Customer Reviews

Remanufactured IBM Thinkpad T23 Notebook (1.2Ghz Pentium III, 256MB RAM, 20GB Hard Drive, CD-ROM)

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For this price even an entry level "new" machine is a much, much better purchase decision.

Dell, compaq, HP, Acer and even IBM themselves all have brand new machines that are running modern processors (not dinosaur PIII), 40 or 60 gig hd, DVD/CD burners, integrated wifi, and much better battery life -and- usually cost less than this machine at 70% off.

In short...if you purchase this item you obviously have not shopped around very much.

I am sorry.I had to respond to the listing of this crappy outdated,laptop.Many years ago i owned this troublesome model.It was slow,and had little capacity,for todays computer users.I gave it away...Now if it sold for 300 dollars,id say it was good for e-mail,and slow surfing,only,maybe!!!There are many brands offering at least a 60 or 80 gb hard drive and higher quality 15.4 inch screen...At this price point you can get a gatway,dell,acer,hp,and more,when on sale...I am very angry...I hate to see people get ripped off...You can get a good sony hd tv,enty level for this price...Please look elseware,for a computer...Thank you Stewart L.

This is a very old Thinkpad notebook and the processor technology is at least 3 years old. If it were $60 it would have made a nice starter machine for a teenage kid, but otherwise it's a waste of money and totally not worth it. For the same money you can get a new Toshiba or Fujitsu that's 50 times faster with a screen that's 20 times better.

I cannot believe Amazon is trying to sell this for $500. Go to Dell, HP or Gateway online and you can find a new, much nicer, lighter, faster laptop with longer battery life for the same price. Seriously, I might buy something like this for $199 or $99. But this hardware is seriously dated. This is Pentium 3! This was first released back in 2001. Whatever you do, don't buy this for someone as a gift. You may loose a friend, get a divorce, or strain a family relationship to the breaking point.

Now, I know that if you're reading this review, you're one of what can be broken down into two types of people:

The first are the people who've written reviews pointing out the problem with the price of this machine. If you've already caught the "What Is Wrong With This Picture", then you can stop reading.

The second are people who might be the type to think, "well, I don't need much. I just want a machine that I can run e-mail on and keep in touch with my family. Sure, I could go somewhere else and get a faster machine, but I don't really NEED to."

But listen: I know technology can be difficult to keep up with. It moves very rapidly, and despite my best efforts--and I work in the cutting edge forefront of Internet technology--even I can't keep up with every new achievement and know exactly what to buy.

Unfortunately, you're the people who end up letting companies milk you for more than the value of a given computer product. You're the ones targeted by these kinds of "deals".

You can't just SETTLE for things, because it makes it clear that they can charge you whatever they want. Because you feel you don't NEED something faster or better, you'll buy overpriced stuff from half a decade ago that, granted, will run everything you want it to in the way you want it to, but it also just totally undermines all the power that consumers have.

Do a little comparative research, and typically, the higher the number, the better a component is. Go to Dell or HP or IBM, and I wouldn't be surprised if you can get a system at least twice as fast as this, with twice as much RAM, three times the hard drive space, and a DVD+RW burner for about the same price. Why settle for an old, outmoded machine for just as much money?

So please, please, nobody buy this. It's not worth it, at all.

I should preface this by saying that I love IBM laptops -- I've had several (including the T42 I'm using to write this review) and agree they really are the gold standard for laptops. Although they may lack some of the whiz-bang features of HP and Dell machines, they are bullet proof, and have the best keyboards I've ever used.

With that... I'd take a pass on this machine. Lenovo (who accquired IBM thinkpad operations) sells consumer machines that cost a few hundred dollars more than this, but are able to run current operating systems. With the soon to come release of the next version of Windows, this machine won't do. Moreover, it hard drive is small, and would require an upgrade for many applications, such as photos, mp3's, etc. Or, if I really wanted an IBM machine, I'd troll E-bay for more current used machines or factory refurbs.

You want a solid, durable laptop for primarly business purposes, the Thinkpad series is the way to go. They are durable and can take strong handling. You don't need blazing speed when you're doing a spell check, you need a bulletproof machine, especially if you're a roadwarrior. You want games and videos, you absolutely can get a faster, sexier machine for the same money. It also won't last. Thinkpads aren't gamer machines; they were never meant to be. I do my spreadsheet, Access database, writing and web surfing on my T23, and it does it just fine. Business pros use Thinkpads...I rate it 4 stars only because it's an older model...

this is a good machine - old, but my wife's is still going strong after 4 years, and that's saying something for a laptop. Great keyboard, good screen, solid feel.

Yes, $600 is probably too much for it at this point, but this was a $2000 machine at the time it came out, and the point of reviews is to tell people what the item is like, not whether or not it's a good deal...