After much patience and research I gave in and bought a T61. I don't like buying things as soon as they come out but I just didn't see them changing much on the 14" widescreen model in the next month or so, which is the screen size I wanted. Anyway, I have two questions that I can't get answered by lenovo since they're closed on the weekends.
When I asked about the return policy they said I have 21 days to cancel or return my order from when the invoice is printed. What does that exactly mean? Does that mean 21 days from when they get the order or 21 days from when they started building it. I'm confused.
7658CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
05/30/07 $1,605.95 $1,605.95
7658CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH INTEGRATED GRAPHICS 1 Y
42V8190 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7300
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42V9533 SBB MSWIN VBUS32 US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
42X0905 SBB INTELGMA960W/1394, SMARTCARD
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9330 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)+ FING.R
42V8705 SBB 100 GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0903 SBB PC CARDSLOT ME CARDSLOT
42R9191 SBB THINKPAD 11N #1
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9339 SBB 7 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9647 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OCAWWAN,W/BT11N
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9631 SBB INT WLAN ANT 14.1" 11ABGN
42X0920 SBB INTELGMA 960 W/1394,W/AMT
42V9651 SBB MT 7658 SYSTEM LABEL
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42X1354 SBB PC CARD SLOT MEDIACARDSLOT
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0912 SBB WWAN MISC PARTS
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V8063 SBB MS WAU ENGLISH NA-U MODELS
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN
This is one hard description to try to interpret. They have that I'm geting 2 gigs of ram on the top and then 1 gig on the bottom. WWAN misc parts? I didn't get WWAN. Anway estimated ship day is 5/30 so I got a while.
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When you place your order you will receive a confirmation e-mail with your system spec. and estimate of shipping date , you can cancel your order at any time before they ship it and get a full refund and even if the price drops you can call them and get the cheaper one ( but you need to cancel your order and get the new one with cheaper price and more wait ) . after shipping your item , when you check online you will see a shipping confirmation tracking number and shipping date , that date is the date they count ,after that date you have 21 days ,
when you receive an order and don't want it , you have 21 days after that shipping date to return it :
1-if you don't open the package you can return it for full price .
2-if you open it you can return it for an upgrade system with no re-stocking fee , but if you return it to get your money back they will charge you 15 % re-stocking fee . -
i think you ordered your system wuth 3GB ram so you are getting 2GB in one slot and 1Gb for other one and you clicked and add for free WWAN (Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network) option for your system ,
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I def didn't click on 3 gigs of ram but hey if they want to give it to me at that price I'm fine with it. As for the WWAN, I checked the option to get the 1gb turbo memory "42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB ", and when you choose that option you can't get the WWAN. Thanks for the help though....It's good to know the return policy.
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BTW, why do you need a Smart Card Reader? The Express Card reader sounds much more useful, even the media card reader. -
I didn't get the smart card reader, I got the media card reader....that's what I'm saying that order description is rather confusing.
"42X1354 SBB PC CARD SLOT MEDIACARDSLOT "
As for the intel tubro memory, I think it can be useful. It sounds good it theory at for $47 I'll take it.
I put the order in last night and the sales office is closed on the weekends. I'll be calling them on monday to make sure everything on the order is clear. -
FrostKnight Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer
Look through all the pages, it's a pretty good preview. -
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I ordered one too. My ship date is 05/31. Yes, their product description is kind of confusing.
1 7662CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
05/31/07 $2,194.00 $2,194.00
7662CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH NVIDIA GRAPHICS - 1 YD
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
42X1587 SBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
42V9469 SBB MSWIN VULT64 US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
42X0906 SBB INTELGMA 960W/1394, MEDIACARD
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9329 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)
42V8703 SBB 160 GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
39T4822 VBB WWAN
42V9332 SBB WAN:VERIZONSIERRACDMA2000
42V9339 SBB 7 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
42X0779 SBB MSOFF SM 2007 ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9645 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OCA,W/BTWWAN11N
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8648 SBB CL.PLATE T61WL BT WWAN
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42W7002 SBB FCC-ID/LABEL FOR WWAN
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9629 SBB INT WWANANTN:14.1"NOSIMW/ 11N
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42X1352 SBB PC CARDSLOT EXPRESCARDSLOT
42V9682 SBB VERIZON OPTION
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0912 SBB WWAN MISC PARTS
42W7001 SBB WWAN OPTION #3
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN
1 40Y8725 LENOVO THINKPAD SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE BAY ADAPTER - STORAGE BAY ADAPTER
05/31/07 $41.65 $41.65
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Undacovabrotha10 Notebook Evangelist
jd1010, that 1gb on the bottom may be the memory for the Intel turbo memory if you only ordered 2GB of RAM
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I think you guys need to call them and talk to them , it could be they got your order wrong or their system error, if it was me i would called them and chat with them , they have very nice , knowledgeable Customer service
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i think Undacovabrotha10 is right
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Hey guys, I ordered one also with only 1GB of RAM (figured I would get more later) and I have the same thing on the bottom. I didn't get the turbo memory but it has the 1GB up top and then that 1GB on the bottom
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What if in case it took 3 weeks since the "shipment date" to deliver the notebook? Does that mean we don't any time to return that item? I think it would be more resonable to count from the date of delivery, which Lenovo can verify with UPS. -
congratulations on your purchase!
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Im thoroughly miffed. The price of my configuration went down from 1873 to 1638. Over $250 bucks! I hope they pricematch, as I still want my 10% from the amex/taylormade cash-back deal. Anyone know the best deal to pricematch?
Edit: Whoops, when I got the 2nd quote I forgot to put 2GB of RAM. Still, it's $100 cheaper with the same configuration. But I'd be better off taking the $250 savings, and buying another gig elsewhere for $50. Wonder if I can change my order too.....
1 7662CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
05/31/07 $1,605.95 $1,605.95
7662CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH NVIDIA GRAPHICS - 1 YD
42V8190 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7300
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42V9533 SBB MSWIN VBUS32 US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
42X0906 SBB INTELGMA 960W/1394, MEDIACARD
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9329 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)
42V8702 SBB 120 GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42X0792 SBB THINKP11BGWLS-PCI EXP.ADII
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9338 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9646 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OCAWWAN11N,W/BT
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9632 SBB INTEGRWWAN ANT:14.1" 11ABG
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42X1352 SBB PC CARDSLOT EXPRESCARDSLOT
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0912 SBB WWAN MISC PARTS
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V8063 SBB MS WAU ENGLISH NA-U MODELS
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN
1 250410U LENOVO THINKPAD ADVANCED MINI-DOCK - PORT REPLICATOR
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The tailormade deal is kaput, that's the reason for the apparent lowering of the price.
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My exact config is a bit lower too. Though I'm going to go from an R to a T, same config, and still save 25 bucks. At least this promo should be the same until I can no longer cancel it
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I'm wondering if the price match pushes back the expected shipping date. I'm not changing anything on the configuration and the price is $80 less. I'm wondering if that'll mess with my fatwallet 5% off deal though.
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I need to push back the shipping date anyway.. I'm leaving town June 2 and won't be back till June 12. UPS only holds stuff 5 business days so I might be SOL.
If they hold off shipping until June 6 or something I'll be ok. BTW, anyone planning on canceling, be prepared to suffer. I've been on hold 20 minutes, and the R&B music is hideous. I really think they're trying to get me to hang up.
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I just spoke to someone. What they told me to do was to configure a new machine save it as a quote and then e-mail the quote to the rep that helped me purchase my computer on friday. He should keep an eye for when the computer ships out and then adjust the price.
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I ordered a T61 yesterday and it's cheaper today, so I called today to get the new price. They're going to credit my credit card the ~$60 difference.
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I just ordered a T61 with the discrete NVIDIA graphics card. See the product description below. The confusing thing is that one of the components seems to be the integrated graphics media accelerator
INTELGMA 960W/1394, MEDIACARD
Is it possible to have both the discrete and integrated graphics card or is this a mistake?
Thanks.
1 7662CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
06/05/07 $1,708.25 $1,708.25
7662CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH NVIDIA GRAPHICS - 1 YD
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
42V9437 SBB MSWIN XP PROF US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
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42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9329 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)
42V8705 SBB 100 GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0903 SBB PC CARDSLOT ME CARDSLOT
42R9191 SBB THINKPAD 11N #1
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9338 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9354 SBB LANG. PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9647 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OCAWWAN,W/BT11N
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9631 SBB INT WLAN ANT 14.1" 11ABGN
42V8229 SBB MS LABEL (XP)
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42V8239 SBB ODD SW DVD REC
42X1354 SBB PC CARD SLOT MEDIACARDSLOT
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN -
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nb10, I wouldn't worry too much about that description page. It doesn't make much sense. You can call to make sure everything is right on the order, but that description page is just for their use really.
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Sneaky_Chopsticks Notebook Deity
what does this 1 gig turbo cache do?
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Nothing at the moment but someday I'm sure they'll make it work right
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I have 1 concern with the intel turbo memory and maybe some of you can help me. I'm going to law school in august and the school recommends I get xp but it's not required, so I ordered vista business with my laptop. Now lets say I'm having compatability issues and such and I decide to switch back to xp. I know the the turbo memory won't work with xp, but will it cause problems with xp running on my computer?
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I just ordered one as well!
With:
2.2 ghz processor
Vista Home Premium
WXGA+
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Intel Turbo Memory 1GB
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim
PC Card Slot & Media Card Slot
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
7 cell Li-Ion Battery
Microsoft Office Basic 2007
1 year onsite 9x5 Next Business Day
ThinkPad Advanced Ultrabay Battery
... for $1450 (thank you EPP and TailorMade and Memorial Day Sale)
I'm hoping that the 7-cell battery and 3-cell Ultrabay Battery will cancel out the battery-eating effects of the graphics card.
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I just ordered mine on 5/19. Est. shipping date is 6/6. I'm a little concerned with this since i'm leaving the country on 6/11. This is my first experience with Lenovo, so does anyone know if they ship on time, or early or late?
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Yeah I'm extremely pissed because I ordered mine on 5/9 which I believe was the day they were available to the public, and now it says august 30th, and I have not received any notification of shipment, it says that the shipping information will be available the day after, so I'm going to wait until the end of the day tomorrow and then call.
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Yeah, I also ordered mine on 5/9 and had a ship date of 5/28. Today it shipped to 8/30. I will call them tomorrow on my lunch break and cancel the order if it wont ship within another 2 weeks; I can't wait any longer! In addition, I created the exact same configuration and it is now $113 cheaper than it was! I created a price quote so I can order it again at the lower price if they won't give me that price on my current order or I cancel it.
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That's weird...I ordered mine on 5/13 and I still have a ship date of 5/31. Hasn't changed once!
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Where do you guys get these specific ship dates?
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I ordered mine on May 9th but the order (via phone) couldn't be entered until May 10th. The ship date was and is May 29th so tomorrow is the big day and I'm hoping it is good news.
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Lenovo must be getting swamped today with calls after the long holiday weekend. I had to hold almost 30 minutes before talking to someone.
Here is the scoop:
There is a bug on the website with the expected delivery dates, but they probably won't be corrected until the notebook actually ships out. Once it ships then the date will change and the tracking information should be there.
Now the BAD NEWS. The sales rep has confirmed there are delays with the T61. Today they received an email from the supply manager confirming there is a delay due to an internal part that was on backorder. They're expecting the part to come in by June 2nd and then laptops will go into production for building them. At the earliest laptops won't ship out until June 4th.
Also some may have noticed certain options are now missing from the Lenovo website. You can no longer configure a T61 with the T7700 processor or with Vista Business 64bit. I inquired about this with the sales rep and he had to do some investigating. After holding another 5 minutes he confirmed that there is a delay in the 64bit OS. It's probably due to compatibility issues since there OS has already been released from Microsoft. The sales rep thought it was because they don't have the 64bit disks to burn the image, but I doubt that. The 64bit OS has been out since January so I think there may be a compatibility issue with the drivers/software. I was given an estimate that the OS will be ready 2nd week of June.
The T7700 processor is on backorder and was confirmed with the supply manager. They're not expecting them to be in stock until the 3rd week in January. This means that a laptop I ordered on May 9th may not get delivered until late June or early July which would mean almost 2 months from my order date. Thats just INSANE.
I actually wanted to get a laptop with the built in camera so the sales rep said he could reorder it and put it on the critical list. Then after realizing there was a backorder on the processor and OS he said he couldn't even reorder the T61 with my original config because the 64bit OS and processor isn't an option anymore. -
maybe with all their problems, its good to not get these first run batches :|
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It is encouraging that there is only one part on backorder and that they'll have it this week. Where did all this information come from?
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Ugh. I wonder if we're all gonna get screwed in some way.
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Order date: 06/07/07
Est. Ship Date: 06/26/07
7662CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH NVIDIA GRAPHICS - 1 YD
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
42V9437 SBB MSWIN XP PROF US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
42X0906 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 140M MEDIACARD
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9330 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)+ FING.R
42V8705 SBB 100 GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9337 SBB 4 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9354 SBB LANG. PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9647 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OCAWWAN,W/BT11N
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9631 SBB INT WLAN ANT 14.1" 11ABGN
42V8229 SBB MS LABEL (XP)
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42X0929 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42V8239 SBB ODD SW DVD REC
42X1352 SBB PC CARDSLOT EXPRESCARDSLOT
42V9633 SBB STAND LCD C/B:14.1"W/O CAM
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
40Y9213 LENOVO THINKPAD PROTECTION EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 1 YEAR - CARRY-IN
1 250410U LENOVO THINKPAD ADVANCED MINI-DOCK - PORT REPLICATOR
Ordered a T61!
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jd1010, May 12, 2007.