w7j vs w3j vs a8jm vs T60

Im deciding between these four notebooks, i want the most bang for the buck and that looks to be the a8jm but i keep going back to the w7j or the w3j because of the great looks and portability. Im interested least in the T60 because of its heftier price.

What sets these differant computers apart from one another?

what is unique about them?

Thanks

 

it all depends on what video card you want
buy based on that
if you don't need a good one, get the W7j
good build quality and portable
if you do, get the A8Jm

 

I too was trying to decide between the T60 and the W3J but in the end, I bought the higher end graphic's card processor since I like playing games and it was much cheaper for a similarily configured Lenovo T60. What attracted me to the T60 was it's history of reliability and a fantastic battery life but I'm satisfied with the realiability with ASUS and the 3.5 hrs I get on my W3J when I am just surfing the web and MS Office applications. If I play WOW on battery, it drains in about 1.5 hrs.

In the end, it depends on what is more important to you. Do you game or want to play games? What are you using the laptop for? Predominantly business applications or surfing the net/email/word processing? I must say though that the W3J is much sexier than the T60 with the brushed anodized metal covering

 

I've been trying to make this decision for a while, and i'm leaning towards the W3J. While I don't *need* the x1600, and the T60 offers a longer battery life and a higher resolution, I think I'm going to go with the W3J for widescreen, longevity, power, decent battery life (or more than decent, with the modular battery), and looks.

 

Well if you don't need the x1600, the W7J is a good alternative. Its cheaper, lighter and has widescreem (should be). Has all the other good stuff the W3J has put into a smaller version, unless you need the "extra" features on the W3J. What's not to love about it for ~1.5k its a steal. Plus, you get a camera~fancy fancy~ oooo

 

Well according to ProPortable, da W7J comes with a standard 6 cell battery and no swappable bay, wich means somewhat lower batterytime than the W3J no?

 

Well, I not quite too sure if the "testing" / "debating" of the W7J's battery life been finish ( I never finish reading the thread yet). But, last time I saw, just daily web browsing usage it can get up to 2.5+, maybe close to 3hrs. I am sure some owners can tell you better. And, the swappable is what I consider the "extra" feature, a nice feature, but some may find it important or not.

 

depends what configuration you're getting for the T60.. unlike the Asus models.. the T60 has two screen sizes, a variety of video card (or none) options, and the option of flexview, which would probably be the best screen out of the 4.

but in terms of bang for the buck, the w7j and a8jm are definitely it.

 

to have a well spec'd lenovo..comparable to the asus models require a large wallet..if you go on over to the lenovo forum you can see ppl saying that 2000 is cheap..i suppose its all relative though

 

if you're not a gamer, the W3J's graphics card goes to waste. The a8jm is a nice laptop for its money.

 

lol, of course everything has (sort of/depending) a compromise.

In general:
For the A8JM it's built quality compared to the W series.
For the W3J its could be the price / less extra features compared to the A8JM.
For the W7J its GPU power / less features.

If you want the best of the best (again depending on what you are looking for) you may have to shell out a large wad of cash (the compromise).

All three machines are great. Just have to sort what you "want" and what you "need".

 

I was under the impression, that the W series were of better build than A?

 

Yes, he's saying, the compromise in A8J is it's build quality compared to the W series... meaning it's not as good as W3J..

 

Ah..right...stupid me

 

What interface connects the extra HD in the swappable bay? SATA?

 

another thing is, i used to have a Gateway 7405gx, which had a 15.4" widescreen, i cant remember the resolution but id like something with the same screen, ive seen a 14" and a 14" widescreen but im not so sure about the 13.3".

 

the battery life on the w7j is lower than the w3j's (about 3 vs 3:40) and to be honest i find the w3j's kinda low..but such is life with the x1600..thats what bothers me most about the w7j is that even though its technically the more portable one..the battery life is actually worse..ibm's typically have more battery life..the x60 gets 7hrs easy with the 9cell..the t60 with the x1600 variant gets about 5:30 with their 9cell..of course this model is also quite expensive..there was a sale for this about a month ago for around 2000

alright that was a long rant about battery life..but for the most bang for the buck..the a8jm will be the best..in the w3j you are paying for the looks and that sexy aluminum cover hehe..it is also thinner but that results in more heat too