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I’ve been putting this off for a while, but I’m finally biting the bullet and migrating to a new notebook computer. Aside from moving into the new system, this is also tangled up with assorted technology upgrades. My setup is a bit more complicated than the average user, so productivity is taking a hit this days.

I’m still running my nearly indestructable HP Omnibook 4150 on the network this evening, but I just moved my primary desktop to my new IBM Thinkpad T42P this afternoon. So far, so good. I haven’t had “that new computer smell” for a long time, and it I am already very happy with the reduced weight, faster performance, nearly silent operation, and really long battery life. The built-in wireless is also working well.

As a long-time former HPer, I started out looking for an HP product that would work for me, and almost purchased an NC6220. Unfortunately, I couldn’t convince the HP web site to sell a unit with a 7200RPM drive, on top of which all of the current HP notebooks have much shorter battery life (~3 hours). So far I’ve run the T42P for over 5 hours on a single charge, without using a second battery in the internal bay.

It’s going to take a while to learn the IBM-isms — this may be an activity to do on the plane later this week.

See also: Experience so far with the IBM T42P

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