Z61m with WUXGA screen?

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Guy Named Bob · #1 Post by **Guy Named Bob** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:02 pm

Is there any way to get the Z61m with a WUXGA screen (like on the Z61p) preferably with the glossy finish?

Any way to swap?

seeplus · #2 Post by **seeplus** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:03 am

You might be able to swap. I've read about macbook pro people transplanting WUXGA panels..

christopher_wolf · #3 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:58 pm

The swap of lids for a Thinkpad with a different resolution is difficult, but it has been completed for other Thinkpads by some.

Glossy? You would either have to come up with a way to get the LCD panel itself to fit into the lid, then install the lid...or you would have to go with putting a glossy overlay onto the screen. They aren't going to be selling Thinkpads with glossies in the near future.

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:59 pm

The swap of lids for a Thinkpad with a different resolution is difficult, but it has been completed for other Thinkpads by some.

Glossy? You would either have to come up with a way to get the LCD panel itself to fit into the lid, then install the lid...or you would have to go with putting a glossy overlay onto the screen. They aren't going to be selling Thinkpads with glossies in the near future.

Oh, by the way, welcome to the Thinkpad Forums, Bob.

Guy Named Bob · #5 Post by **Guy Named Bob** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:09 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:The swap of lids for a Thinkpad with a different resolution is difficult, but it has been completed for other Thinkpads by some.

Glossy? You would either have to come up with a way to get the LCD panel itself to fit into the lid, then install the lid...or you would have to go with putting a glossy overlay onto the screen. They aren't going to be selling Thinkpads with glossies in the near future.

Oh, by the way, welcome to the Thinkpad Forums, Bob.

Thanks for the info and the welcome!

I'm not so conserned with the glossy as much as with the WUXGA resolution. Do you know where I can find more info on such a swap?

I guess what I'm looking for is a really nice quality notebook with a 15.4" WUXGA screen and a vid card that is fairly decent for some gaming. The Z61p looks really nice but has a card that is geared more for OpenGL than gaming. The Z61m has a card that is just barely good enough for some light gaming but lacks the WUXGA screen. Aside from that, the Lenovo Thinkpad Z61 series provide everything else I need such as duel battery support, integrated EvDO, and that cool little keyboard light.

I'm also considering the Dell Precision M65 but it too doesn't have the vid card that I would prefer.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:48 pm

I really wish now that I would have bookmarked that thread.

One thread had to do with somebody getting a panel from another laptop onto a Thinkpad and another had information regarding a company, their website in particular, that would be able to take any LCD panel and fit it onto a laptop. I will try searching somemore to see what I can find.

5eventy5ix · #7 Post by **5eventy5ix** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:23 am

You may want to try calling: http://www.screentekinc.com/

#8 Post by **tomh009** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:38 pm

Guy Named Bob wrote:Is there any way to get the Z61m with a WUXGA screen (like on the Z61p) preferably with the glossy finish?

Any way to swap?

9452-JRU appears to be a Z61m with the 1920x200 display. Or am I missing something?

P.S. I really hate all these alphabet soup resolution names. Who the heck comes up with SUXGA++ and stuff like that. Ugh.

Z61m with WUXGA screen?

Z61m with WUXGA screen?

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