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    Looking the Top IBM to buy

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Charub, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. Charub

    Charub Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I have one T61p with Windows Vista 64, 256 GB SSD ( Solid State ) 4GB Ram and Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.5 GHZ, but want upgrade a better performance, How would be good option, want Lenovo laptop,

    Thanks
     
    Charub, Jun 22, 2009
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  2. mullenbooger

    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    t500 is next gen, but I dunno if its worth it, since what you have is pretty good.

    Whats wrong with yours now? What do you use it for?
     
    mullenbooger, Jun 22, 2009
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  3. Charub

    Charub Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you for you answer, We work Network applications very strong base data and are access all time we have our server but the applications share lot information and my machine is VERY SLOW.

    Thanks
     
    Charub, Jun 22, 2009
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  4. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    Perhaps what you want is the ThinkPad W500, which is the mobile workstation edition.

    Link

    alternately, you could go with the ThinkPad T500, which will still allow for the same processing power and RAM up to 8GB (if you have the money and 64-bit operating system configured to match) but which doesn't have the same graphics and display options as the workstation model.

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    EDIT: The more I read, the more I'm suspicious that upgrading your machine may not help you. I'm wondering if the database code is kludgy (not optimized well) and might be slow, or if there's a problem with network throughput causing your issues, or if the server is being overtaxed. Do other peoples' machines work faster with this database app than yours? That T61p is pretty powerful.
     
    LoneWolf15, Jun 22, 2009
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  5. Charub

    Charub Notebook Consultant

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    Well, My Desktop run the applications very well other employments run well with Desktop computer but I run slow with my T61p....Want sell it really is very bad machine but the Keyboard IBM is great.

    Thanks
     
    Charub, Jun 22, 2009
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  6. mullenbooger

    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    Maybe theres something wrong with your t61's network connection? Need to update drivers or something?
     
    mullenbooger, Jun 22, 2009
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  7. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    What are your desktops? Having a quad core shouldn't make it be that much better. Perhaps your SSD has the shutter issue? Your laptop should not be slow at all...
     
    jaredy, Jun 22, 2009
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  8. ARom

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    Unless you want a better graphics card, I don't really see a need.

    If you're I would opt for a T500 or W500 at the lenovo outlet and pop that SSD in.
     
    ARom, Jun 22, 2009
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  9. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is not going to be that notable of a difference in performance.
     
    jaredy, Jun 22, 2009
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  10. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    What model SSD do you have? The only thing I could see that would cause your performance to suffer in that config is if your SSD is defective and/or has the stuttering JMicron controller.

    At most a T500/w500 with a 2.8GHz T9600 CPU will be 15-20% faster on the CPU side. This is probably not even worth the upgrade.

    The w700 could be a substantial performance upgrade due to the option for Core2Exreme and Quad Core CPUs. However, due to its size/weight I hesitate to recommend it.
     
    jonlumpkin, Jun 22, 2009
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  11. nashpec

    nashpec Notebook Geek

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    Quad cores are better for multi tasking purposes you just need to check if you really need it.
     
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    nashpec, Jun 23, 2009
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  12. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    I know that. I am talking about for OP's uses.
     
    jaredy, Jun 23, 2009
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