Thinkpad 701 advice

[gramlijf@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu (James Gramling)]

I am in the process of trying to find a notebook computer for my mother to
use in her real estate practice.  She needs an internal modem to retrieve
listings from an online source.  Her company is offering some Zenith Z-notes
at an attractive price (around $1800), but I'm wondering if a 701 might be
better.  I would appreciate comments from anyone with experience with this
machine, specifically, is it a good machine for a "mother" who is not into
computers and doesn't want to have to deal with technical problems or
issues.  In particular, I have heard that there may be some problems with
the modem on that machine.  She will be using either Windows 3.1 or Win95.
Thanks for your help.  

                                -james gramling