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    Lenovo Thinkpad R61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by greg1, Aug 17, 2008.

  1. greg1

    greg1 Notebook Guru

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    Hi, I was thinking of buying a Lenovo Thinkpad R61. If you own of these, can you tell me if you're satisfied with its performance? Would like to hear your thoughts, experiences with this model. I will be using it for school, but I don't need gaming features or business applications. Thanks, Greg
     
    greg1, Aug 17, 2008
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  2. nxman

    nxman Notebook Geek

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    Love the R61 we have many of them in the company i work for been using them for sometime now without any problems and the keyboard is legendary!!!
     
    nxman, Aug 18, 2008
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  3. lenjack

    lenjack Notebook Guru

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    I have an R61i and an R61e. Very nice...no problems.
     
    lenjack, Aug 18, 2008
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  4. drjohn

    drjohn Notebook Consultant

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    14" widescreen R61 here, T8100, 2GB Ram, 6-cell battery, running XP.
    Works like a champs. Build quality is good--same as equivalent T61 by all accounts--and I like it. No second thoughts...
     
    drjohn, Aug 18, 2008
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  5. mghokie7

    mghokie7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I purchased my R61 14.1 inch about a month ago for college, and so far im very pleased with my decision. The build quality is great because my machine has no creaks or rattling, the display is bright and pleasing, it has very good performance, its portable enough for me to carry around campus, the touchpad is very responsive, and i really enjoy using the keyboard. My only major complaints is that the battery life is only around 2-3 hours with the extended cell battery depending on which power plan im using. The bottom of my computer also seems to get fairly warm to the touch, even while idoling, so i bought a targus cooling fan to use with my computer. It doesn't get hot enough to burn you, but it does make your skin feel warm. My R61 doesnt get nearly as hot as my friend's hp pavillion notebook though. A minor grip I have is that the audio in jack is in the front of the computer. I really dont like having to plug my computer speakers into the front because the chord always seems to get into the way.

    My laptops specs:

    Processor Model: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
    Processor Speed: 2.5GHz
    Memory: 3GB DDR2 667Hz (2GB +1GB)
    Screen: 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900)
    Video: nVidia Quadro 128MB dedicated
    Hard Drive: 160GB 7200rpm
    Optical Drive: DVD +/- RW Double Layer
    Wireless: Intel Pro 3945 802.11a/g
    Bluetooth: Yes 2.0+EDR
    Camera: Yes
    Fingerprint Reader: Yes
    Ports: USB x3, Firewire, VGA out, LAN, Modem, Microphone In, Headphone Out
    Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Ion
    Operating System: Windows Vista Business
     
    mghokie7, Aug 18, 2008
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  6. SonDa5

    SonDa5 Notebook Deity

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    R61 14.1" widescreen is just as good build quality at the T61p. Great notebook. Powerfull T9300 option for CPU and a solid NVIDIA discrete GPU.

    My wife loves hers and I like it very much as well.

    If it would have came with a more powerful GPU like a ATI4800 GPU I would prefer a 14" notebook over the 15" T61p size.
     
    SonDa5, Aug 19, 2008
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    psmo290 Notebook Consultant

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    how's the battery life on the R61 14.1" with integrated graphics running on 6-cell?
     
    psmo290, Aug 19, 2008
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