Thinkpads Forum

Hey guys i did it and i got a Thinkpad x61
i got it off ebay in Australia for $61 from the pics its in good cond and it came with a docking station
i havnt got it in my hands yet as my sister in law is picking it up as it was a pickup only and i live too far away
The cpu is INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7100 @ 1.80 GHz and it has 3gig ram but the battery is dead
i am just wondering what battery is the best to get 8 cell or 4 cell and what times am i going to get out of them?
os will be trying out linux, arch or debian or even gentoo.
thanks in advance cant wait to get my hands on it
aslo with the docking station i have read somewhere that you can put another battery in it is that true??

Welcome to the forum.
There are two types of this: regular X61/X61s and X61-Tablet.
The tablets use different batteries from the regulars.
And the docks are different between them as well.
What is the 7-character TYPE of your machine?
(on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop, looks like e.g.: TYPE 7668-65U)
A 4-cell can last up to 3-4 hours, an 8-cell up to 5-6 hours, but:

Lenovo website wrote:Battery life (and recharge times) varies based on many factors including screen brightness, applications, features, power management, battery conditioning, and other customer preferences. Recharge time also varies depending on system mode. Charging times vary depending on operating conditions. Battery may not charge fully during heavy loading.

And yes, you can replace the CD drive in the dock with a battery.
Plus there's another battery that will fit on the laptop-bottom in place of the dock.
But get your exact specifications first!

hey guys got my thinkpad x61 and am very happy with it. it came with 4 gig ram not 3 the fan is a little noisy at times and the hdd is 80gig and slow but getting a ssd soon as well as a 8 cell battery
whats the go with upgrading to a ssd?
also put win 8.1 on and it runs fine and plays all my hd vids
going to put arch on it soon but so far so good
the screen is alittle hard to get used to but i love the size of this thing so small and the thinklight haha love it