X61, is this good

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mrbojangles · #1 Post by **mrbojangles** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:41 am

okay, after doing some research, looks like i will be pulling the trigger on an X61, as an upgrade for my old but faithfull t40

Im looking at core 2 duo 2g t7300 with 160 gig HD and 2 gig ram and 12.1 XGA lcd, this will be a referb machine, and about the best spec i can get, loaded with win 7.........
any thing to watch out for with this model please

ajkula66 · #2 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:52 am

Refurbished by ?????????????????????????????????????

Unless it's Lenovo or IBM from an official website, I don't trust the term "refurbished" whatsoever.

Honestly, that's a very average X61. You should hold back for something with at least T8100 since Penryns run a lot cooler which is a big concern in X61 units...

Your money, your call.

mrbojangles · #3 Post by **mrbojangles** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:47 pm

I have not seen a single T8100 for sale here in the uk, the only way to get a better core 2 duo is with an R400 or an HP 6910p........i can just afford the HP but not the R400

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:58 pm

How much are you looking to spend?

mrbojangles · #5 Post by **mrbojangles** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:24 pm

ajkula66 wrote:How much are you looking to spend?

about £200-225 uk stirling

hooliganshark · #6 Post by **hooliganshark** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:21 pm

For that kind of money you can get eg x200s in UK from an established corporate refurb supplier. An X61 could be had for almost half your budget.

grunger106 · #7 Post by **grunger106** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:26 am

FYI

I picked up a X200s for £140, and they are easy to get under £200.

X61's are easily available around the £100 mark.

T400s are around £175-£200 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-T400-I ... 4d0440e923)

mrbojangles · #8 Post by **mrbojangles** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:11 pm

Ended up ordering an X61 2 ghz C2D with 2 g ram and 160 g HD running win 7, paid £125
I hear that the T7300 can run a bit warm, but this netbook will be doing most of its work outside on cold winter nights running craterlet capture soft ware and registax, with a ccd camera coupled to a large maksutov astro telescope

mrbojangles · #9 Post by **mrbojangles** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:39 pm

Well, im now using the X61, had a little issue with a keyboard error to start with (stuck key) but seems good now, as a bonus it was supposed to have a 2g T7300, but checking the spec its a 2.10 T8100

emtee3511 · #10 Post by **emtee3511** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:58 pm

Nice bonus!

mrbojangles · #11 Post by **mrbojangles** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:20 pm

Not so good, the stuck key is a real pain, having general key board problems like spacing when not touching the space bar, might just need the keyboard reseating but its going back for an exchange unit...........bet i end up with a T7300 instead of the 8100

ajkula66 · #12 Post by **ajkula66** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:57 pm

Why don't you just re-seat/replace the keyboard yourself?

mrbojangles · #13 Post by **mrbojangles** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:04 am

mrbojangles wrote:Not so good, the stuck key is a real pain, having general key board problems like spacing when not touching the space bar, might just need the keyboard reseating but its going back for an exchange unit...........bet i end up with a T7300 instead of the 8100

because i have a short warranty on this unit, if i mess around with it i will void said warranty

ScottyBoy · #14 Post by **ScottyBoy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:58 am

mrbojangles wrote:because i have a short warranty on this unit, if i mess around with it i will void said warranty

But they'll be none the wiser if you do that...I'd definitely consider doing it, as the current T8100 X61 you have is a [censored] sight better than the T7300 X61 but that's just my tuppence worth.

emtee3511 · #15 Post by **emtee3511** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:22 am

Watch this Lenovo instructional movie: http://support.lenovo.com/en_ID/product ... MIGR-64338

Read these Lenovo instructions: http://support.lenovo.com/en_SG/product ... MIGR-62802

Even a non-geek like me can reseat/or change a keyboard

mrbojangles · #16 Post by **mrbojangles** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:28 pm

emtee3511 wrote:Watch this Lenovo instructional movie: http://support.lenovo.com/en_ID/product ... MIGR-64338

Read these Lenovo instructions: http://support.lenovo.com/en_SG/product ... MIGR-62802

Even a non-geek like me can reseat/or change a keyboard

Thanks emtee, that a really helpful link

mrbojangles · #17 Post by **mrbojangles** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:45 pm

Hope i dont get chucked of for being a traitor

The X61 went back due to the problems, was getting worse, i struggled to find a thinkpad to replace it with, so i ended up getting the HP 6910p, 500 gb hard drive, C2D T9300 and 4g ram, but im keeping my old T40, still a really good machine

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