Hi,

Have seen this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-IN-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Seems like a good deal and as far as i can see checks out ok? Looking
through the feedback it seems he has sold them before ok to real ebay
accounts.

Would really appreciate a 2nd opinion though, I had my ebay account
stolen not so long ago so a little cautious!

Thanks in advance,

Damo

Not sure where you are on the planet, but here in North Amercica, at the
current exchange rate, it is not a great deal at all.

I would pass and buy a current new model.

My 2 cents.

DDS

"damo" <damian.soong******.com> wrote in message
news:1162715465.909889.87710@h54g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi,
>
> Have seen this:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-IN-S...QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Seems like a good deal and as far as i can see checks out ok? Looking
> through the feedback it seems he has sold them before ok to real ebay
> accounts.
>
> Would really appreciate a 2nd opinion though, I had my ebay account
> stolen not so long ago so a little cautious!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Damo
>

"damo" <damian.soong******.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Have seen this:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-IN-S...QQcmdZViewItem
>
>Seems like a good deal and as far as i can see checks out ok? Looking
>through the feedback it seems he has sold them before ok to real ebay
>accounts.
>
>Would really appreciate a 2nd opinion though, I had my ebay account
>stolen not so long ago so a little cautious!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Damo

This looks like a nice machine, and if the IBM warranty is genuine
that's pretty good. A lot of laptops are now sold like this, the
moment they go out of date, and they represent the best value for
money in laptops. I always buy 1 year old, unopened, HP/Compaq/Dell
corporate quality laptops, not the junk in the high street shops. A
good outlet is www.computerbargains.co.uk

e.g. http://www.computerbargains.co.uk/sh...me.php?cat=251

I would google for a "THINKPAD X41 review" and see if you can work out
how much this model cost new. If it is the top spec one it would have
been close to double the Ebay price, and that is a snip. Otherwise, it
may be overpriced.

Make sure you get a UK keyboard (the pound character etc) if possible.

Remember that tablets (computers running Windows XP Tablet Edition)
are UNsupported except by the vendor, and this "vendor" is not going
to give you any support. IBM might though - if the warranty is
genuine. A lot of people get their fingers burnt in this way with
tablets - Micro$oft don't sell the installation CDs alone so make sure
you get either recovery CDs, or there is a recovery partition so you
can make your own CDs from it.

I absolutely love my x41. I have the ram bumped up, but other than the
lack of Aero, it's been running Vista since the early betas. Also has
Office 2007 running.

For a convertible Tablet, it's the best I've used. The weight is very
similar to a slate. I love a 12" screen. There just isn't enough real
estate on a 10" for me.

--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Windows MVP - Tablet PC
http://writepc.com - a site for UMPCs
"Peter" <peter@peter2-o-0-o.co.uk> wrote in message
news:oe0uk29egpf23u203n0t2pr60b1fmcl7mc@4ax.com...
>
> "damo" <damian.soong******.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Have seen this:
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-IN-S...QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>Seems like a good deal and as far as i can see checks out ok? Looking
>>through the feedback it seems he has sold them before ok to real ebay
>>accounts.
>>
>>Would really appreciate a 2nd opinion though, I had my ebay account
>>stolen not so long ago so a little cautious!
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Damo
>
> This looks like a nice machine, and if the IBM warranty is genuine
> that's pretty good. A lot of laptops are now sold like this, the
> moment they go out of date, and they represent the best value for
> money in laptops. I always buy 1 year old, unopened, HP/Compaq/Dell
> corporate quality laptops, not the junk in the high street shops. A
> good outlet is www.computerbargains.co.uk
>
> e.g. http://www.computerbargains.co.uk/sh...me.php?cat=251
>
> I would google for a "THINKPAD X41 review" and see if you can work out
> how much this model cost new. If it is the top spec one it would have
> been close to double the Ebay price, and that is a snip. Otherwise, it
> may be overpriced.
>
> Make sure you get a UK keyboard (the pound character etc) if possible.
>
> Remember that tablets (computers running Windows XP Tablet Edition)
> are UNsupported except by the vendor, and this "vendor" is not going
> to give you any support. IBM might though - if the warranty is
> genuine. A lot of people get their fingers burnt in this way with
> tablets - Micro$oft don't sell the installation CDs alone so make sure
> you get either recovery CDs, or there is a recovery partition so you
> can make your own CDs from it.
>