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    Some Minor Concerns About Recently Ordered T61'

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by abf092, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. abf092

    abf092 Notebook Guru

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    I placed an order for T61~14.1"WXGA+ yesterday 7.26.07 via Lenovo.com est ship 14 Aug.

    Just out of curiosity... :confused:

    1) will it come with the old IBM logo or the new Thinkpad one!

    2) will It come with the LG or Samsung display? does that depend on anything config? model?....etc?

    3) Est Shipping 14 Aug...is this ESD fairly accurate? or should I expect a major delay?


    Thanks in advance!!!!!! :)
     
    abf092, Jul 27, 2007
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    stonersmurf Notebook Enthusiast

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    1) The old IBM logo for sure.
    2) Theres no way to tell, its all about what they have in stock at the factory the day of manufacturing. But both screens have their advantages. The samsung has a lot less light leakage problems. Atleast mine is very good with that.
    3) No way to tell really, if all your parts were in stock when you ordered it. You can almost bet it will ship before than. Those dates are very conservative. Mine shipped out a few weeks before the ESD.
     
    stonersmurf, Jul 27, 2007
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  3. shahbazi

    shahbazi Notebook Evangelist

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    That's actually a good ship date, I created a quote yesterday and the EST was 9/14
     
    shahbazi, Jul 27, 2007
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  4. abf092

    abf092 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks a lot for the quick reply!

    One thing I forgot to ask though, Is the display going to be GLOSSY!!! like all these new notebooks have?
     
    abf092, Jul 27, 2007
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  5. amitface

    amitface Notebook Evangelist

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    No, all Thinkpads have matte screens.
     
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    No. This is a business notebook, and real business users do not use glossy because they are insanely reflective. Employees need to focus on their work, not on their faces and overhead fluorescent lights. If you're not serious about business and overall just not serious about anything, get a Macbook.
     
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    abf092 Notebook Guru

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    LOL :D @ Johnny

    I'M SO HAPPPPPY!!! NEVER WANTED THE GLOSSY ONE! YUCK!! I'M SO GLAD!
    I'm actually buying this for my small business, but one of my vendors told me that 90% of the new notebooks including "lenovo" come with glossy screens and that most likely I'll end up getting the glossy one! which I never wanted!

    MAD PROPS TO IBM
     
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  8. vaw

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    Also, employees must not find from the "mirror" that their boss is watching them from behind.:wub:
     
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    Hey...

    I like Macbooks too.
     
    Vampgrrl, Jul 27, 2007
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    When I was browsing the site the WXGA+ option had the "this may delay shipment by 3-4 weeks" message next to it. Judging from your est. ship date (mine was 8/15 when I requested a quote) it seems like they have WXGA+ screens in stock, at least for now.
    Whether I want 1440x900 vs 1280x800 is a different story altogether... I feel like the 1280x800 on the MacBook is already too small, so I might not want to get something even finer in detail.
    Couple things I'm considering besides the screen:
    1. Worth it to pay around $40 extra for the 2.0Ghz w/ 4MB L2 cache?
    2. Bluetooth is an additional $20-something, worth it?
    3. 80 GB HDD is around $9 more than 60GB. Comes out to $0.45 per gig... probably not worth it, right?
     
    lrview, Jul 27, 2007
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  11. Playmaker

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    Macbooks suck. Macbook Pros are good.
     
    Playmaker, Jul 27, 2007
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