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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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Warranty Repair Problem

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:23 am
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by jsteele » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:11 am

I sent a T40 in for EZServ warrany service last week. The unit rauns fine with ONE exception: if I plug a USB 2 device in it complains that it would...

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:23 am
warranty plan what is the difference?

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by devilac » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:23 pm

what is the difference between Warranty service upgrade and Extended service contracts ?

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Last post by devilac
Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:23 pm
Excellent review: Core Duo and Core 2 Duo compared

Last post by Saml01 « Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:39 pm
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by K. Eng » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:09 am

Anandtech Article

The results are fairly suprising. Even though the Core 2 Duo is a much larger chip with more cache and execution resources than...

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Last post by Saml01
Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:39 pm
Selling thinkpad- Warranty transfer?

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:24 pm
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by dsigma6 » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:47 pm

I spent an hour on the phone with 10 different people at IBM, from Atlanta to New Delhi. I just sold my R40 that had an extended 1 year warranty on...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:24 pm
Lenovo CEO Maps Long-Term Plan

Last post by archer6 « Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:12 pm
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by BigWarpGuy » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:47 am

By Michael Vizard and John Hazard

Lenovo CEO Bill Amelio plans to greatly expand the vendor's footprint in the market, but not before...

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Last post by archer6
Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:12 pm
Lenovo preloads SUSE on ThinkPad T60p

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:49 am
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by lenovouser » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:24 pm

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Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:49 am
extra screws

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:40 am
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by lucas » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:35 pm

anyone know where i can pick up some spare screws for my x60s? after pulling it apart a couple times, the painted screws have less paint on them. any...

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Last post by Thinkpaddict
Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:40 am
Lenovo/IBM Services Duration??

Last post by NS « Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:58 am
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by ambientscape » Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:58 am

I just wanna know if Lenovo/IBM would still be able to give out warranties or maybe repair an ancient IBM laptops or desktops?? Up till how long the...

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Last post by NS
Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:58 am
When will thinkpads come with glossy screens?

Last post by naro « Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:26 am
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by codek » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:57 am
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I just came back from Fry's and 95% of the laptops had glossy screens with high resolution. Are thinkpads coming out with the newer screens? Because...
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:26 am
CNet Article by Arimasa Naitoh

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:43 pm
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by doppelfish » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:07 am

CNet has an interesting article wherein Arimasa Naitoh, apparently the father of the ThinkPad, now worldvide VP of development at Lenovo, gives his...

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Last post by Thinkpaddict
Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:43 pm
Is your Thinkpad Vista-ready?

Last post by Torque « Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:50 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Fri May 19, 2006 4:30 pm

That little utility will check your system to see if you are *drum-roll* Vista Ready.

I think it is down at the moment, but it should be back up...

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Last post by Torque
Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:50 pm
I love my X20 !

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:10 pm
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by tghlk » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:16 am

Just got an X20 a little while ago and I love it. It's such a cool little machine. Having the detachable CD/floppy is nice even though I hardly...

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Last post by Thinkpaddict
Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:10 pm
Power Series 850

Last post by JHEM « Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:07 am
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by schen » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:59 am

Just surfing ebay, I came across this with no bidders and priced starting at $20. I thought some of you collectors might be interested.

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Last post by JHEM
Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:07 am
Any new promos in Lenovo.com ?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:30 am
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by jagged » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:36 am

I got a new T60 thanks to someone's post about the AMEX My Wishlist promotional link within the Lenovo site.

There are a few online deals going on...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:30 am
Why T never used P4M? Why there isn't T5x, X5x

Last post by JHEM « Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:59 pm
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by ribbonfish » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:07 am

My none T series or X series ever used P4M CPU? I was wondering.

Any thing wrong with it? All the T and X series they jumped from PIIIM directly to...

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Last post by JHEM
Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:59 pm
Warranty on accessories?

Last post by JHEM « Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:11 pm
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by renhui » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:48 am

I know thinkpad warranty is on the unit itself. I was wondering what about the accessories then. Say if I buy a BNIB burner from some private seller...

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Last post by JHEM
Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:11 pm
New ThinkPad G50 with ... internal floppy drive !

Last post by Puppy « Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:31 am
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by Puppy » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:57 am

This is rather funny

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Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:31 am
New Thinkpad trends

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:05 pm
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by rleo25 » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:43 pm

Do you have information related to new trends in the next Thinkpad models? Will Lenovo, return to the classic design concept, according to earlierer...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:05 pm
ThinkPad EzServ service is amazing!

Last post by archer6 « Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:30 am
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by ThinkPad R » Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:25 am

I don't know why others have so much to complain about IBM/Lenovo's service. It's so amazing, I think the complaints are so made up.

Here are the...

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Last post by archer6
Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:30 am
Windows Vista may lower battery life

Last post by Aroc « Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:07 am
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by K. Eng » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:43 pm

CNET article

I'm not surprised. All those fancy visual effects require more CPU (and now GPU) processing cycles. Right now most GPUs probably don't...

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Last post by Aroc
Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:07 am
Thinkpads and Cingular 3G Network

Last post by savarin « Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:24 am
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by aramosjr » Fri May 26, 2006 1:06 am

Anyone have any idea when the Thinkpads will come with embedded WWAN cards for Cingular's 3G network?

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Last post by savarin
Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:24 am
Conroe NDA expires today

Last post by K. Eng « Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:35 pm
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by K. Eng » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:30 pm

Intel is set to announce its long awaited Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors tonight, July 13th, at midnight.

Looks like Intel wants to get...

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Last post by K. Eng
Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:35 pm
How do I add an unlisted model via the EPP site?

Last post by JaneL « Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:44 pm
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by trharlan » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:23 pm

I am logged into the EPP site, and I want to see the EPP price for a 2007-87U (I hate the fingerprint reader which it lacks, and the machine is...

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Last post by JaneL
Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:44 pm
Terabyte Drives!?!

Last post by sugo « Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:05 am
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by schen » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:00 am

Just for general consumption in case anyone is interested and hasn't seen this:

Very cool! Hopefully, it won't be years before it hits the...

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Last post by sugo
Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:05 am
Solectron Canada experiences

Last post by Hanson « Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:40 am
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by brewt » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:37 pm

So, we've been hearing all these bad experiences with Solectron in the US, but how has Solectron Canada treated your Thinkpads?

This is my...

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Last post by Hanson
Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:40 am
Thinkpad live on ISS - NASA TV

Last post by dsigma6 « Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:21 am
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by kstuart » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:56 pm

Hello,

Currently looking at the exterior of the ISS on the screen of a Thinkpad in the interior of the ISS - live on NASA TV.

All this being...

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Last post by dsigma6
Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:21 am
Hybrid Drive Coming?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:20 pm
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by Andy » Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:57 pm

Has anyone heard whether Thinkpads will be early adopters of the new Hybrid Drive technology? I just heard about this a couple of days ago, it's...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:20 pm
new t60 or x41 tablet?

Last post by asiafish « Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:17 pm
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by eigh » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:19 pm

right now i have a t43p 2668, its great. however i may have the option of selling it and getting a new thinkpad.

t43 stats
2ghz pent m
1.5gb ram (i...

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Last post by asiafish
Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:17 pm
Plannar connectors for xga uxga sxga displays

Last post by semaj « Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:21 pm

by semaj » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:21 pm

Are the connectors the same for these differant lcds or are they differant. i have an xga screen and i think i may be upgrading soon to a new...

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Last post by semaj
Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:21 pm
I tried the freezer trick....

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:35 am
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by MattParrish » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:19 am

But the melting water keeps dripping into my PC

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:35 am
Excellent Merom/Conroe processor preview

Last post by hdahl « Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:26 am
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by K. Eng » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:50 pm

link

The interesting thing about this review is that it directly compares a 4MB cache and 2MB cache part. Bottom line is that in games, the 4MB...

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Last post by hdahl
Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:26 am
What does EXPRESS model mean?

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:27 pm
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by milesrbruce » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:15 pm

can anyone explain what Express model is?

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:27 pm
Possible pin-incompats with Santa Rosa Merom vs. Napa Merom

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:27 pm

by christopher_wolf » Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:27 pm

So it appears that the Napa Merom won't be pin compatible with the Santa Rosa Merom that is to be released in 2007. Although I think that the Napa...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:27 pm
Awsome clips

Last post by yogibear « Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:52 am
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by vinny77 » Sat May 27, 2006 9:43 pm

I thooght that these clips were pretty cool, ive never seen them before.

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Last post by yogibear
Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:52 am
New Core Duo (Yonah core) chips from Intel

Last post by K. Eng « Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:46 pm

by K. Eng » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:46 pm

Core 2 Duo for mobiles is still about 2 months off, but there are two new Core Duo chips in the meantime:

The new Core Duo T2700 is a 2.33GHz...

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Last post by K. Eng
Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:46 pm
Dropped laptop with sleeve

Last post by JHEM « Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:32 pm
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by nontechy » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:28 pm

I accidentally dropped my laptop to the floor (luckily my laptop sleeve was there)..and the laptop has worked fine afterwards. I was wondering if...

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Last post by JHEM
Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:32 pm
Academic return policy?

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:11 pm
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by Luftwaffle » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:32 am

Does anyone know if the return policy for an academic purchase from Lenovo is the same as a non-academic one? i.e., do you still have the 30-day, no...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:11 pm
EZServ will not replace faulty fan

Last post by christopher_wolf « Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:37 pm
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by keithh » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:37 pm

We bought a couple of T41ps from our gracious host Bill a couple of years ago, and they have been working splendidly. Last week, the fan in one of...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:37 pm
Another T4x backpack quiery - search didn't help

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by alexzabr » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:49 am

Sory rising up another backpack-related thread, but searching through numerous of such on the forums heer didn't help to resolve mine..
What I need...

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Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:49 am
ATTN HD UPGRADERS - Acronis lies

Last post by irfan « Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:17 am
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by BikerMike » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:21 pm

I am in the middle of a HD upgrade attempt and have been getting some good advice and guidance from others on this forum; so I would like to pass...

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Last post by irfan
Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:17 am
[Update]Extending warranty after 30 days in Canada works!

Last post by Puppy « Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:41 am
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by Hanson » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:26 am

Yesterday, I accidentally spilled milk on my laptop screen (don't ask me how) and it went into the screen. Now I have two streaks at the bottom of...

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Last post by Puppy
Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:41 am
HDD cloning and hidden partition

Last post by irfan « Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:42 pm
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by lswone » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:38 am

Hi All,

I am having a hard time clonning the hidden (restore) partition on IBM ThinkPads and IBM Desktops. I am using a LogiCube clonner. I have...

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Last post by irfan
Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:42 pm
Make Recovery CDs and Fresh install T60

Last post by Bemps « Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:14 pm
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by Bemps » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:56 pm

I could use some help. I have read over advice from the forums, manuals with the TP and thought I did everything correctly but my fresh install from...

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Last post by Bemps
Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:14 pm
Warranty upgrade from Europe for a TP bought in USA

Last post by pogik « Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:07 am
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by pogik » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:05 am

Hi,
i've bought my TP in USA, 9/2005. Later i went to Europe, and I'll be here for some time. I need to know, if I'm able to upgrade my 1yr warranty...

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Last post by pogik
Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:07 am
Warranty upgrade not accepted: Purchase Date Difference

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:43 am
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by Geoff_AZ » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:18 pm

I'm the second owner of a T40, still in warranty. I purchased a 5-year upgrade (to get 2 more years of coverage) and entered the info into...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:43 am
Big changes for Thinkpad ordering

Last post by Antioch « Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:32 pm
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by mzd » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:53 pm

Lenovo is learning from DELL now.

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Last post by Antioch
Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:32 pm
Big changes for Thinkpad ordering

Last post by Antioch « Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:23 pm
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by superhob » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:47 am

It seems that Lenovo has completely revamped their ordering system.

They're now offering base systems which can be customized to the buyer's...

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Last post by Antioch
Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:23 pm
Experience with lenovo support outside USA?

Last post by irfan « Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:26 pm
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by irfan » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:16 pm

I recently purchased a T60 in USA. Then I moved to Turkey. I realized that there were some issues with my screen. The screen looks to grainy. By...

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Last post by irfan
Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:26 pm
Warranty ordered, then get order delay message

Last post by dsigma6 « Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:36 am
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by dsigma6 » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:52 am

I ordered a post warranty on the 6th of this month. I get an email saying my order is being processed, so I'm happy,

Then I get an email saying We...

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Last post by dsigma6
Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:36 am
Travelling with a T series and charging AA batteries!

Last post by egibbs « Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:06 am
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by bill bolton » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:11 pm

I just found an Energizer brand ~1 hour battery charger for 4 x AA and AAA NiMH batteries. The charger is a light plastic assembly which has a 12V...

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Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:06 am

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