T61p first impressions
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:32 pm
I've been using my new T61p almost non-stop since Tuesday when I first received it. My specs are:
C2D T8300 2.4Ghz 3MB L2 Cache
Nvidia Quadro FX 570m
1GB RAM (will upgrade to 2GB or 4GB soon)
Windows XP Pro
15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050
Intel AGN wireless card
First impressions have been stellar. One of the first things I noticed was how nice the keyboard is. It is absolutely fantastic to type on. Based on the posts and pictures I have seen, along with the FRU, it seems I lucked out and got a NMB keyboard, and not the rebranded Chicony either.
I haven't fully tested battery life and such, but I have used it on battery with wireless on for about 1 and a half hours or so, and the battery hasn't gone under 55% yet. Not too shabby considering the components this 6 cell battery is powering.
I also am highly impressed with the fingerprint reader. It works reliably and easily. Very nice.
I've done some light casual gaming and benchmarking and I must say this thinkpad peforms as well or better than my desktop PC with an Athlon X2 2.6GHZ and a 8600GTS and 2 GB of RAM. At stock speeds with the updated Lenovo video drivers, I got 4451 3DMarks. Not bad.
If I have one subpar thing to say it's the display. For the most part the display is fine. Mine is a Samsung, and maybe I'm not particular to the problems that others are having on it, but the only problem I have is that the very bottom right hand corner, by the clock is dimmer then the rest of the screen slightly. it's only the space about the radius of a dime or so, but it is there and noticeable but not terrible. The rest is fantastic.
All in all it's a fantastic laptop and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. Totally worth it.
C2D T8300 2.4Ghz 3MB L2 Cache
Nvidia Quadro FX 570m
1GB RAM (will upgrade to 2GB or 4GB soon)
Windows XP Pro
15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050
Intel AGN wireless card
First impressions have been stellar. One of the first things I noticed was how nice the keyboard is. It is absolutely fantastic to type on. Based on the posts and pictures I have seen, along with the FRU, it seems I lucked out and got a NMB keyboard, and not the rebranded Chicony either.
I haven't fully tested battery life and such, but I have used it on battery with wireless on for about 1 and a half hours or so, and the battery hasn't gone under 55% yet. Not too shabby considering the components this 6 cell battery is powering.
I also am highly impressed with the fingerprint reader. It works reliably and easily. Very nice.
I've done some light casual gaming and benchmarking and I must say this thinkpad peforms as well or better than my desktop PC with an Athlon X2 2.6GHZ and a 8600GTS and 2 GB of RAM. At stock speeds with the updated Lenovo video drivers, I got 4451 3DMarks. Not bad.
If I have one subpar thing to say it's the display. For the most part the display is fine. Mine is a Samsung, and maybe I'm not particular to the problems that others are having on it, but the only problem I have is that the very bottom right hand corner, by the clock is dimmer then the rest of the screen slightly. it's only the space about the radius of a dime or so, but it is there and noticeable but not terrible. The rest is fantastic.
All in all it's a fantastic laptop and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. Totally worth it.
