Query about T60 offered in university

[ramian]

Hi,
My brother will be entering the university next month and has a number of notebook choices available to him as a tender project by the university notebook ownership scheme.
http://www.nus.edu.sg/comcen/notebook/model.htm
The brands available are Fujitsu, Acer, IBM, Toshiba, HP and Apple. I will obviously be trying my best to ensure that he gets a Thinkpad. There are however only 2 Thinkpads in the tender, an X60 and a T60.

IBM ThinkPad T60
Intel Centrino mobile technology - Intel Core Duo T2400
(1.83 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB Level 2 Cache);
512MB DDR II 667 RAM (1 slot left, up to 2048MB);
80GB Hard disk (5400rpm);
Integrated DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive;
14.1" TFT Active Display Matrix (1400 x 1050);
Type II x 1 (CardBus supported);
USB 2.0 x 2;
RGB;
Built-in V.92 modem;
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN;
Built-in Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g);
Touchpad;
Sound Blaster Pro Compatible Audio;
Windows XP Professional;
Macromedia Studio 8;
(Microsoft Office to be purchased separately);
Notebook carrying case;
USB Optical Mouse;
2.37 kg (with battery pack and integrated optical drive).

[3 years Local on-campus and 3 years International Limited warranty]

I tried searching through the tabook for the model number of the above speced Thinkpad but was unable to find one. I don't see any T60 with a SXGA+ screen and a GMA950 video card. Based on previous experiences with the listings provided by the university, I'm suspecting that there might be a typo somewhere in the specification (either with the screen resolution or with the video card). Or is it entirely possible that certain education versions have different specifications than that in the tabook?

The notebook itself is a very good deal in itself, less than half the price I paid for my T60 (2007-72A). Don't know why they did not include a model with a proper dedicated graphics card, as that would have made it real easy for my brother to decide. Other than the MacBookPro with the x1600, the only other notebook offered with a discrete graphics card is the Toshiba Tecra M5 with an nVidia Quadro NVS 110M. I would never, even in my most delerious/drunken state, suggest a Toshiba, so that is out of the question. Any Apple product is also out of the question.

I'm just hoping that there is a typo in the specifications, and that the T60 has at the very least a x1300. Otherwise, my brother would have to forgo the cheap prices, and find out one way or another to convince our parents to get a notebook from elsewhere.

Edit: He can only find out the model number during matriculation, which is a good 2 weeks from now.

[NS]

*Based on NS's buying experience from school*

Better go and have a look at the thinkpad itself instead of reading the specs. I bought my R52 from school and they had written a lot of goodies in the spec sheets but in the end when i buy the thinkpad from school, the goodies are included but students need to sign a bond with them so as to ensure that they will not take the things to sell. Morever, some of the softwares only allow students to use them in school not at home and their TP need to be connected to the school wireless so as to use that software installed in the school server. I am graduating this year from my poly education and will be advancing to NUS or NTU soon.

I will make a trip down to see the promotion 2 weeks later in NUS.

Tell him to go and have a look at the T60 and remember to ask the sales rep lots of questions and make sure all the goodies in the spec sheets are included in the TP and make sure all the softwares can be used offline and not like my school. <--Can use via connected to school server.