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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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FOUND IT. Which model Thinkpad is this? *PIC*

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 05, 2009 5:04 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon May 04, 2009 8:14 am

Which model Thinkpad is this?
This photo is all I have. Available at an auction tomorrow, so please hurry!
If working, what would it be worth?...

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Tue May 05, 2009 5:04 pm
Serviced laptop returned without battery or ram

Last post by JaneL « Sat May 02, 2009 1:23 pm
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by fierylungs » Sat May 02, 2009 1:13 pm

Last Saturday (4/4) after working reliably and flawlessly for almost a year my thinkpad R61 (7732CTO) stopped booting (no sign of life save for the...

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Sat May 02, 2009 1:23 pm
Lenovo At Their Finest...

Last post by SaberX « Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:49 pm
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by archer6 » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:14 pm

My new T500 was shipped with a defective keyboard.

After just a few hours of use one afternoon, the O key cap popped off. I took a close look and...

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Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:49 pm
41C9180 5-year warranty extension

Last post by j-dawg « Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:13 am

by j-dawg » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:13 am

The warranty on my X61 tablet expires on May 2, 2009 - a mere twenty-three hours from now. I want to extend my warranty. I find the 41C9180 for $150...

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Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:13 am
The Ongoing Lenovo Web Site Error Problem

Last post by dsvochak « Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:52 pm
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by archer6 » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:29 pm

Update: it now looks like my best price deal could be going horribly wrong. Just got an email from Lenovo saying that the company's web site got it...

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Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:52 pm
New lappy help, T60/61 or R series

Last post by archer6 « Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:56 am
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by jetmn » Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:38 pm

I am a huge thinkpad fan and we have two T30's and a T42 right now. My T30 just puked so I am looking to upgrade. The T42 issue with the GPU has me...

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Last post by archer6
Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:56 am
Yoga Netbook on sale now $299, keyboard detachable

Last post by beeblebrox « Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:14 am

by beeblebrox » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:14 am

I just came across this nice netbook, which is shown on the DEMO 09

Cheap, nice and exactly what Lenovo should have done quite some time ago,...

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Last post by beeblebrox
Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:14 am
Disappointed with HP business laptop, considering a Thinkpad

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:42 am
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by blommer » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:18 pm

Hi everyone, new to the forum. Around September last year I gave my old Dell 640m to my brother for school, anticipating I'd upgrade. Well something...

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Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:42 am
Question on Thinkpad T43 warranty

Last post by SaberX « Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:41 pm
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by SaberX » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:33 am

I just picked up a Thinkpad T43 ( 1871-AP7 )from someone here in my town.
The guy said it dident work so his friend took it apart to see if he could...

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Last post by SaberX
Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:41 pm
Which is quieter, a laptop or a desktop

Last post by tomh009 « Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:38 pm
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by yinsdianao » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:05 am

Hi,

I have owned two laptops so far. One PC, the other Mac. Both ended up being noisy after a year of use. I am really sensitive to noise. So...

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Last post by tomh009
Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:38 pm
Samsung DDR2 laptop ram warranty??

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by SaberX » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:57 pm

I have a ram chip here.Never tested it yet.I have to get my hands on my buddys T60P to test it.
But i have been looking online to see if the Samsung...

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Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:57 pm
Which Thinkpad should I buy? Advice needed

Last post by Harryc « Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:14 am
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by Nebelfelsen » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:45 pm

Hello,

I am torn between X-Series and T400-Series and would appreciate your advices. Thank you very much in advance.

I started using Thinkpads with...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:14 am
Extended International Warranty?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:10 pm
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by maumu » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:34 am

OK, I know some guys have brought up this issue before but can I just check with anyone (perhaps from where I come from - Singapore) whether if we...

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Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:10 pm
Warnings issued after woman killed by laptop

Last post by Tõnis « Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:14 am
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by hausman » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:03 pm

Warnings issued after woman killed by laptop SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a woman who died in a car accident last month appears to...

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Last post by Tõnis
Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:14 am
Thinking of upgrading.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:45 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:55 pm

Right now I have a T23. What would be a good model to upgrade to? I love the Thinkpads and have been very happy with my T23. My screen is an SXGA...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:45 am
Do you have bleeding in your IPS screen?

Last post by Utwig « Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:47 pm
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by mattbiernat » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:26 am

Do you have bleeding in your IPS screen?

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Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:47 pm
Potential 1st time Thinkpad owner.....need some advice....

Last post by YW-Slayer « Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:40 pm
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by mazr » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:16 am

1st time poster and potential Thinkpad owner.

I've been looking on ebay for a while at Thinkpads. I know the quality is excellent. I'm very glad I...

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Last post by YW-Slayer
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:40 pm
Golf: Masters Frustration

Last post by fuscob « Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:22 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:13 pm

Trying to watch the Masters in Augusta.
Instead of showing us the actual golf, why do we have to listen to all these crappy commentators?
Are there...

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Last post by fuscob
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:22 pm
Verizon Mobile Broadband DayPass now $9.99 for 24 hours

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by underclocker » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:23 pm

FYI, I recenly picked up a Z61t with an internal Verizon WWAN adapter. When I went to activate it, I noticed the option of a Verizon DayPass for...

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Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:17 am
How to stop those pesky Yahoo Messenger Ads!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:28 am

by RealBlackStuff » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:28 am

While sorting out a webcam problem for my wife's Yahoo Messenger (V9.0), I was irritated by the various ads all over the place.
Looked around and...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:28 am
Direct links to video pages on lenovoservicetraining.com

Last post by JaneL « Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:16 am
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by Dimitri_P » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:01 am

Any idea how to get direct links to various instructions with videos, instead of browsing through menu's every time (they are Flash)

let's say if I...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:16 am
T61, R61, or T/R 60?

Last post by underclocker « Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:22 pm
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by Hellbike » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:17 am

Which model should i buy?

I heard T61 is really awesome.

But R61 got bigger screen than T61.

But 60 series is almost 20% cheapier than 61.

I am...

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Last post by underclocker
Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:22 pm
T60/61 or T400 for safari

Last post by YW-Slayer « Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:04 am
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by YW-Slayer » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:47 am

Hi all,

I have a T42 which has served me well for over 4 years, with 1GB memory and a 60GB IDE HDD. It currently runs Win7, which I quite enjoy...

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Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:04 am
POLL: Do you keep or add stickers onto your Thinkpad?

Last post by j-dawg « Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:56 am
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by LenovoT61B » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:27 pm
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This only applies to the stickers that tell you the specs that you have. Such as a Windows XP or Vista sticker, Nvidia ext.

If you added stickers,...
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Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:56 am
Easyserv Issues

Last post by threedaysrest « Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:53 am
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by perfplus » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:29 pm

Just received my T60p back from Easyserv this morning. The LCD has been replaced? (black streaks are gone), but the odd, mood-ring , or little blue...

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Last post by threedaysrest
Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:53 am
Windows Security Warning - Probable Fraud

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:45 am
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by jdhurst » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:50 am

The following email was in my spam bucket just now:

Subject: Windows Security Alert

To: Not to me directly

From: support@microsoft.net...

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Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:45 am
Bluetooth vs Outlook 2003

Last post by yak « Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:55 pm
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by keithsketchley » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:05 pm

The Bluetooth 5.1.0.3500 update caused Outlook 2003 to hang, fortunately on the second occurrence Outlook fingered the “send to Bluetooth” add-in and...

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:55 pm
Warranty

Last post by csioucs « Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:51 am
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by csioucs » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:17 pm

Hi there!

A question has crossed my mind about warranty. Is it possible to buy warranty AFTER the initial period expires?

Thanks.

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:51 am
Thinkpad HDAPS in Google Earth

Last post by bobbarker « Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:57 pm

by bobbarker » Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:57 pm

I've seen it done using IE7 and activex (bleh) but this uses actual Google Earth and looks around from your POV, including your GPS location....

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Last post by bobbarker
Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:57 pm
Program for determining HDD usage?

Last post by closersource « Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:04 pm
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by legnoguado » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:49 pm

Another member mentioned to me that there's a program that can tell you how many hours a HDD has been used . . . anybody happen to know about it?...

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Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:04 pm
No warranty upgrade on Lenovo site?

Last post by dr_st « Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:54 pm
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by emilius » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:07 am

Hi,

while configuring laptop on US Lenovo site yesterday (March, 17) there where no Warranty Service Upgrade (WSU) available to choose from (only...

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Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:54 pm
How to find ThinkPad-specifications on Lenovo.com?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:36 pm
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by Johan » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:40 pm

Friends:

Hitherto I have always used the Search -field directly on IBM's homepage when wanting to find the main-specifications of whatever ThinkPad,...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:36 pm
Lenovo Performance Backpack

Last post by seungsohn « Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:50 am
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by seungsohn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:34 pm

Anyone have any feedback on the Lenovo Performance Backpack? I'm considering buying it, but there aren't very much reviews. Also looks like there is...

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Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:50 am
3 years Warranty, its value?

Last post by Johan « Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:24 pm
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by ibmfreak » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:37 am

Hello

I bought R500 from UK, the seller sold it with 32 months Lenovo warranty, but now it has been revealed that laptop only has warranty up to...

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Last post by Johan
Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:24 pm
Laptop Going in for Repairs

Last post by fkelly « Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:21 pm
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by fkelly » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:39 pm

My laptop is going in for repair to the repair center. Do I need remove my harddrive. I recall reading somewhere that it was advised to remove it....

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Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:21 pm
Which Thinkpad?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:08 am
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by thinkpad1 » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:42 am

Yep, I have another 'Which Thinkpad' question to ask. ;-)

I did search the forum and did find some good threads with various comments from similar...

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Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:08 am
Regarding E-Coupons

Last post by hausman « Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:51 pm
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by jimmydu444 » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:04 pm

I have heard from people that I've read off the internet that they were able to purchase their Thinkpads with discounts sometimes as deep as 40%....

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Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:51 pm
Question on org hard drive and factory restore....

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:15 pm
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by SaberX » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:08 pm

I have replaced the hard drive in my X31.
It came with a 40 gig and still had the org factory restore hidden stuff on it.
I replaced the 40 gig with...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:15 pm
I want to buy and new latest thinkpad like my 240

Last post by Aroc « Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:48 am
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by janey6152 » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:58 pm

I want one that the fastest out there but light and small like my 240..
can someone tell me , which one should i be looking at...

again Thanks...

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Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:48 am
Loctite # 222

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:57 pm
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by Harryc » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:04 pm

As you may be aware, IBM/Lenovo recommends using brand new nylon coated screws to reassemble a Thinkpad. Loctite makes a low strength thread locker,...

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Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:57 pm
Interesting Website

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by jronald » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:19 pm

jronald

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Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:10 pm
Att. Norwegian members: Norwegian R5x/T4x keyboard layout?

Last post by propellen « Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:17 am
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by Johan » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:18 pm

Fellow Norwegian members (if any?): I wonder if any you are able to help me with an image (picture, photo, whatever!) of the Norwegian layout of...

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Last post by propellen
Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:17 am
forum members experiences with thinkpad sound cards?

Last post by TheRedFox « Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:24 pm
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by TheRedFox » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:39 pm

I was greatly hoping that this laptop would have a decent (as in less noise than music) sound card when I bought it, on account of my last laptop...

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Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:24 pm
X301 is an extortionate T300

Last post by awolfe63 « Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:50 pm
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by Dead1nside » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:58 pm

Engadget - - just reported that the X301 will have a DisplayPort connector...

So why is there not one on the T400? Let alone the non-existence of a...

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Last post by awolfe63
Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:50 pm
Screen resolution question

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:23 pm
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by yukon » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:20 am

Yesterday, I acquired my first Thinkpad, a T60 notebook with ati graphics. Downloaded the video drivers, installed them and the native resolution is...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:23 pm
Phone Sales Is Gone?

Last post by ricerocket « Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:33 am
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by ian12345 » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:58 pm

I tried calling the Lenovo order line 866-428-4465 and pressed 3 for the order line. The message says the call center is unavailable. It has been...

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Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:33 am
When will Lenovo update the X301 ? new processor or what?

Last post by TheRedFox « Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:41 pm
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by ThinkP » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:13 pm

Any idea when they will update the x301 ? x302 ? or whatever they call it.

I just find the 1.4ghz seem a little underpowered. It's a great laptop...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:41 pm
The average shelf life of a Thinkpad (esp. the X61s)

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:32 pm
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by Philippe Laurichesse » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:27 pm

Does anyone have thoughts on how much longer the X61s will be sold by Lenovo ? How long have the different models of the X series remained on the...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:32 pm
Shipping laptop to Mexico - Any experience or suggestions?!

Last post by hausman « Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:08 pm
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by underclocker » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:34 pm

Hello. I would like to accommodate a request to ship a laptop to Mexico, but it seems rather difficult, costly and potentially risky. I have shipped...

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Last post by hausman
Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:08 pm
Eight Lenovo ThinkPads hit military rugged standards

Last post by TheRedFox « Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:29 pm
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by Jagoop » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:41 pm

Slashgear report on Eight Lenovo ThinkPads hit military rugged standards (and a new screen for one model):

Lenovo has announced that eight of its...

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Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:29 pm

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