soon to join the x60s club

[jamse]

so i just ordered x60s (1702-H7U):

• 1.83ghz L2500
  1.5gb (came with 2x512mb, i purchased 1gb for 100 from the website)
  80gb 5400rpm
  Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  8 cell battery
  3year warranty
  fingerprint reader (something i dont use..)

totall price: $1624.67

i have a few questions though...
1. can i later get the abgn wireless (i heard one of the abg wireless had issues)
2. can i change the amount of ram the video card will use?
3. is there a difference between the modems 1702-h7u and 1705-CTO, the 1705-CTO is the model thats used on the public site. the reason i ask this is b/c the first t43's were alot larger than later ones like what i had.

other notes: if you wish there were visaperks for usa, goto http://usa.visa.com click on personal and then find a retailer you want discounts from, lenovo is now up there they have it so visa members get employee pricing.

[pianowizard]

other notes: if you wish there were visaperks for usa, goto http://usa.visa.com click on personal and then find a retailer you want discounts from, lenovo is now up there they have it so visa members get employee pricing.

Thanks for the tip! I used it to buy a 4-cell slim line battery for my X60s, with a $40 discount off the regular price, and $13 discount off my alma mater's alumni pricing.

[tomh009]

1. can i later get the abgn wireless (i heard one of the abg wireless had issues)

You can upgrade at any time by swapping the MiniPCI wireless card.

[gunston]

no problem with the built in wireless,
only the heat dissipated on the right palm rest area is unbearable for some sensitive people out there.

[dfumento]

only the heat dissipated on the right palm rest area is unbearable for some sensitive people out there.

Maybe you can put some sort of heat insulation between the mini-pci for wireless and the palmrest.

[pianowizard]

Maybe you can put some sort of heat insulation between the mini-pci for wireless and the palmrest.

Wouldn't that cause the wireless card to overheat?

[gunston]

wireless card may overheat.


not a good idea !!!

[jamse]

YES IT ARRIVED TODAY!!!
i am officially a x60s owner

[pianowizard]

YES IT ARRIVED TODAY!!!
i am officially a x60s owner

Congratulations! And thanks again for the usa.visa.com link. The X60s battery that I ordered through that link arrived yesterday, reducing the weight of my X60s from 3.46 lbs to 2.89 lbs as measured with a balance in my lab. I am a happy man!