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Recently, there has been much debate here about Lenovo’s decision to discontinue manufacturing ThinkPad's with SXGA+ FlexView/IPS displays, and I understand that these models are already no longer available in the USA – obviously to the regret of many users. The below is just meant as a hint to those (in the USA or elsewhere) who really want a brand new T60 with a SXGA+ FlexView/IPS display… this is still possible!
Which may apparently not be widely known, Lenovo are in fact still selling T60’s with both 14.1” SXGA+ displays and 15” SXGA+ FlexView/IPS displays, and even (at least) a single T60p with a 15" 1600x1200 UXGA FlexView/IPS display, but for some unknown (at least, to me!) reason these models are offered here in Europe, while not in the USA. I don’t know for how long this will continue, but according to a recent Lenovo Product Roadmap (which I found at http://lpn.dk/files/showcase/lenovo%20s ... andout.zip) the 15” T60’s will only be available throughout second and third quarter of 2007 (see page 19)… so perhaps it’s best not to hesitate too long!
In Denmark quite a few T60’s with 14.1” SXGA+ or 15” SXGA+ FlexView/IPS displays are presently available; the most interesting (from an economical point of view!) are those selected by Lenovo as TopSeller’s – see the Lenovo’s TopSeller selection/price list as of April 2007 here:
http://lpn.dk/files/prisliste/top_selle ... 0tier2.zip The prices listed therein as ”ESP” are suggested retail in DKK, ex. Danish VAT (exchange rate today being: 1 DKK = 0,1795 USD, and 1 USD = 5,57 DKK). The actual retail prices on the (Danish) internet are slightly lower; e.g. one week ago I paid DKK 11.812 (ex. VAT) for the T60 model 2007QPG P/N UT0QPDK (Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz, w/15” SXGA+ FlexView/IPS display); the suggested retail price for this is listed to 13.520 DKK (ex. VAT) in the Lenovo TopSeller pricelist. The DKK 11.812 translates to USD 2.120 (according to http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic). Lenovo’s complete pricelist (as of March 2, 2007) can be found at http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/tools/ ... ntid=37455 but note that the non-TopSeller’s are significantly more expensive compared to the TopSeller-models (many carry a completely weird price-tag; again I don’t know why, and how to deal with this).
To get an impression of the actual (internet-) price of the various Danish Lenovo models, a number of very competitive Danish internet shops may be found at e.g. http://www.edbpriser.dk/Products/Showsu ... .asp?ID=48 (select ”AVANCERET”) – this page is quite good, however it may require a slight amount of guesswork for non-Danes…
If English-speaking people really want a T60 of any of the models discussed here, I guess that it would be most logical to buy if from England (via the internet… this ought to be possible?), owing to language of the OS and the keyboard layout. Unfortunately, I don’t know how complicated this might be in reality; issues with freight, deduction of foreign tax(es), warranty-issues; if anybody know about this, they might want to share… otherwise we’ll have to ask for help of some Genuine English Gentlemen!
From what I guess is the British Lenovo "TopSeller's" – found at http://www5.pc.ibm.com/uk/products.nsf/ ... d+T+Series I find the following ThinkPad T60 model: UT0FVUK (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz) with a 15" 1400x1050 SXGA+ FlexView/IPS display, priced at £1.270 (ex. VAT), translating to approx. 2.500 USD. Surprisingly, this is significantly more expensive compared to ”my” Danish T60 which even had better specs (!?!).
Other British T60/T60p's with SXGA+ or UXGA resolution are those mentioned below - from http://www5.pc.ibm.com/uk/products.nsf/ ... d+T+Series
*** 14.1" UK models w/1400x1050SXGA SXGA+ displays :***
UT049UK, UT04AUK, UT04CUK, UT949UK, UT94AUK (Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz)
UT0G5UK, UT0G6UK, UT0G3UK, UT0G4UK, UT0GBUK, UT08YUK, UT066UK, UT966UK (Core Duo T2500 2.00GHz)
UT087UK,UT987UK, UT083UK, UT983UK (Core Duo processor T2600)
UT08ZUK, UT08DUK (Core Duo processor T2700)
UD04QUK, UT0GEUK, UT9PDUK (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz)
UT08LUK (Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz)
UT0GCUK, UT0PBUK, UT06RUK (Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00GHz)
UD062UK, UT06QUK (Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz)
UT08JUK, UT98JUK, UT08HUK (Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33GHz)
*** 15" UK models w/1400x1050 SXGA+ FlexView/IPS displays: ***
UT07FUK (Core Duo processor T2700 2.33GHz)
UT0PAUK, UT0J3UK, UT9PEUK (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz)
UT055UK, UT053UK, UT955UK (Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz)
UT0PCUK, UT07KUK, UT07JUK (Core 2 Duo T7400)
*** 15" UK model w/1600x1200 UXGA FlexView/IPS display: ***
T60p model UT093UK (Core Duo processor T2600 2.16GHz)
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Hope the above may be of some help or inspiration to someone…
PS: Does anybody have any suggestion(s) about how/where to find an either new or very well-kept T42p (with 15” FlexView/IPS display, either SXGA+ or UXGA, and preferably at least 2 GHz), apart from at eBay? TIA!
Regards,
Johan
