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    T61p Or T400

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by warakawa, Sep 15, 2008.

  1. warakawa

    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    hi, im not very savvy with laptops, i have a hp dv2000, im planning to upgrade my laptop to a thinkpad, there a lot talk about t61p and t400, what are the difference. which is better
     
    warakawa, Sep 15, 2008
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    rxblitzrx Notebook Evangelist

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    Major Differences: T400 gives you LED screen and WiMax? That new Intel 5100/5300 technology. I think it's part of the whole Montevina platform (Centrino2 vPro)

    Longer battery life too due to LED screen.

    The LED screen is, easily, enough of a selling point to buy the new model.
     
    rxblitzrx, Sep 15, 2008
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  3. mikec

    mikec Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a dv2000 series, and they are decent enough...but the T400 is a no-brainer for me:

    LED backlit
    Discrete graphic with hybrid switching
    Ultrabay for extra hard drive
    3G built-in - with GPS for free (no SIM needed)

    I know people with the T61p, and think it's great as well. It all depends is you want a 14" or 15" laptop.
     
    mikec, Sep 15, 2008
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    It all depend on your needs. The T61p have a very powerful GPU video card. Meant to be used on CAD applications, although it can run most newer high-end games.
    T400 gives you more battery life. The W500 is the successor of the T61p.

    I'd go too with a T400 because of the LED backlight + Hybrid Graphics.
     
    t30power, Sep 16, 2008
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  5. TravisBean

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    The T400 uses the next generation intel CPU's(among other things), but good luck getting a T61p from Lenovo. There are people who ordered the T61p at the beginning of August and are now getting cancellation notices due to shortages of components for this model. I believe you can order T61p's from 3rd party resellers, but with older CPU's.(T7500)
     
    TravisBean, Sep 16, 2008
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