bought the t61, are these specs good?

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bay372007 · #1 Post by **bay372007** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:06 am

6465CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
07/03/07 $1,076.44 $1,076.44
6465CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-3Y
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
42X1954 SBB MSWVISHMPRM64 US ENGLISH
42V8286 SBB 15.4 WXGA TFT
42X0817 SBB INT GMAX3100 GM965W/WWAN
41W2057 VBB 512MB PC2-5300 667MHZ1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8295 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V8339 SBB LPACK US ENGLISH
42V8063 SBB MS WAU ENGLISH NA-U MODELS
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V8621 SBB 15"WXGAW/OBTW/OWWANW/OUWB
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8653 SBB CL.PLATE T61 WLAN
41W1748 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V8607 SBB INT.WLAN ANTENNA 15.4"
42X0838 SBB INTEL GMA960W/WWAN,W/AMT
42X0884 SBB MT 6465 SYSTEM LABEL
42X0850 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
42V7973 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA BASIC)
42V8601 SBB NO UWB ANTENNA
42X0995 SBB PC CARD SLOT EXP.CARD SLOT
42V8612 SBB ST LCD COVER/BEZEL 15.4"
42V8299 SBB 512MBPC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ
42T6638 SBB PACK. US, 15.4"

please disregard the 512 ram because i'm going to buy a ram separately to install. i specifically want to know whether it is worth it for around 1200 dollars? also, isn't my processor supposed show up twice on the list like my 512 is listed two times? i see it in other ppl's specs. thanks guys, im quite new to IBMs

pianowizard · #2 Post by **pianowizard** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:10 am

Did you really want the super low display resolution (1280x800)? 15.4" WS is huge and even if you want to see big texts and images, WXGA+ (1440x900) would be a better choice. Most people on this forum would choose an even higher res, WSXGA+ (1680x1050). A few people would even rather wait for the T61p, which has a 15.4" WUXGA (1920x1200) screen, though this screen is not for the faint of heart.

rukiri · #3 Post by **rukiri** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:22 am

Also, since he's getting vista, a higher resolution screen won't mean smaller text, it'll mean sharper text.

Unless you're planning on wiping vista for XP instead...

zappb · #4 Post by **zappb** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:28 am

[censored] thats a nice price - lenovo are giving these away with the fathers day sale

Cappy3 · #5 Post by **Cappy3** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:52 am

I do not think he has the WXGA+(1440X900) option on on the 15.4 T61. Just WXGA and WSXGA+. Only Macbook has WXGA+. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

SkiBunny · #6 Post by **SkiBunny** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:58 pm

rukiri wrote:Also, since he's getting vista, a higher resolution screen won't mean smaller text, it'll mean sharper text.

Why not smaller text with higher res?
Won't his screen offer the same pixel size and density regardless of whether Vista or XP is installed on it?

barrywohl · #7 Post by **barrywohl** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:26 pm

Does he have only one gb of ram as two 512 MB dimms?

I'd double that as two one gb dimms, minimum.

I recently upgraded one of my R50p laptops to 2 gb and I now find it running faster and usually having only 800 mbs free in task manager. That machine is running XP with Outlook with a 500 mb PST file, pcAnywhere host, and the usual system tray culprits. When I launch Word or IE7, it still flies.

I'd like 3 gigabytes on the T61p I plan to order this summer (when the 7K200 travelstar filters down).

bought the t61, are these specs good?

bought the t61, are these specs good?

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