IBM has brought to market new models of its ThinkPad T Series notebook computers, including models with the first 15-inch screens for the series -- a new form factor complemented by ThinkVantage Technologies in wireless, security and PC management. Optimized for performance and portability, these new 15-inch models provide increased flexibility and comfort with larger, brighter and higher resolution screens. Select models of the 15-inch ThinkPad T42 and T42p come with “Flexview” technology, offering 170-degree viewing angles in all directions. The 15-inch models are approximately 1.2-inches thin and weigh less than 5.3 pounds.
Combining the mobility of a ThinkPad notebook with high-speed graphic performance, the ThinkPad T42p mobile workstations offer robust graphics capacity, raw processing power and long battery life. Select models of the ThinkPad T42p will offer Intel’s Pentium M Processor 745 or 755, ATI Mobility FireGL T2 Graphics with OpenGL support, “Flexview” technology, UXGA (1600 x 1200) resolution, 802.11 a/b/g and the entire portfolio of IBM ThinkVantage Technologies.
The ThinkPad T42 and T42p come equipped with a variety of IBM ThinkVantage Technologies that improve security, provide choice and ease-of-use in wireless capabilities and simplify PC management for IT staff. IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore provides a set of self-recovery tools to help users diagnose, get help and recover from a software crash, even if the primary operating system will not boot. This one-button solution helps with everything from easy system backup and the restoration of a corrupted or deleted file, to recovery from a complete software failure.
And because today’s mobile systems are at a continual risk of being dropped and damaged, IBM is offering the Active Protection System on the ThinkPad T42 and T42p to help protect user’s data. Similar to the technology used in automobiles to deploy airbags, the Active Protection System uses a microchip on the system board to detect system acceleration (such as in a fall) and responds by temporarily parking the drive’s read/write head. This rapid response can help prevent hard drive crashes that occur in some falls, helping to prevent total data loss and ultimately reduce downtime.
