Remanufactured IBM T30 2366-21U THINKPAD Notebook Computer (P4-1.6 256/20/DVD/56K/NIC/14.1/W2000)

by IBM

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BTELVY
• Item model number: T30 2366-21U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,085 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 28, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Built specifically for business road warriors, this corporate class IBM ThinkPad T30 (model 2366-21U) is a thin, light notebook that will help you get the job done, wherever you roam. And because it's been factory reconditioned, it's a great value. It features a battery-sipping 1.6 GHz Pentium 4-M (Mobile) for long battery life while away from the office and the older though still powerful Windows 2000 operating system. Weighing just under 6 pounds and measuring 1.5 inches thin, this notebook also features a 20 GB hard drive, 256 MB of installed RAM, a bright 14.1-inch screen, and a removable DVD-ROM drive. This remanufactured IBM notebook is covered by a 90-day warranty.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: The 20 GB hard drive is quite small in comparison to contemporary business-oriented notebooks (where 60 GB is becoming more the standard). However, it's still more than enough room for loading a business productivity suite and storing a wealth of spreadsheets, documents, and presentations.
  
• Processor: The 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4-M (Mobile) processor offers enough speed for your work today, though its speed lags behind what is available in contemporary notebooks with this processor (as of Autumn 2005). Thanks to its Mobile features, the processor can save power when its not needed, thus conserving battery life. It also features a 400 MHz front-side bus and 512 KB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance.)
  
• Memory: The 256 MB of installed RAM (266 MHz) will get you started, but you'll want to add more to handle any kind of multimedia application and most business productivity suites. This notebook has a 1 GB maximum RAM capacity.
  
• CD/DVD Drive: The DVD-ROM drive enables you to access CDs and DVD movies while on the road. It's also removable, so you can travel even lighter.
  
• Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 86-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad.

Screen, Graphics and Sound
Video and graphics are powered by the ATI RADEON 7500 card (AGP 4x) with 16 MB of video RAM, which provides a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels on the 14.1-inch screen and 2048 x 1536 pixels on an external monitor. It also features an integrated Sound Blaster 16/Pro-compatible audio card with headphone and microphone jacks.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The T30 is loaded with just the basics (i.e., no wi-fi) for external connectivity:

• 2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 Serial port
• 1 Parallel port
• 1 infrared port
• 1 S-Video out
• 2 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II)
• 1 headphone jack
• 1 microphone jack

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows 2000 operating system, which is outdated in the world of XP but is still a fairly powerful system. It also comes preloaded with the Lotus SmartSuite (for word processing and spreadsheets), MediaMatics DVD Express, Access ThinkPad, ConfigSafe, PC-Doctor, ThinkPad Assistant, IBM Update Connector, SystemSoft Card Wizard, and ThinkPad Utilities.

Dimensions and Weight
Perfect for portability, the T30 weighs 5.7 pounds and measures 12 x 9.85 x 1.5 inches (WxDxH).

Power
It's powered by a lithium-ion rechargeable battery that has up to a 3.2-hour battery life.

What's in the Box
This package contains the IBM T30 2366-21U factory reconditioned notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.

Product Description

P4-M 1.6GHz (512KB), 256MB RAM, 20.0GB HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 8x-3.3x DVD-ROM, Modem(CDC), Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Li-Ion battery, Win2000

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars (but it has a problem), February 25, 2006

By 

J. Liu "dude with tude" (West Covina, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured IBM T30 2366-21U THINKPAD Notebook Computer (P4-1.6 256/20/DVD/56K/NIC/14.1/W2000) (Personal Computers)

This product is great. I don't mind that it is used. However, when I got it it could not boot up. Something bout no OS (operating system) available. It didn't bother me because I was going to junk the win2000 NT professional OS that came with this laptop anyway. So I installed a WinXP home ed OS I it worked perfectly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very solid, well-made, but more like 4-1/2 stars, March 14, 2006

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M. Smith (Washington, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured IBM T30 2366-21U THINKPAD Notebook Computer (P4-1.6 256/20/DVD/56K/NIC/14.1/W2000) (Personal Computers)

Arrived in very good condition, had obviously been thoroughly reconditioned, though there was one problem (below).

Pluses: solid, well-made corporate-class computer (the T-series has titanium cases). Relatively thin and light for a heavy-duty computer.

Great keyboard with dual-pointing devices: trackpad and trackpoint mini-stick, and the buttons for both devices have excellent tactile feedback.

Screen is clear and bright, though somewhat cool (slightly bluish)

Minuses: USB plugs are on the back - not very convenient for plugging in a USB key.

Battery life is only about 1-1/2 hours.

Would I buy again? Yes, definitely. I got a like-new ThinkPad for the price of a no-name with a plastic case.

One word of caution: my first T30 was defective (bad power switch I think), but Amazon replaced it quickly. I noticed another reviewer received a T30 with a different problem - Maybe IBM needs to check them more closely before shipping them out?