intersting t61(possible pic warning)

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intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#1 Post by hansolo669 » Thu May 13, 2010 4:48 pm

hello all
i recently happened upon a t61! i manged to receive it for free as it was at my girlfriends schools e-waste collection day. there is only one thing puzzling me about it(other than its perfect condition and lack of power adapter) and that is that it looks physically different then the t61s i see in videos and on Google images
(pictures soon)
the usb ports are horizontal instead of vertical
the audio jacks are on the side. not the front.
it says vista basic on the sticker but has a business key on the bottom (the vista key says lenovo singapore btw)
also the fw 800 port is on the front besied the wifi switch and the sd card reader is further down from that
now i could be barking up the wrong tree as it does show up in levnovos system, but it is strange
could it be a late model production unit? or is this extra strange?
also
type:6465-63u
thanks :)

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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#2 Post by jdhurst » Thu May 13, 2010 6:12 pm

hansolo669 wrote:<snip>
the usb ports are horizontal instead of vertical
the audio jacks are on the side. not the front.
<snip>
also the fw 800 port is on the front besied the wifi switch and the sd card reader is further down from that
<snip>
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The right side USB ports are horizontal on my T61p; the left side port is vertical
The audio jacks are on the side of my T61p
My WiFi switch is on the front and I did not get an SD card reader (I got one on a usb stick)

So do you have a T61p? The other thing to note is my machine is 14" 4:3 whereas most T61's were widescreen 15" so probably a different chassis.

.... JDH

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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#3 Post by hansolo669 » Thu May 13, 2010 7:38 pm

jdhurst wrote: The right side USB ports are horizontal on my T61p; the left side port is vertical
The audio jacks are on the side of my T61p
My WiFi switch is on the front and I did not get an SD card reader (I got one on a usb stick)

So do you have a T61p? The other thing to note is my machine is 14" 4:3 whereas most T61's were widescreen 15" so probably a different chassis.

.... JDH
hmmm it might be a t61p masquerading as a t61, i did see lose screws when i opened it up, so either some one doesn't know how to tighten screws or it received a major change late in its life.
though it could be a late revision t61 i.e. before the t4xx's
well we shal know this weekend has im getting a power adapter and firring it up :) lets hope for the best!

**EDIT: there is a sd card slot built into the front of the machine which may indicate a CTO**

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#4 Post by richk » Thu May 13, 2010 7:54 pm

The description is correct for any 15.4" wide model. They all have ports in the configuration you describe

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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#5 Post by Yacek » Fri May 14, 2010 3:40 am

hansolo669 wrote:hello all
i recently happened upon a t61! i manged to receive it for free as it was at my girlfriends schools e-waste collection day. there is only one thing puzzling me about it(other than its perfect condition and lack of power adapter) and that is that it looks physically different then the t61s i see in videos and on Google images
(pictures soon)
the usb ports are horizontal instead of vertical
the audio jacks are on the side. not the front.
it says vista basic on the sticker but has a business key on the bottom (the vista key says lenovo singapore btw)
also the fw 800 port is on the front besied the wifi switch and the sd card reader is further down from that
now i could be barking up the wrong tree as it does show up in levnovos system, but it is strange
could it be a late model production unit? or is this extra strange?
also
type:6465-63u
thanks :)
exactly same design as my t61p (6459CTO).
T61p 6459-CTO Win7 64-bit Prof.
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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#6 Post by venro » Fri May 14, 2010 5:14 am

The same here :) 6463-CTO...
i thought all T61 15,4" widescreen are the same, aren't they? :)
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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#7 Post by IvanAndreevich » Sat May 15, 2010 1:01 am

So, did it work? $300+ for free if it does :D
Owned Thinkpads: X300 X201T X200,T X61,s,T,T+ X60,s,T,T+ X41 X40 X31 T510 T500 T410 T400 T400s T61,p T60,p T43 T42 T41,p T40 W500 W700 - favorites in bold :)
To do list: X301 X220 X220T X201 X201s X200s X201i T420s T410s T420 T520 W510 W701 and future models :)

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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#8 Post by hansolo669 » Sat May 15, 2010 10:20 am

IvanAndreevich wrote:So, did it work? $300+ for free if it does :D
more like 400+ it has some nice upgrades (ram ect)
im getting a power hadaptor hopefully today(sat) or tommorow (sun) so yah i will keep you guys posted :D

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Re: intersting t61(possible pic warning)

#9 Post by hansolo669 » Sun May 16, 2010 9:38 am

ok well the place i was going to buy my power adaptor from was all sold out, i dont have that much money i relly only had enough for the 19 doller one they had, unfortunatly i will now have to save some more and get back to you guys later, maby in two or three weeks. grrr i hate being poor.(student)

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