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    Lenovo's Surplus outlet

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by t1mmer, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. t1mmer

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    Are the computers listed there refurbished or are they new?
     
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    they're new items that they are trying to get rid of. if the items were refurbed they would label them as refurbished.
     
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    Cool. There's a T60 in there right now that looks like a nice deal, except I kinda want the 570M in the T61p
     
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    yeah i saw it. it is tempting in deed, but we are talking about a 800 dollar savings. you can get the T60, and then snag yourself a pretty decent desktop pc with that 800 with a monster of a vid card :D
     
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    Well having a portable workstation (I'm going into Engineering) would be really nice. Plus, a T61p will probably last me atleast 4 years, whereas that T60 may not.
     
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    the T60 will definitely make it 4 years if you are using it for casual use. I am a biomedical engineer and i used an amd athlon 1.33ghz system for my 4 yrs which was not too long ago(graduated in 05). Ran IDEAS, autocad, magicad electrical and LabView just fine.

    I understand where you are coming from though, and I agree, the T61p is definitely a bit more "future proof" than the T60.

    If I were in your shoes, assuming budget isn't too much of a problem, I would go for the T61p
     
    panteedropper, Jul 15, 2007
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    I think thats what I'm going to do. Except, Lenovo now offers a 15.4" with the 140m.

    Why can't they just offer the T61p with WSXGA+?!
     
    t1mmer, Jul 16, 2007
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