Just bought a X60 How did I do??

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cfslevin · #1 Post by **cfslevin** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:34 pm

Just bought this computer locally off Craigslist for $400 he was asking $550 with dock,current warranty til 5/2010, and extended cell battery. How did I do for the money and any reccomendations for upgrades or any tips??

Lenovo IBM ThinkPad X60
. Lockable DVD-RAM dock/port replicator w/keys
. ~2½ pounds
. T7200 2.0 GHz Core2Duo
. 2GB RAM
. 120GB hard drive
. 12.1" LCD - no dead pixels
. 802.11ABG Wi-Fi
. Gigabit Ethernet
. Bluetooth
. 1394
. SD slot
. PCMCIA slot
. Verizon Cellular modem built-in
. Fingerprint scanner
. Windows XP SP3
. Office 2003 Professional

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:02 pm

From the description it looks quite good.
What is the 7-character TYPE/Model on the bottom of the laptop?
What's the resolution of the screen?
Touchscreen?
Recovery CDs?
License for XP and Office?

cfslevin · #3 Post by **cfslevin** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:06 pm

model 1709-h6u
How do I find out the resolution???
It is not a tablet, so don't believe it is touchscreen
No recovery cds but has recovery partition
Have COA for xp and office

Hope I did alright!! Thanks Chris

cfslevin · #4 Post by **cfslevin** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:08 pm

1024x768 is current setting, I dont know if this is as good as it gets or just a setting. Chris

ajkula66 · #5 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:13 pm

1024x768 (XGA) is all you can get on any non-tablet X6x series.

You did OK, BTW.

#6 Post by **underclocker** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:39 pm

You did fine, but your scale is off. Unless you weighed the machine without the battery and hard drive, it doesn't weigh 2.5 lbs. My X60s with a 4 cell slim battery and two sticks of RAM weighs 2 lbs. 15.5 oz.

An X60s has to be closer to 4lbs., which is still easy to carry.

The only current 2.5 lb. ThinkPad is a carefully configured X200s.

Enjoy it...and the forum!

#7 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:12 am

Product: ThinkPad X60 1709-H6U [change]
Operating system: All [change]

Original description: T7200(2GHz), 1GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 12.1in 1024x768 LCD, Intel 950, 802.11abg wireless, Bluetooth/Modem, Verizon WWAN, 1Gb Ethernet, Secure chip, IEEE 1394, X6 UltraBase + CDRW/DVDRW, Fingerprint reader, 8c Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro

Download the HMM here, you will want to know how to take it apart at some time:

cfslevin · #8 Post by **cfslevin** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:52 am

I had just copied the ad I purchased from about the weight LOL. So far I am loving it and getting used to having a trackpointer versus the trackpad. Is there any way to find out how much this configuration cost new with the dock as originally purchased, not including the extra memory?? I went to extend the warranty online as It has current warranty but it said I had to call Lenovo, so we will see if they will extend the warranty. Also my battery part number is part of the recall, I called Lenovo and they said the recall expired. How do I know if my battery is really recalled or just part of the series?? Thanks

pianowizard · #9 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:00 am

cfslevin wrote:Is there any way to find out how much this configuration cost new with the dock as originally purchased, not including the extra memory??

The only way is to ask the seller for the invoice. Without that, archive.org helps a little bit but not much. Assuming that the warranty was for 3 years, the laptop was probably purchased from Lenovo in around April 2007, so I looked up Lenovo's X-series page on archive.org and found this. This page shows that the X60 with the most basic configuration was being sold for $1,554.00, although at that time 40% off coupon codes were quite common and would have brought the price down to $932.40. Most states charge sales tax, so add 5 to 9 percent to that price.

cfslevin · #10 Post by **cfslevin** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:50 pm

Thanks for the archive.org info. I called to extend my warranty and it was like $400 for 2 more years so I think I will pass. Still trying to see if my battery is actually recalled or not. Thanks chris

pianowizard · #11 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:56 pm

cfslevin wrote:Still trying to see if my battery is actually recalled or not.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... ATT-LENOVO

dr_st · #12 Post by **dr_st** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:42 pm

cfslevin wrote:Thanks for the archive.org info. I called to extend my warranty and it was like $400 for 2 more years so I think I will pass.

Maybe if you picked the on-site warranty. Otherwise it is much cheaper (assuming you upgrade from 3yr to 5yr depot):
http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/L ... 80/G10047/

cfslevin · #13 Post by **cfslevin** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:50 pm

the battery app says mine is not part of the recall even though its the same model number as recalled batteries....hmmmmmm

dr_st · #14 Post by **dr_st** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:29 am

The model number is the same for all original batteries. The recalls apply to particular batches only. That's why the check against the serial number.

cfslevin · #15 Post by **cfslevin** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:54 pm

Thanks, I am so relieved to know that it is not a recalled battery!!! I am loving this x60 so much I will miss it when it becomes too far behind in the times in years ahead....

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