T61 4:3 standard ratio finally released on Lenovo.com

You will find on Lenovo.com now. I didn't think it would ever happen but it looks like they decided to keep the 4:3 ratio around for the T series a while longer. Price configurations are higher than I expected.

No T61p 4:3 is configuration is available yet.

 

Thanks!

They are under 14" T61s...

 

I found a 4:3 T61p on the Education site through Higher Education in my state.



Still, not available on the consumer website.

 

They aren't cheap.... with a base price of $1405 and $1505 for Intel or Nvidia graphics respectively...

 

Standard screen ratios are expensive to make now since the industry has pretty much converted to widescreen.

 

Some sign of more options screen for the T61p

thanks for the information

 

the price difference would be about 100bucks. kinda thinking of canceling my order to get this one

 

Cancelling(/returning if it's shipped already) the 15.4"?

 

Isn't that grand...the day I receive my T61 after 3 weeks of waiting, Lenovo decides to release the 4:3 regular aspect I was pining for. B@stards! The only benefit for me is that I saved 680 dollars with the SPP, Fatwallet, July discount code, and Tailormade for a similarly configured 4:3 T61.

 

Only $680? What a travesty!!!

 

Yeah, sub $700 T 61 is still a deal. But playmaker, have you ever had a "red twinkie"?

 

I don't think he meant he bought a T61 for only $680, but that by buying the 14.1 ws version, he spent $680 than what he would have if he bought the 4:3 version today. That's a lot of money for just a 4:3 screen. IMO, who cares about 4:3 when you save $680?

 

Oh, yeah that sucks. I wouldn't pay any more for it unless it was a better screen not just different format.

 

Yeah, that's the thing that's keeping me happy is the $680... but I'm coming from a 14" SXGA T43 and after using the 14" WXGA+ for web development work, those extra 150px of vertical space matter to me...sure i get 40px more horizontal, but doing the math, I lose 174,000 sq px. I'm not mad that I got a deal...I'm disappointed that i wasn't given the option to get the 4:3 aspect when I decided to purchase my T61, especially given all the good deals going on at the time...

 

I prefer SXGA+ for things like Office and Internet, but it ain't worth that kind of a premium to me. Kind of glad I picked up my R60 when I did for $850.

 

Any explanations as to why more than one or two Lenovo reps lied on the phone telling us 4:3 T61 "will not be introduced"?

 

$500 more expensive??? Are they on crack?

 

Doesn't seem to be like anyone lied, seems like it was a late addition:

http://www.lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=83#comment-19246

 

Supply and demand. Not a large supply of 4:3 screens, lots of demand for them. Thank everyone who bought widescreen laptops and TV's over the years

 

No Thinkpad 11a/b/g/n available for the 4:3 T61 here. Is that important?

 

T61 4:3 $1870.26 vs T61 15.4 $1500.02 (both w/EPP)

Same configuration. I can't justify the price. Also, who knows when it will ship! Classes start in 4 weeks for me...

 

I too was holding out a long time for a T61 4:3. After finding a new T60 2623-D6U for $850.00, I decided that I really did not need the latest and greatest improvements in T61 hardware.

Still, in the back of my mind I wondered if I would regret not waiting for the T61. Now I have the answer: no regrets at all especially after seeing the pricing on the T61. No doubt it should be a great machine. But for approaching twice the price w/ shipping and taxes, I'm loving the deal I got on the T60. I should be quite satisfied w/ this for a few years.

 

How did you manage to get a 4:3 model price up that high with EPP? You must've created a baby T61p!

 

Just another illustration that many CSRs don't know sh*t about sh*t but pretend they do. I can't believe Lenovo suddenly though "oh no, we must add 4:3 to the lineup". They must have been out sourcing the screens and other components for months.

 

3 year thinkpad protection is part of it...

 

Exactly. After I insisted to know when 4:3 will come out, the rep asked me to hold on for a few seconds, like he's going to ask a higher level person, then came back with a more confident tone: "No, we are not going to introduce them." I read somewhere in this forum another poster also said a rep told him the same. Perhaps there's a conspiracy?

 

I speak to my Lenovo rep on a daily basis and he told me all along that they were to be released on the first of August.

BUT, he said they will probably not ship till the end of the month. So be ready to wait for these.

 

Conspiracy indeed.

But just to be on the safe side, does anyone have Oliver Stone's number?

 

I wonder how good/bad those screens are.
If Lenovo are just reusing the old supply of the 150-185 nit screens, then the price premium over the newer and brighter wide aspect ones makes it a horrible deal.

 

well they just dropped their prices to roughly 100bucks above the widescreen versions

 

crap, I wish they'd stop messing around with prices. Now I have to reorder.

 

cool

 

unhooked are you going to order one? or have you already ordered something else

 

I haven't.
The 4:3 T61 look very tempting though.

 

Does the protection services include warranty, since there is only 1-year warranty available?

Also, no one is concerned there's no 11a/b/g/n ?

 

More questions:

Do you think they'll ever improve the T61 battery so that:
1. Batteries have longer life (as T60)
2. 6-cell batteries will not stick out (again as T60)
?

 

There's Intel a/b/g/n available on the 8891 model I configured. No Atheros option, however, perhaps due to the long delays that would create.

Both 8891 and 8897 models only offer joint warranty/protection exptensions (no warranty-only extension, which sucks). I ordered an 8889 model that has a standard 3-year warranty and no protection.

6-cell batteries do not stick out on the 4:3 models but the 9-cell versions do. No idea on battery life.

 

Are you sure? I see on 8891 there're only ABG or AGN, but no A/B/G/N all in one (the Thinkpad one).

That's good news. Thank you.

 

The Intel AGN is the same as ABGN (it's the intel 4965, not the Atheros "Thinkpad" card, however). According to Intel's site...

The Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN product is an embedded 802.11a/b/g/Draft N¹ PCIe* Mini Card network adapter card that operates in both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz spectrum, delivering high throughput and a host of features that enhance today's mobile lifestyle.

 

Thanks a lot for the helpful info!

Before anyone places order, I suggest you call them up to make sure this is not yet another pricing glitch (and let us know).

 

I am stupid!!!

I should have waited for it. Now I have a crappy 14" WS, audiojacks on the front and a protuding 6 cell battery and not enough vertical working space -o-

 

14.1" SXGA+ is good but expensive. Thinking about the money you could save, I will select 14.1" WXGA+ version.

 

Hi Upstair! You Should Change Your Mind Now! Lenovo Just Have A Huge Price Down.

 

I like price downs

 

the price down is not as juicy as the back to school ones
sigh...

 

The price for the standard screens seems to have fallen throughout the day.

Earlier, I configured a 14.1" SXGA+ system for $1,234, with a 1 Yr Depot Warranty, exclusive of taxes, coupons, cash backs, etc.

A similarly configured widescreen (currently without the +) was priced about $130 less.

 

I ordered an 8889 on 7/21 using the 10% coupon and the same configuration today was $120 less even without the additional 10% off. It's crazy. Just goes to show the coupons are a big con when "sale" prices yo-yo around like this.

 

Yeah, can't just count on the coupons, especially when they are just %'s off vs $ amounts. Have to compare bottom lines. Keep an eye on those price-down's.

 

I recheck the price of my configuration every day... and will do until 21 days after my order actually ships

 

+1..........