IBM THINKPAD 600X (500MHz Pentium III, 128MB RAM, 12GB Hard Drive)

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Summary: nice machine, but...
Review: My brother and I have had this exact same model for the same amount of time. We got them used, but they were still in great condition. A few months after getting them, my brother's IR went out, but mine was still functional. Several months later, my mouse started flying erratically around the screen. After a day or two of that, I started getting 8611 error message booting up. It takes a lot of time and patience to get this notebook to boot up. After researching the error, I found that this is a very common problem with the 600X. When I can boot up without receiving the error message, I don't turn off my notebook unless I'm sure that I won't be using it again anytime soon.
While I loved it dearly when it was fully functional, it's not worth purchasing to have a notebook that is only funcational less than half the time. My brother, however, has yet to experience any problems such as this.

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Summary: Drop it and it doesnt break.
Review: This is the most amazing laptop for surviving a fall I have seen. No bells and whisles but when your out in the field it will boot.