FS: Penryn X61 with SXGA+ FlexView mod HV121P01-100 + others

[Bibin]

I just completed this SXGA+ mod on an X61. It's my first one, and I think it went well. The only casualty is the thinklight, which was an accident. The LCD looks gorgeous, and it's recognized well by both Windows and Linux.

http://i.imgur.com/98AO1LV.jpg

Specs:

1400x1050 SXGA+ LCD (HV121P01-100 from X60 tablet)
T8100 Core 2 Duo "Penryn" 45nm CPU
4GB DDR2 RAM
320GB 7200RPM Western Digital Black HDD
Intel 6205 Wi-Fi
NMB keyboard
Middleton SATA II + SLIC table BIOS

An original Lenovo charger, as well as the X61 Dock, are included.

I like the machine, but the Intel graphics are just not doing it for me. I'm going to have to suck it up and get a T440s or something similar. Windows 7 will NOT be included, it will be wiped or have a linux distro on it. I think it has a Vista license on it.

EDIT: getting those classic cold feet after using a T440. If someone really wants the machine, I'm open to selling it, but I'm much more keen on hanging onto it now.

Here are some pictures. I highlighted one flaw in the backlight, a very small dark spot on the lower-right region of the display.
http://i.imgur.com/98AO1LV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jkx0Onl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1tDBIWG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XDxPsL6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/v8Ay4ix.jpg

I don't see these sold often, so I don't know how to price it. The machine itself wasn't extremely cheap, and neither was the display. It's also in very good shape. I'd like $370 shipped in the US for it, but if you have an opinion on it then I am open to reasonable suggestions.

I also have some other things that may be of interest:
T60/T61 dock without key: $15
Extra worn down X61 keyboard: $10
Xeon E5440 LGA 771 CPU: $30
EVGA 9800GT: $20
Monterey K104 Mechanical AT keyboard: $40
T43 with decent UXGA panel, with a SATA mod I botched (good chassis though): $50
T30 system with 1.8GHz CPU and 512MB RAM: $15

[TuuS]

If you can transplant a thinklight from a different type of lcd cable I might be willing to send you one free of charge.

It looks like it shouldn't be too hard to solder on, especially if you're talented enough to do a cable mod.


PM me if interested, or even if you just want to explore the possibility, I'd also wouldn't mind picking your brain about doing one of these conversions myself.

[ZaZ]

getting those classic cold feet after using a T440. If someone really wants the machine, I'm open to selling it, but I'm much more keen on hanging onto it now.

Coupled with a SSD or maybe WD Black², I can't see the T440 offering you much unless you're pushing the CPU frequently. It's a very unique ThinkPad. I'd be inclined to keep it too.

[Bibin]

getting those classic cold feet after using a T440. If someone really wants the machine, I'm open to selling it, but I'm much more keen on hanging onto it now.

Coupled with a SSD or maybe WD Black², I can't see the T440 offering you much unless you're pushing the CPU frequently. It's a very unique ThinkPad. I'd be inclined to keep it too.

The only problems are as follows:

1) I sometimes develop 2D video games, and I have to do substantial frame-skipping when I've designed it to run at 60Hz but the X61 can't be put above 50Hz (even though it will report it sometimes)

and

2) I work in VHDL frequently as of late and even on a brand new modern machine it can take a very long time to synthesize a big project. It only gets worse on an older one.

If you can transplant a thinklight from a different type of lcd cable I might be willing to send you one free of charge.

It looks like it shouldn't be too hard to solder on, especially if you're talented enough to do a cable mod.


PM me if interested, or even if you just want to explore the possibility, I'd also wouldn't mind picking your brain about doing one of these conversions myself.

I think I only ended up snapping the cable by accident. It worked great until the last time I took it apart and reassembled it. I haven't tried to fix it because I just wanted to be done with putting together the LCD lid for the millionth time. Perhaps I will just get another X61 cable and re-do the mod. The way I did it is I built a small adapter, so a stock cable will "work" aside from being in the wrong spot. All I must do is cut between the data lines to make the cable into a bunch of ribbons so it is more flexible.

[Bibin]

Bump: I've reduced the price a bit. The value of something like this is hard to gauge.

[positive]

pm sent