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Mid Windows XP era gaming (DirectX 7-8) or as a medium performance office computer. The high resolution display is not a great design choice. Even on this FireGL chipset (which is actually comparable to Radeon 9000) meanst that 3D accelerated games in native resolution lack performance. Secondly, the Windows XP GUI looks way too small in native resolution with no magnifying applied and if applied, looks odd due to Windows scaling issues. Moreover, high resolution screens are of the IPS type, using old technology that doesn't refresh fast enough, leaving noticeable trails on fast moving objects. Contrast is also lower for IPS screens. ATI Radeon 9000 is not as cool running as Radeon 7500 ones. Windows Vista or 7 runs very slow, especially due to RAM size limitations. | Mid Windows XP era gaming (DirectX 7-8) or as a medium performance office computer. The high resolution display is not a great design choice. Even on this FireGL chipset (which is actually comparable to Radeon 9000) meanst that 3D accelerated games in native resolution lack performance. Secondly, the Windows XP GUI looks way too small in native resolution with no magnifying applied and if applied, looks odd due to Windows scaling issues. Moreover, high resolution screens are of the IPS type, using old technology that doesn't refresh fast enough, leaving noticeable trails on fast moving objects. Contrast is also lower for IPS screens. ATI Radeon 9000 is not as cool running as Radeon 7500 ones. Windows Vista or 7 runs very slow, especially due to RAM size limitations. | ||
Compatibility-wise, the laptop stands worse than T40-T42 models due to the slightly different implementation of drivers on FireGL vs Radeon chipset lines, meaning that the T40p is a poor choice even if you can run Windows 98SE as well as Windows XP (dual-boot). | Compatibility-wise, the laptop stands worse than T40-T42 models due to the slightly different implementation of drivers on FireGL vs Radeon chipset lines, meaning that the T40p is a poor choice even if you can run Windows 98SE as well as Windows XP (dual-boot). There is no reason to look for a T40p model rather than a standard T40 model, unless you really want to have this type of laptop. | ||
== Benchmarks == | == Benchmarks == | ||