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    My New T61 For College...What do you guys think?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by CJSaraceno, May 30, 2007.

  1. CJSaraceno

    CJSaraceno Newbie

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    Im a future college student and needed a reliable laptop that I could use for school and maybe with work. I do digital video editing, some graphic design, and of course excel and word processing.

    I bought this:

    ThinkPad T61 with Integrated Graphics - 1 Year Depot Warranty

    $1,140.48

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)[1]
    Genuine Windows XP Professional[12]
    14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ Camera
    Intel GMA X3100 GM965 w/ 1394
    2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
    UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
    120GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm[4]
    DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim[5]
    ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ[10]
    7 cell Li-Ion Battery[60]
    7658: 1 Year Depot Warranty - Express[7]

    Pricing result of Memorial Day Sale and EPP (not Myers).
     
    CJSaraceno, May 30, 2007
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  2. Solidgun

    Solidgun Notebook Consultant

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    Take that extra 1GB of memory.....you can buy one for $40 or so. You may want to upgrade your warranty another year as well. It isn't a whole lot more and you never know when it may break down while you are in school and you may not have the money on hand to fix it all the time.
     
    Solidgun, May 30, 2007
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  3. Saneless

    Saneless Notebook Evangelist

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    I fully agree with the above. With laptops I just assume that a part might very well die on me. And the memory definitely is cheaper from Crucial or so.
     
    Saneless, May 30, 2007
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