IBM Lenovo ThinkPad A30 plus Docking Station

I'm a big fan of the ThinkPad range and this great little workhorse is about as reliable as a lappy can get. It is a really good spec too:

Pentium 3 Mobile 1Ghz
512Mb RAM
40Gb Hard Drive
2 (yes 2) x CDRW/DVD Drives
15" 1400x1050 LCD Screen
ATI Mobility Graphics
On board sound, modem, network
2 x PCMCIA Slots
Serial & Parallel Ports
2 x usb ports



The Docking Station adds:

Floppy Drive
Pass through ports for network, usb, digital monitor, firewire etc along with an extra cooling fan.



I will also include a genuine IBM mains supply for use when away from the docking station, a pcmcia WiFi network card, Windows XP Pro (genuine version with installation CD) and I could be persuaded to preinstall a load of software for you (for trial purposes of course )

I have owned this lappy for about two years and I can honestly say that it has been the best one I have ever owned - totally reliable and surprisingly nippy, even when running graphics progs like Photoshop or Corel Draw. It plays DVDs without any problems and the on board sound is pretty good too. The serial port is a very useful feature for mapping and a lot of more modern laptops don't have these any more.

The battery still holds enough charge for an hour's use or so but I tend to use the docking station or mains supply unless I am mapping the ecu.

Everything is in remarkable condition with no obvious scratches or signs of wear. The screen is also intact without any dead pixels or bruises that I can see.

All this for £130 + shipping


[Edited on 12-3-08 by RazMan]

Does this laptop have a touchpad thingy as well as the a tiny joystick to move the mouse pointer?

If the answer is 'yes', and the machine's in as good a condition as you say it is then I'd very much like to buy it.

Cheers

Kyle, Leeds

[Edited on 12/3/08 by The Great Fandango]

Kyle - IBM's don't have a pad, they have the "nipple" in the middle of the keyboard. Some like them, some don't. The nipple is surprisingly quick to get used to!

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Originally posted by McLannahan
Kyle - IBM's don't have a pad, they have the "nipple" in the middle of the keyboard. Some like them, some don't. The nipple is surprisingly quick to get used to!

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Hell, I'll take it anyway, seems like a good deal and cheap solution for lonely wi-fi nights in the bedroom!



PS: Only kidding, it's for SWMBO

Edited to say: ... but heck knows what she gets up to on it when I'm away!

[Edited on 12/3/08 by The Great Fandango]

Personally, I'm a nipple fan As mentioned, you get used to it very quickly and I wouldn't go back to a touch pad now.

the little thing in the middle of the keyboards WAYYYYYY better than those annoying pad things

used to have a nipple & now have a pad. took ages to get used to the pad and still sometimes get annoyed by it.

The nipple is great & falls naturally to where you hand wants to be, the touch pads has your wrist hanging off the front of the laptop. (that wasn't supposed to be rude and was editted to make it less so).

Blimey! I didn't expect it to go that fast

TGF - U2U coming shortly

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Originally posted by McLannahan
Kyle - IBM's don't have a pad, they have the "nipple" in the middle of the keyboard. Some like them, some don't. The nipple is surprisingly quick to get used to!

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Later machines have both, my T40 and now T60 do....

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