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Decided to shed off some of my laptops.
1. Dell Precision M6700.Withdrawn
Got it brand new, had it upgraded. Specs as below
i7 3940xm 3.0Ghz (turbo 3.9Ghz)
32GB DDR3L 1866 (Kingston hyperX)
512GB SSD (Samsung 830)
1600*900 display
AMD firepro M6000m
240W PSU

Overall condition 9.8/10
Asking $1099 plus shipping, price negotiable if parts unwanted
Pictures here: http://s1026.photobucket.com/user/RMSMa ... t=3&page=1
Please pm me for more pics


2. Thinkpad W530. SOLD
Got it from a forum member, decided to sell it because of the keyboard layout. Specs
i7 3740qm
8GB
Quadro k2000m
256GB Samsung 840pro (deduce $75 if unwanted)
170W PSU
1080p FHD Gamut

Overall contition 9/10
Asking $575 plus shipping, price negotiable if parts unwanted
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231962169104

3. Thinkpad T61.
Selling because it's not used often (has been gathering dust for almost a year now)
Specs:
T9900
8GB
no HDD (recovery disks will be provided)
Intel X3100
1400*1050 display

overall condition: 7/10, a few scratches on the top cover

optional upgardes: $75 for a Samsung 840 pro 256GB

Asking $220 plus shipping, price negotiable
pics here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231973151610

may want to specify if t61 is 15" or 14"

db999md wrote:may want to specify if t61 is 15" or 14"

14“
There is no 15" 4:3 T61 (apart from frankens)
I have one with UXGA screen, but if you want you'd have to wait until the end of next month

Hi RMSMajestic,
I'm the guy who sent you a message about installing a m290x/8970m in a Dell M6700. Did the heatsink arrive? Does the Clevo HD8970m work with fan BIOS control?

I found a post: http://dell.benyouhui.it168.com/thread-5496452-1-1.html (Using Google translate) saying the Blue crossfire 4GB 8970m should work, but I can't find any blue 8970m cards for sale.

bump, price reduced for the W530

RMSMajestic wrote:

db999md wrote: I have one with UXGA screen, but if you want you'd have to wait until the end of next month

interested ( is a frankenpad? )

boodi wrote:

RMSMajestic wrote:

interested ( is a frankenpad? )

They define it as a Frankie

I'm very interested in the T61 but need a few more days to think about it. Not asking you to hold it, but I do want to ask some brief questions in the meantime:
1) Since you've modded it to handle a 1066 FSB (huge congrats!), can it also use the QX9300, and can it still use 800 FSB cpu's if so desired? (I've skimmed through your posts describing the 1066 mods and noticed there are some extra steps needed to handle the quad core.)
2) Can the motherboard be swapped into a 15" T60 to make a frankie? (Since 15" frankies use the 14" 4:3 T61 boards anyway.)
3) I noticed there's no bluetooth led on the screen bezel -- was this simply a choice, or is there some issue handling bt in this mod?
4) How hot does the machine typically run, e.g. under low to moderate load? I have a 15" T601f w/X9000+intel X3100 (42w7872 board)+256GB SSD that tends to run in the 40s-low 50s C, but can get up to 70s under heavy load (streaming hi-res vids etc).

Like I mentioned I've only skimmed through some of your posts so if you've already addressed any of these feel free to just send links.
Thanks!

tpdude4 wrote:I'm very interested in the T61 but need a few more days to think about it. Not asking you to hold it, but I do want to ask some brief questions in the meantime:
1) Since you've modded it to handle a 1066 FSB (huge congrats!), can it also use the QX9300, and can it still use 800 FSB cpu's if so desired? (I've skimmed through your posts describing the 1066 mods and noticed there are some extra steps needed to handle the quad core.)
2) Can the motherboard be swapped into a 15" T60 to make a frankie? (Since 15" frankies use the 14" 4:3 T61 boards anyway.)
3) I noticed there's no bluetooth led on the screen bezel -- was this simply a choice, or is there some issue handling bt in this mod?
4) How hot does the machine typically run, e.g. under low to moderate load? I have a 15" T601f w/X9000+intel X3100 (42w7872 board)+256GB SSD that tends to run in the 40s-low 50s C, but can get up to 70s under heavy load (streaming hi-res vids etc).

Like I mentioned I've only skimmed through some of your posts so if you've already addressed any of these feel free to just send links.
Thanks!

Sold,
but can still answer ur question.
1. Yes but for QX9300 there's stability issues, and yes 800Mhz CPU works after this mod, but either CPU's getting overclocked or RAM has to run at lower speed
2. yes for some small modifications
3. Not at all, there wasn't bluetooth when I bought this T61, and I haven't used bluetooth for years. But adding BT is a straight forward task
4. depends on the task you run and also the heatsink you install

Ah, I was worried that might have happened...But then I noticed it was still listed on ebay (and as of this message it still is) so I thought it's worth a shot...Thanks for your answers...If you ever end up selling something like that again -- or custom making 1066 mods to T61 boards -- I'd definitely still be interested. (In addition to my T6x's I also have a T500 w/T9900 and it runs like a charm...But I agree with many others on this forum that nothing beats 4:3 for vertical screen real estate -- esp. 15" 4:3).