Refurbed Thinkpads and Toshiba Laptops
We have done hard time on the road with a re-furbished Think Pad and a more expensive and, at one time new, Toshiba Satellite.
The Toshiba is bigger and heavier, but MUCH more capable. One thing to consider is that if you are going to be using wireless in various locations the Think Pads are far less good at sorting out conflicting and weak signals than the IBMs. They are also faster and better able to handle large amounts of pictures and video. Our Toshiba has been with us a year and a half and logged over 50,000 tough miles. It has been dropped, spilled on, Stepped on you name it. It now LOOKS terrible but works great. Has never missed a beat.
The frustration of having a smaller and lighter machine (IBM) that won't do wha you really need it to do is not worth the the few bucks and bit of weight you save.
IMHO
Cameron
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