Curious about the R series

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Temetka · #1 Post by **Temetka** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:33 pm

So I am looking at a new Thinkpad in a month or so. I currently have a T41 which is an excellent machine.

However I will be giving it to the wife. So new t-pad for me! A friend has and R51 with a 15" SXGA+ screen and it is very nice looking. We compared physical size and it didn't seem that much bigger than my current machine.

However I do not want to downgrade. So does a machine like this exist?

CoreDuo or Core2Duo
128MB or better GPU
DVD Burner
802.11g wifi
100GB + hard drive
Extended battery

Thanks.

hoplite · #2 Post by **hoplite** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:32 pm

Is there any reason that you wouldn't get a T60? I believe you can configure a R5x with the specs you are looking for at around $1300 - $1400.

Temetka · #3 Post by **Temetka** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:44 pm

Due to monetary concerns. I can only allocate around $1500 to do this with.

Thanks for the response though.

hoplite · #4 Post by **hoplite** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:21 pm

Try a R60 9461-CTO.

ThinkPad R60 Series - 1 Year Depot Warranty
Edit 9461CTO $1,374.00 1 $1,374.00
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB) 1
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 1
Operating system language: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium US English 1
Display type: 15" SXGA+ TFT 1
System graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 128MB, 1394 1
Total memory: 1.5 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) 1
Keyboard: Keyboard US English � 1
Pointing device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) 1
Hard drive: 100GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm 1
Ethernet: Integrated 1Gb Ethernet 1
Wireless cards: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ 1
Battery: 9 cell Li-Ion Battery 1
Power cord: Country Pack North America 1
Modem cable (RJ-11): PSTN cable 1
Language pack: Language Pack US English 1

Puppy · #5 Post by **Puppy** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:26 am

Temetka wrote:A friend has and R51 with a 15" SXGA+ screen and it is very nice looking.

R51 was last model having SXGA+ IPS (FlexView) screen which is top quality notebook screen ever. That's why it looked so good. Next models, R52 and R60 have average TN crap panel only. IBM/Lenovo is going to discontinue such perfect screens even for T series. See other threads about this issue.

pianowizard · #6 Post by **pianowizard** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:00 am

Temetka, if you don't mind the widescreen and 6-cell battery, going to the Lenovo site through usa.visa.com/personal gives you this T60:

ThinkPad T60
8743GZU
Your price
$1,439.10
Web Price
$1,599.00

T5500(1.66GHz), 1GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 15.4in 1680x1050 LCD, 128MB ATI Radeon X1400, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11abg wireless, Bluetooth/Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, 6c Li-Ion batt, WinVista Business

Temetka · #7 Post by **Temetka** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:23 pm

Hmm. that T looks good. I don't care about fingerprint.

You guys got links to where you found / configured these units from?

I like the R that was listed, but I *NEED* to connect to domains and thus it's either XP Pro or Vista Business.

#8 Post by **gator** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:21 pm

I have seen the display on a R60 and it is just ok - nothing to talk about. Specifications wise it is very close to a T60 - infact you can get identical specs as a T60 (except display). R60 is a great buy for the money you spend (it is about $400 less for an identically spec'ed T60). They are a bit bulky and not as thin and light as the T series, but are thinkpads nevertheless - very sturdily built.

That said, I really want to see a R51p (I think) which was designed to have a QXGA (!) display someday in person. The R51p has similar specs to the T4x series that you had. If you don't mind waiting a bit and don't need a dual core processor, you can get a nice R51p series laptop (ebay, our forum, ITX - you know) and replace the display to QXGA sometime. Just my $0.02

hoplite · #9 Post by **hoplite** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:46 pm

You guys got links to where you found / configured these units from?

www.lenovo.com

pianowizard · #10 Post by **pianowizard** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:55 pm

Temetka wrote:You guys got links to where you found / configured these units from?

Go to usa.visa.com/personal, choose "Lenovo" --> "Redeem" --> "ThinkPad notebooks" --> "T Series" --> look for "8743GZU"

Fusion · #11 Post by **Fusion** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:37 pm

I recently bought an R60 (9461-DXG) and after a month of use, I'm still excited and discovering awesome features.
Today I found teh TuxRacer game, which is played by tilting the notebook (uses the HDD position detection), but overall it's great.
The main reasons I bought it were the 15" SXGA 1400*1050px (widescreens and larger than 15" just isn't my cup of coffee), the CD2 1,83Mhz processor and the 128MB+ Ati X1400 card (currently running at 512MB).
T60's were either not in my price range or lower specs.
Weird thing is the R60 came in a T-Series box. Guess they're pretty much twins.
It came with XP-Pro and is Vista capable.

Temetka · #12 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:01 pm

If you don't mind my asking:

Where did you buy it from, and what was the sale price?

I'm shopping around right now. Still heavily considering the T series, simply because all of the previous Thinkpad's that I have owned have been from the T-series.

Thanks.

Fusion · #13 Post by **Fusion** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:24 pm

Bought it locally and the price was 1850USD (after conversion to the currently cheap dollar).
For comparison, a T60 (2007-FUG) with close specs sells at about 2530USD.

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