm in the market for one by ellem · · Score: 1, Troll

    I really need a note-taking machine to be a Director of IT. I mean. Basically I take notes all day and delgate shit... occasionally turning wrenches when I'm the only one around who knows how. (Maybe I should be looking at a rachet set.)

    I like this one, but the HP TC4200 is just "nicer". If MS had any brains they'd force OneNote onto everyone of these machines. It's not the greatest program but it intergrates really well with Office 2K3.

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    1. Re:I'm in the market for one by NetFu · · Score: 0, Troll

      Nice try, "Anonymous Coward", but I don't believe you know even one I.T. Director.

      I'm an I.T. Director, and have been for 15 years. I know more than every I.T. guy under me because if they are either fucking up or fucking us, there is no WAY they can hide it from me. I'm paid very well to make sure the I.T. grunts do their jobs, do it at a reasonable pace, and do not try to pull any bullshit. I've sent one I.T. grunt and three other employees to jail over those 15 years for being stupid enough to think that I don't know my shit.

      If my I.T. guys can't do the job, I am the one called in to do it instead of some outside I.T. company that charges over $300/hour. That's the way the smart companies here in the Silicon Valley do it.

      Oh, and by the way, I can say fuck and shit as much as I want regardless of whether I'm an executive or not.

      I do think the guy you replied to was full of shit, but you're just as full of shit when you say that I.T. Directors don't need to be technical. Some I.T. Directors are just paper pushers and project managers, but many of us are real experts!

  2. No Optical Drive by DrunkenTerror · · Score: 0, Troll

    This PoS has no optical drive, man. WTF?

  3. Strange by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 0, Troll

    I followed the link to the "IBM ThinkPad" and got a review of a Lenovo product.

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  4. Lenova =! IBM by halo8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    *sigh*

    clearly the mods didnt even RTFA

    Lenova is NOT IBM

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  5. Re:Daytimer vs. Tablet round 19 by bananahead · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is important to separate marketeting from actual usage. The ability to search a handwritten note is great, until you have several hundred files to search. It, simply put, is not a functional option. In practice, you quickly find it is easier to use a notebook and pen than it is to fumble with the attempt to search handwriting for something. Stop drinking the Koolaid, put down the cup and try the tablet for 6 months as your sole note taking ability. You will be back agreeing with me.

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  6. Excellent research by karmaflux · · Score: 1, Troll

    the brilliant IBM support

    That's funny; when I call them I get Lenovo. Is this review in a time warp?

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