The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    T61 Graphics Chip Problem

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by wordsworth, Aug 3, 2010.

  1. wordsworth

    wordsworth Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Does the known GPU problem only apply to 570 chips, or are the 140 chips affected also?

    Thanks,
    ww
     
    wordsworth, Aug 3, 2010
    #1
  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

    Reputations:
    3,971
    Messages:
    2,248
    Likes Received:
    221
    Trophy Points:
    81
    If you're talking about the Nvidia Quadro 140m chip then unfortunately yes, they're are also affected by the same issue since it is based on the 8400M-GS chip which has the same defect.
     
    PatchySan, Aug 3, 2010
    #2
  3. wordsworth

    wordsworth Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Alright. I guess I should avoid all of the T61's.
     
    wordsworth, Aug 3, 2010
    #3
  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

    Reputations:
    1,571
    Messages:
    8,107
    Likes Received:
    126
    Trophy Points:
    231
    there are T61 with the X3100 GPU, which is really good.
     
    lead_org, Aug 3, 2010
    #4
  5. wordsworth

    wordsworth Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I've never had good luck with integrated graphics. I had a z60t once and it was the worst thinkpad I had ever owned, by far.
     
    wordsworth, Aug 3, 2010
    #5
  6. MaxGeek

    MaxGeek Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    45
    Messages:
    523
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Since they didn't come with switchable graphics, integrated was your best bet for battery life. The X3100 is good enough for Windows 7 Aero, but it won't play any serious 3D games or do CAD type work. So it really depends on what your looking to do.
     
    MaxGeek, Aug 3, 2010
    #6
  7. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    4,982
    Messages:
    34,001
    Likes Received:
    1,415
    Trophy Points:
    581
    Because?
     
    ZaZ, Aug 3, 2010
    #7
  8. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

    Reputations:
    1,571
    Messages:
    8,107
    Likes Received:
    126
    Trophy Points:
    231
    The Z60t used a first generation Intel integrated graphics card, which is lot different to the latter Intel GPU.

    I use integrated GPU on most of mine Thinkpads, they function okay with it.

    Obviously, you can't do any complex CAD or games on it, but as an everyday laptop you can't really beat their reliability.
     
    lead_org, Aug 3, 2010
    #8