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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?

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Thinkpad and 4:3 LCD

Last post by gator « Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:49 am
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by think.t23 » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:49 pm
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Is the T61 the last T series Thinkpad available with 4:3 screen?

Just wondering if that is my last chance to get a Thinkpad (new) with a 4:3 screen....
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Last post by gator
Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:49 am
Out of the US and battery failed...new one delivered nextday

Last post by kunfuchopsticks « Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:55 pm
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by Brad » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:30 am

A relatives 5 month old X300's battery failed while in the UK. He called for service this morning and a new battery is being delivered tomorrow. Try...

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Last post by kunfuchopsticks
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:55 pm
Centrino 2

Last post by masterus « Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:31 am

by masterus » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:31 am

hi,

just read story that today Intel released Centrino2 platform
that looks very good

new processrors:

T9600 (2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6MB L2...

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Last post by masterus
Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:31 am
Does extended warranty cover accessories in same order?

Last post by lew2 « Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:03 pm
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by lew2 » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:02 pm

Looked thru the FAQs and ran searches but couldn't find where this has been addressed.

If I build a Thinkpad configuration and add accessories like...

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Last post by lew2
Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:03 pm
Lenovo Sale ending

Last post by mattbiernat « Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:52 pm
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by linko » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:47 am

This big 'sale' that I see advertised on the Lenovo site is set to end Monday. After that, are the prices just supposed to go back up for a long...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:52 pm
Do I have to wait for a new platform(Montevina)?

Last post by linko « Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:56 pm
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by urlhttp » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:14 pm

I need a new laptop, and think about T61 or T61p to buy. However, one of my friends said that new Centrino2 laptop platform is coming soon, so just...

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Last post by linko
Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:56 pm
Keyboard layout survey

Last post by bobdsmith « Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:01 am
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by JaneL » Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:54 pm

FWIW, they're running a keyboard layout survey on Design Matters right now.

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Last post by bobdsmith
Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:01 am
ON SITE WARRANTY???

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:21 pm
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by rookwood » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:39 am

My biggest decision is whether or not I can hold out long enough for the x200t, or order the x61t. The second biggest decision I will face is what...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:21 pm
This ever happen to you?

Last post by northcarolinagal « Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:06 am
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by Davemci » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:27 pm

I'm sitting here at work typing on some diskless workstation and I put my thumb on the trackpoint to move the cursor and realize... after typing a...

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Last post by northcarolinagal
Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:06 am
Great new pixel policy and a few other changes, too

Last post by JaneL « Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:16 pm
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by vpn-user » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:19 am

Great news! 3 are enough now, was about 5-6 in a specific area before this new rule. So go check!

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:16 pm
Lenovo Bill Me Later problems--HELP!

Last post by dorronto « Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:05 am

by dorronto » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:05 am

Anyone have a problem, ordering a new laptop from the Lenovo site and trying to use their Bill Me Later option at checkout?? I just recently ordered...

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Last post by dorronto
Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:05 am
Another Lenovo quality step down is coming ?

Last post by beeblebrox « Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:17 pm
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by Puppy » Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:56 am

Lenovo to release more notebook orders to Taiwan ODMs

The article is mentioning IdeaPad series but can you imagine ThinkPads manufactured by Quanta...

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Last post by beeblebrox
Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:17 pm
My first dealing with lenovo

Last post by fafaforza « Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:16 pm
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by crazyeddie1 » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:27 pm

Wrong warranty:

I ordered a brand new X60s from lenovo outlet on June 12th which was delivered to me yesterday afternoon that I am going to rate as...

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Last post by fafaforza
Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:16 pm
ThinkPad BD-ROM at a reasonable price?

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:13 pm
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by ZaZ » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:25 am

Anyone think Lenovo will come out the with a BD-ROM drive for ThinkPads? I'm quite content with the performance of my R60. It'd be a lot cheaper to...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:13 pm
CTRL key and switching between Thinkpad and other laptop?

Last post by lew2 « Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:29 pm
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by lew2 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:02 pm

I'm a past Thinkpad user and considering returning to the fold later this summer with either a T61 or T400 depending on prices and availability. I've...

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Last post by lew2
Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:29 pm
Do multiple DVD players permit different regions on Thinkpad

Last post by kc7gr « Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:26 pm
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by blue2 » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:46 pm
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We have multiple DVD drives and multiple Thinkpads. Could one drive be set to Region 1 (i.e. by playing region 1 discs on it) and another to Region...
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Last post by kc7gr
Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:26 pm
Speculation: release dates and pricing of the new line?

Last post by kunfuchopsticks « Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:35 am
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by andrw » Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:06 pm

I've read that the delay of Montevina will push back the release date so far back that the soonest the new line will be shipped out is early...

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Last post by kunfuchopsticks
Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:35 am
External Display for 1680x1050 Thinkpad

Last post by rknt50a « Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:55 am

by rknt50a » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:55 am

This should be in the really stupid question category, but I need some help.

I'm looking at Thinkvision displays and need one to go with my...

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Last post by rknt50a
Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:55 am
Mtron promises 260MBps SSDs next year

Last post by SHoTTa35 « Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:08 am
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by gator » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:16 pm

I can't wait for the days when SSDs become less expensive ... it'd be a great upgrade for my T60.

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Last post by SHoTTa35
Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:08 am
Lenovo 3000 Series Dead

Last post by beeblebrox « Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:01 pm
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by Stargate199 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:18 pm

Found this post on Engadget and doubled checked the Lenovo site, the 3000 series is dead. Now its just the Ideapad/centre and Thinkpad/centre lines.

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Last post by beeblebrox
Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:01 pm
looking to upgrade, new ideapad y510 or used t61?

Last post by kds000 « Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:29 am
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by kds000 » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:48 pm

i'm looking to upgrade my t42 laptop soon to something newer..the t42 was my first thinkpad and i've grown to love the features that come with the t...

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Last post by kds000
Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:29 am
where are the z series?

Last post by Nabeel « Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:48 am
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by Nabeel » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:36 am

discontinued?
can't look at anything else but a thinkpad..
but i'd like a built in cam..
light enough to travel with
the z seemed like the 'pariah'...

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Last post by Nabeel
Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:48 am
Warranty extension for Thinkpads

Last post by Johan « Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:33 pm
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by wearetheborg » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:56 am

Looking at a few posts by Johan, there are two P/Ns mentioned for 5 year extended warranties: 69P9201 and 41C9180.
What are the differences between...

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Last post by Johan
Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:33 pm
Port Survey: Use Them or Lose Them

Last post by bobbarker « Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:34 am
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by Puppy » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:40 am

Lenovo has started a survey which ports do you want on your notebook

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Last post by bobbarker
Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:34 am
Selling a used laptop

Last post by dorronto « Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:43 pm
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by Ken Fox » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:06 am

I started to post this as a response in a long running thread in this forum where a forum member has been trying unsuccessfully (for weeks) to sell a...

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Last post by dorronto
Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:43 pm
Thinkpad Battery Life tips

Last post by Trekk69 « Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:48 am
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by mikesugar » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:52 pm

Here are a couple of battery life tips that I've learned from the school of hard knocks:

Close IE windows with Flash .
Flash movies can be CPU...

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Last post by Trekk69
Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:48 am
RAID in ThinkPads using that.... Is it possibile

Last post by beeblebrox « Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:13 pm
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by masterus » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:31 pm

Hi,

I found that CF-to-IDE-DUAL 2,5 :)
Tomorow will add pics showing that 2 CF cards are visible in BIOS as separate HDDs :)
So , my question is: Is...

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Last post by beeblebrox
Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:13 pm
Can you help me choose a new Thinkpad

Last post by lutami « Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:24 pm
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by lutami » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:59 pm

Looking for a new Thinkpad, it'll most probably be the last one i buy because cash will be a little tight from the end of this year. Get it while i...

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Last post by lutami
Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:24 pm
2.5' enclosure CF to IDE

Last post by jimmy.zou « Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:41 pm
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by jimmy.zou » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:29 pm

I find there is 2.5' enclosure which allow CF cards to fit into, the output is IDE, can be adapted into IBM T41,T43...
And if we cut it into 1.8...

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Last post by jimmy.zou
Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:41 pm
New Deluxe Thinkpads! Ivory keyboards, Diamond Trackpoints!

Last post by awolfe63 « Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:57 am
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by beeblebrox » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:18 am

Working in Europe really broadens my mind.

Here is a German company turning Thinkpads into State-of-the-Art Luxury objects.

The Al-Waleed edition?...

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Last post by awolfe63
Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:57 am
Should Lenovo offer a higher quality LCD panel as an option?

Last post by AvalonXIII « Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:14 pm
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by gaphic2 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:45 am

If the panels on the new line-up are similar to the X300's, current Flexview users will be disappointed. Granted, the screens are brighter (300...

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Last post by AvalonXIII
Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:14 pm
What happened with the news thread about the new series ???

Last post by hanbaoquan1518 « Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:40 am
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by meditate2001 » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:09 am

What happened with the news thread about the new series ???

ADMIN EDIT:
THIS is what happened..

Mr. Morrow:

It has come to my attention that...

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Last post by hanbaoquan1518
Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:40 am
Where do we look for laptops when Thinkpad is finished?

Last post by archer6 « Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:09 am
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by John H » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:29 pm
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Is this the end of the line for Thinkpad? I always liked TPs for their reliability and toughness. The old 560 I bought in 1997 is still working,...
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Last post by archer6
Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:09 am
X200, SL, T, & R series on paper, future thinkpads

Last post by wolf-zhang « Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:42 am
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by BillMorrow » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:51 am

Editorial, sort of..

OK, first off this is NOT that thread..
THAT thread has been put away, out of sight..

It is the policy of this forum to NOT...

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Last post by wolf-zhang
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:42 am
anybody know anything about led?

Last post by erik « Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:40 pm
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by xixiliu » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:44 pm

t500 can come with led. is led good enough for me to pay another 100 or 200 $? 'cause they say lde screens are too white or not bright enough. is...

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Last post by erik
Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:40 pm
Any thinkpads with AMD processors?

Last post by Aroc « Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:54 pm
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by Param » Sat May 03, 2008 3:20 pm

Are there any thinkpads with AMD processors? if not, why is it so?

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Last post by Aroc
Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:54 pm
Seagate momentus 7200.3 2.5 inch 16mb cache

Last post by meditate2001 « Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:40 am
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by tyanlion » Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:16 am

Hi, i am currently waiting for this version of the hard disk to arrive, however the only information that seems to be on the web is that its only...

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Last post by meditate2001
Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:40 am
Build your own drive?

Last post by Kaervak « Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:35 pm
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by jronald » Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:54 pm

Not sure if this has been posted, but I was floored!

Ron

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Last post by Kaervak
Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:35 pm
About the back door to China Govt built into Thinkpads?

Last post by fuscob « Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:07 pm
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by jgrobertson » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:26 am

At a conference, Techno Security, I heard from one with a badge that said US Army that the Govenment no longer uses Lenovo Thinkpads because they...

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Last post by fuscob
Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:07 pm
Q's on Extending WiFi

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:43 am
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by Harryc » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:11 pm

A friend has been asking me to look into solutions for extending home wireless from one structure to another on his property, say 100 yards or so. I...

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Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:43 am
Water Cooling

Last post by mgo « Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:03 pm
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by jronald » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:07 pm

Ron

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Last post by mgo
Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:03 pm
thinkpad sale question

Last post by bobbarker « Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:38 pm
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by fafan111 » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:47 pm

sorry but I just wanted to know if they will offer bigger sales before back-to-school season.
Based on previous trends, do you think lenovo will...

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Last post by bobbarker
Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:38 pm
Confused About LCD Panels & Sizes

Last post by SaberX « Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:41 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:22 pm

I'm the clown who ran over his T42 a few weeks ago, damaging the LCD panel.

I've been struggling to get the replacement panel working reliably;...

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Last post by SaberX
Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:41 pm
Thinkpad X6x in Iron Man?

Last post by f.bazyk « Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:57 am
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by bobdsmith » Mon May 12, 2008 9:12 am

Hey, has anyone seen the film yet? Is that an X6x with 8 cell battery Pepper uses? I'd post screenshot, but they don't like cameras in the movie...

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Last post by f.bazyk
Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:57 am
Experiences with ordering from outside to inside the us..

Last post by Harryc « Sat May 31, 2008 3:46 pm
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by meditate2001 » Wed May 28, 2008 6:14 pm

i wanted to share information about the situation if you are not in the us, but wanted to order from lenovo to ship inside the us(yes, that is...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat May 31, 2008 3:46 pm
More wider screen...

Last post by tylerwylie « Fri May 30, 2008 6:20 pm
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by Pascal_TTH » Thu May 29, 2008 6:51 am

According to this news from Digitimes, TFT panel maker wants to push 15.6 16/9 screens to replace 15.4 16/10 current screens. Basic resolution will...

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Last post by tylerwylie
Fri May 30, 2008 6:20 pm
Intel delays montevina platform

Last post by tylerwylie « Fri May 30, 2008 8:08 am
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by gator » Wed May 28, 2008 12:20 pm

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Last post by tylerwylie
Fri May 30, 2008 8:08 am
Anyone knows the release date of forthcoming Tx Series ?

Last post by Dead1nside « Wed May 28, 2008 7:49 pm
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by meditate2001 » Thu May 22, 2008 4:11 am

Hi,
Anyone knows the release date of forthcoming Tx Series ?
or the date where they got announce ?

thanks,florian

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Last post by Dead1nside
Wed May 28, 2008 7:49 pm
can I plug an internal dvd drive of an t21 on a x61 ?

Last post by Harryc « Mon May 26, 2008 11:28 am
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by artic_squirrel » Mon May 26, 2008 7:45 am

hi

I've got a t21 with bod problem and I'm looking for an x61

since there's no optical drive on the x61, i'd like to use mine on the t21 as an...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon May 26, 2008 11:28 am
New: White Lenovo IdeaPads + Photo of Thinkpad T400

Last post by ronan_zj « Mon May 26, 2008 1:16 am
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by beeblebrox » Tue May 06, 2008 4:22 pm

FYI: Just stumbled on this:

Just released (some white versions of the Ideapads)
Lenovo Tin Yat F41A-PT (Snow Mountain) Notebook

Lenovo sun...

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Mon May 26, 2008 1:16 am

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