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What is this talk of the T61's cheap plastic screen housing?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:32 am
by Growly
Sorry I haven't done an exhaustive search - been extremely busy (and if you don't know by now, getting a ThinkPad has turned into a daily routine of deliberation and stress for me).
I hear that the the T61s LCD housing is made from cheap plastic, and not the magnesium goodness I can feel on my T43?
Was this the case with the T60s? Is this the case with the T61p?
Will I care that much?
Thanks in advance.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:47 am
by ronan_zj
T61 has same material cover and base as R61.
T61: Top: Super-Elastic PolyCarconate (SEPC); Bottom: Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic.
R61(not R61e): Top: Super-Elastic PolyCarconate (SEPC); Bottom: Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic,
T60(wide scree): Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) in top/bottom
T60 non-wide screen: Magnesium composite top cover, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) bottom cover.
R60: Color: black; All: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) plastic.
As you can see, R61 has better material than R60.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:59 am
by Growly
Well the R60 is just disgusting :p
Is the conclusion that the widescreen models have been [censored]?
PS. If you could please provide a source for this information (other than Google or your head, or the tabook) I'd greatly appreciate it, so I don't have to bother you fine chaps more.
/edit: Also, I was more looking for opinions than specs. Anyone been able to compare the difference?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:57 am
by ZaZ
As the owner of a R60, I resent that remark. It's probably not meant to be a road warrior like the T60, but mine is very well built and not everyone needs that.
Re: What is this talk of the T61's cheap plastic screen hous
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:01 am
by kelchm
Growly wrote:I hear that the the T61s LCD housing is made from cheap plastic, and not the magnesium goodness I can feel on my T43?
Quite simply... There is now an internal magnesium frame.
http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/22508.jpg
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:17 am
by carbon_unit
I have a T60 non-wide screen: Magnesium composite top cover, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) bottom cover and an R61(not R61e): Top: Super-Elastic PolyCarconate (SEPC); Bottom: Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic.
I can tell you for sure that the R61 feels considerably more solid that the T60. The T60 top flexes when you take it out of a bag while the R61 does not. The internal magnesium frame covered by Super-Elastic PolyCarconate (SEPC) is a stronger design than the Magnesium composite top cover in both compression and twisting situations. It does make the unit thicker but it is stronger.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:40 am
by Growly
FredGarvin wrote:As the owner of a R60, I resent that remark.
Oh c'mon, I'm kidding. You know I love you.
I think I've heard enough. There are only two things stopping me from buying now... (that and the sudden reintroduction of the T43 design).
