Actually, you can do this with a T, a couple of different ways:
1. With a dock. You also get added features in addition to a fully capable UltraBay, such as: PCI slot (okay, so it's only for smaller PCI cards, but still...); two additional PC Card slots; locking security; two USB ports; and a host of other passthrough ports (serial, parallel, video, audio, mouse, keyboard - separate connectors, etc.
2. With a cable from IBM, which connects to the parallel port of the Txx and to the back of the floppy drive. I used to use mine all the time, until I got the dock.
For me, the single biggest attractyion of the A series is that beautiful 15" display panel on several models. That's really nice.
Actually, the A series trades off a bunch of stuff:
- Plastic case, as opposed to titanium composite;
- Weight! Wow! WOW!!;
- TV out (depends upon the model, obviously; a couple A's come with DVI, while no T's do, unless the T30 has it, but I don't believe so);
- Audio quality: The A's speakers seem to overload and crackle rather easily, whereas I don't get this on the T;
- Keyboard feel: I dunno, maybe it's just me, but the keyboard on my T20 just feels tighter than the one on Diane's A22m. I can't comment on the newer A's, as I haven't had the opportunity to feel them, but I know that the T's through the 23 feel essentially similar.
Okay, enough of this ThinkPad comparison. It's all like tasting fine wine; which one is better is best left to the individual palate... ;-)
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:16:52 est5edt, Carl.Gehr@attglobal.net wrote:
>Ah, there's the rub...
>
>* Had to have the capability to house, *simultaneously*, a DVD/CD-R/RW
>*and* a diskette. Yes, I know the word is that diskettes are going the
>way of the dodo bird. But, in my environment, I just could not see
>being without one immediately available. THIS is the MAJOR item that
>you give up with the Tnn-series.
>On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 17:10:09 est5edt, Charles McCallister wrote:
>
>>Carl,
>>
>>Seems IBM is pushing the T models as their top-of-the-line laptops. What
>>functionality do you lose dropping into the T from the A line?
>>
>>
>> Charles
>> [16:06 CT, 12-Mar-03]
>>
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