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Pros: A significantly bigger screen (and higher resolution sizes). A 50% larger hard drive. A much nicer keyboard.<\/p>\n
Cons: The T40 had a slightly faster processor. More importantly, it had 512Mb instead of 256Mb — which flaw I am in the process of correcting. Uncorrectable is that the T40 had USB2 ports, while the A31 has only USB1, which makes backups a loooooooot slower.<\/p>\n
Still, when all is said and done, I’m happy. I still have to do a lot of restoring, but I’m “back where I belong.” As long as the system doesn’t crash aga … CARRIER LOST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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