T60 or Z61m or wait for LED LCDs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:30 am
I've been researching notebooks for almost three months now and I had narrowed my search down to the T60 notebook. RIght when I was going to purchased I discovered that Lenovo also sold a "Z" seriles notebook, with very similar specs to the "T" series. Main avantages of the T series being regular Carbon Fiber Plastic Mix vs. ABS, therefore slightly (~%20) lighter weight, and that's about it. The Z series is almost $150 less expensive (on my config specs) and has a Firewire port built in.
Question: Is it REALLY worth the 150 difference to get the T60, even though I really won't be using it for travel? Internally (structurally) is the T60 better or the same? I"m certain the Z series even has the magnesium roll cage.
On top of that difficult decision is the fact that LED+LCD laptops are, from what I've heard, just around the corner (probably from Apple and then HP, followed by others later). So should I put off purchased for a few months, possibly longer, until IBM catches up? Or is the benefit of the LED+LCD (lower wattage, higher NITs) really not all that important? *sigh* I'm stuck in decision paralysis, as $2000 for a notebook is a HUGE amount of money for me, yet no other notebook offers the specs I'm looking for (for programming, VMWARE use) than this one, OTHER than DELL - however their quality sucks so forget them. OK, I'm rambling now. I reallly would like to hear from folks who've used both the 61M and T60 and can comment on the differences and whether they feel one is superior to the other.
THanks!
Question: Is it REALLY worth the 150 difference to get the T60, even though I really won't be using it for travel? Internally (structurally) is the T60 better or the same? I"m certain the Z series even has the magnesium roll cage.
On top of that difficult decision is the fact that LED+LCD laptops are, from what I've heard, just around the corner (probably from Apple and then HP, followed by others later). So should I put off purchased for a few months, possibly longer, until IBM catches up? Or is the benefit of the LED+LCD (lower wattage, higher NITs) really not all that important? *sigh* I'm stuck in decision paralysis, as $2000 for a notebook is a HUGE amount of money for me, yet no other notebook offers the specs I'm looking for (for programming, VMWARE use) than this one, OTHER than DELL - however their quality sucks so forget them. OK, I'm rambling now. I reallly would like to hear from folks who've used both the 61M and T60 and can comment on the differences and whether they feel one is superior to the other.
THanks!
