T61p 14.1" Just Works
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:47 am
Hi,
I posted earlier about my problems with a T60p, and with tech support trying to get the problems fixed. I was having the Memory Parity blue screens, as well as blue screens for athr.sys.
I returned the system and got a 14.1" T61p instead. I'm posting to say that the thing just works. People tend to post only when they have a problem, so one might get the impression that these laptops are more problematic than they actually are.
No blue screens at all. And, surprisingly, I think that the Intel a/g/n card may actually be better than the Atheros a/g/n card, in my setup at least. The Intel card is working flawlessly with my D-Link DIR-655 in n mode. The Atheros card was unreliable -- this despite the fact that the DIR-655 uses an Atheros chipset!
I have the Alps keyboard. I have to say that I prefer this to the NMBs I've used. It offers more substantial feedback.
I purchased the T61p thinking that I'd have to swap out the Intel card for an IBM/Atheros, and would likely have to swap out the keyboard for an NMB. Turns out everything is fine the way it is.
I should also say that I'm using Vista Ultimate, and the only issue I'm having with it is the slow network file transfers problem, which is a known issue.
I posted earlier about my problems with a T60p, and with tech support trying to get the problems fixed. I was having the Memory Parity blue screens, as well as blue screens for athr.sys.
I returned the system and got a 14.1" T61p instead. I'm posting to say that the thing just works. People tend to post only when they have a problem, so one might get the impression that these laptops are more problematic than they actually are.
No blue screens at all. And, surprisingly, I think that the Intel a/g/n card may actually be better than the Atheros a/g/n card, in my setup at least. The Intel card is working flawlessly with my D-Link DIR-655 in n mode. The Atheros card was unreliable -- this despite the fact that the DIR-655 uses an Atheros chipset!
I have the Alps keyboard. I have to say that I prefer this to the NMBs I've used. It offers more substantial feedback.
I purchased the T61p thinking that I'd have to swap out the Intel card for an IBM/Atheros, and would likely have to swap out the keyboard for an NMB. Turns out everything is fine the way it is.
I should also say that I'm using Vista Ultimate, and the only issue I'm having with it is the slow network file transfers problem, which is a known issue.
