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Thinkpad T42 external display questions Marcio Watanabe 02-25-2005
Posted by Marcio Watanabe on February 25, 2005, 6:30 am
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I'm thinking about buying a Thinkpad T42 and use it regularly as a
desktop replacement together with the optional IBM port replicator and
an external monitor. After reading some posts here last year about
the bad quality of the external video of the R series, I want to know
if anyone has good or bad comments about the T42 when connected to an
external LCD monitor. I'm planning to get a model with the ATI
Mobility Radeon 9600.

I'm planning to use it with either a Dell 20" LCD that has a native
resolution of 1600x1200 or the Dell 2005FPW that has a native
resolution of 1680x1050. These LCDs have DVI inputs so I'm also
curious to know if the T42 can use the port replicator's DVI
connector.



Posted by Angry American on February 25, 2005, 2:34 am
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I am not sure about the T42, but the T42P fits your bill. The "P" stands for
presentation, and is designed to add a second monitor or a projector. The
major difference is the P model comes with a 128Mb ATI Fire GL vid card and
uses the native resolution of 1600 X 1200. Mine works great with a second
monitor, I have no complaints whatsoever with it.

Dan

Marcio Watanabe wrote:
> I'm thinking about buying a Thinkpad T42 and use it regularly as a
> desktop replacement together with the optional IBM port replicator and
> an external monitor. After reading some posts here last year about
> the bad quality of the external video of the R series, I want to know
> if anyone has good or bad comments about the T42 when connected to an
> external LCD monitor. I'm planning to get a model with the ATI
> Mobility Radeon 9600.
>
> I'm planning to use it with either a Dell 20" LCD that has a native
> resolution of 1600x1200 or the Dell 2005FPW that has a native
> resolution of 1680x1050. These LCDs have DVI inputs so I'm also
> curious to know if the T42 can use the port replicator's DVI
> connector.




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