So I Scored a T61 6465-CTO for $115

[danny1991]

It doesn't come with a hard drive or ac adapter though.

I'm new to thinkpads & laptops in general, so I have some questions I've been researching.


Should I buy a SATA I, SATA II, or SATA III HDD & SSD?

I don't really know what the best laptop SSDs & HDDs are and I don't know if I should be looking for SATA I, II, or III. In terms of storage, I'm not looking for more than 30gb-64gb for the SSD & no more than 320gb for the HDD is necessary.

The seller wouldn't tell me what the screen resolution was, so I'm assuming 1280x800 or he couldn't figure out how to check it without having an OS on there. If I want to replace it with a larger resolution screen, do I need to buy one exactly for the T61 or can it be any 1680x1050 15.4" LCD?





Here's the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151033920534?ss ... 1439.l2649

[ZaZ]

If you're using Windows Vista or forward, I suggest getting at least a 60GB SSD. I don't think SATA I, II or III really matters much. The real benefit of a SSD is the latency, how fast data can found and read, which won't change much going from SATA I to II or III.

They certainly make compatible screens that will fit work with your T61, but I'd suggest getting a genuine Lenovo part. Third party parts are usually as good in my experience.

[Neil]

Looks like you guessed right about the screen resolution. Here is a parts list look-up for your new machine:

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Mfg P/N	FRU P/N	Description	Serviceable
29R7077	NOTAFRU	COA LABEL, WINDOWS XP-PROFESSIONAL EDITI	No
39T0494	39T0495	ADAPTR Adonis MDC-1.5	Yes
39T2733	39T2685	CDROM UBSS COMBO PC	Yes
39T7209	0000000	-	Yes
41R0594	40Y8403	MODULE 1GB PC2 5300NP	Yes
41R0594	40Y8403	MODULE 1GB PC2 5300NP	Yes
41T1719	44M4360	L1, LABEL GROUP BM:BOMS, NOT SHIPPABLE A	No
41U5949	42W7962	CDPOP T9300 Screened	Yes
41V9562	41V9947	COVER BsCvr14 2009WW	Yes
41V9757	41V9756	COVER HDD Rubber	Yes
41W1343	41W1499	CDPOP USB Sub Card	Yes
41W4528	0000000	-	Yes
41W6442	42W2609	FAN Cover HDD ASM	Yes
42T0420	42T0421	PANEL FRU 15.4 WXGA	Yes
42T0864	42T0865	ADAPTR FRU Kedron_N	Yes
42T1056	42T1485	HRD DSK DR	Yes
42T1459	42T1485	DRIVEH TryS C100 HGST	Yes
42T3109	42T3143	KEYBD KBD NMB US	Yes
42T5008	-	-	Yes
42V8376	46V3506	DISKCD XPP RCD US	Yes
42V8621	-	-	Yes
42W2026	-	-	Yes
42W2143	44M4361	NOT AVAILABLE	No
42W2427	-	-	Yes
42W3927	42W3699	COVER BSCv ASM6465WW	Yes
42W9555	42W4059	T61(DAVINCI3/CORONADO3):PUBLICATIONS MIS	No
42X4075	-	-	Yes
42X4525	-	-	Yes
42X5034	42W7875	CDPOP P Int. w/AMT15	Yes
44C4142	44W4800	IDATAPLEX 2.5 INCH PAPOOSE BACKPLANE CAR	No
44C4238	42W7875	SYSTMBRD FRU PLANAR CARD ASM INTEL	Yes
91P8421	-	-	Yes
92P1142	42T4777	BATRYO Sony 6cell	Yes
92P1160	92P1159	ADAPTR LiteOn65W20V2p	Yes
93P8979	-	-	Yes

[danny1991]

THANKS, DUDES.

[skygodtj]

Danny, congrats on finding a -61 fer cheap.. I found a source for Samsung 128GB SSD drives and frames for the T6x (or really any SATA platform). The seller of the drives I got just dropped his price to $59 with still a lot on hand and free shipping from ILL !!

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=109855

the ebay link is in the first post, then the link for the firmware update in the post abt 4 or 5 down.

eBay.. it's not luck, it's where ya are at tha' moment, determins if ya score or not.. =)

[skygodtj]

Danny, congrats on finding a -61 fer cheap.. I found a source for Samsung 128GB SSD drives and frames for the T6x (or really any SATA platform). The seller of the drives I got just dropped his price to $59 with still a lot on hand and free shipping from ILL !!

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=109855

the ebay link is in the first post, then the link for the firmware update in the post abt 4 or 5 down.

eBay.. it's not luck, it's where ya are at tha' moment, determins if ya score or not## =)

[danny1991]

Danny, congrats on finding a -61 fer cheap.. I found a source for Samsung 128GB SSD drives and frames for the T6x (or really any SATA platform). The seller of the drives I got just dropped his price to $59 with still a lot on hand and free shipping from ILL !!

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=109855

the ebay link is in the first post, then the link for the firmware update in the post abt 4 or 5 down.

eBay.. it's not luck, it's where ya are at tha' moment, determins if ya score or not.. =)

Wow, that's amazing. Thanks, man. I WILL be buying that.

[ajkula66]

Here's the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151033920534?ss ... 1439.l2649

You did great with this one. Congrats.

[seanmoore1976]

can the original author of this thread please contact me? I'm pretty sure this is my laptop. it was stolen from my apartment in August 2011. I'm not sure what to do at this point. I saw that you bought the laptop from ebay. I'd like that sellers contact information. I'm wondering if I can track down where the theif originally sold the machine. I know the thiefs first and last name. he also stole a MacBook Pro and a droid 2 phone. I would love to track this guy down. he stole enough from me to warrant grand theft.

please contact me. seanmoore1976@ gmail dot com.

the thiefs name is: <removed by admin>. he stole the items mentioned above from my apartment in August 2011 in Pacific Beach, San Diego CA.

Admin edit: Removed name of purported thief.

[Saucey]

Beautiful machine!! Scored well, especially with 4GB of ram!
In my opinion SSD's are the way to go with laptops, they offer better performance and since laptops are mobile, you have less worries about ruining the HDD if you drop it.

Happy Thinkpadding!