I've had an E530 Thinkpad 'Edge' for several months, with a 2.2Ghz 2328M rather than the 2.3Ghz 2348M. Also has a 500GB HDD and Win 7 Pro. I upped the memory to 8GB, I think the extra 4GB module cost £15.
I've been very pleased with it - the battery lasted through a 3 hour meeting on Friday (I don't use permanently plugged in - if I'm using it while charging, when the battery gets to 100%, I go onto battery - I have formed the opinion that running them plugged in knackers the battery).
It has one idiosyncrasy, which is that the fan sometimes hunts - although it's quiet, when there is no other noise the rising and falling pitch is noticeable and used to irritate me. Either it's stopped, or I don't notice it any more.
Although it's probably more 'consumer' in build under the skin than the expensive Thinkpads, the keyboard is solid, the screen is matt rather than glossy (good in my book), and it works well - apart from the fact that I never did get the wireless to work properly with my TalkTalk D-Link DSL-2780 router. It's never been a problem with wireless elsewhere.
Look into the extended warranty - I got 3 years on site next business day for about £60, and £50 cashback for buying it so it would have been rude not to. Currently it's £78 on DABS but might still be worth having at that price. Of course it won't cover loss, theft, damage etc.
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