T61p will be available July 17 starting at $1,814

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741017-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

 

nice....but too late for me (I wouldnt have bought anyway if the t61p is a 15.4 )

I am really satisfied with my t61...awesome machine

 

haha, then my rep was right then

 

Interesting - they just added the t61p to the t series description on the landing page.

"...New ThinkPad T61 and T61p models are the most secure, strongest, coolest and quietest T Series notebooks ever, and are available in highly mobile 14.1" and 15.4" wide screen sizes.."

 

Darn I was hopping it would be a lil cheaper...I hope lenovo has a sale around that time

 

Of course it'd be cheaper. The T61 with the nvs 140m starts at $1419 but sells for much cheaper.

Great to hear that the T61p has a confirmed date now. Only thing left for me is to wait for the 14" versions.

 

omg another week.

as for the pricing comment, you buy a t61p at the cheap price you're probably not getting much of a computer either.

 

Nice!

Apparently, you can configure a 4:3 14" T61 with a FX 570 on the corporate website. Meh, the discounts on the corporate site is horrible. ^_^

http://shoprel.i2.com/SEUILibrary/c...-category-id=668B68A530EE4278A0557B97923A87A9

 

At first I couldn't find what you were talking about lam, but here it is:

Thinkpad T61 Wide 8895CTO

It's 1600.00 starting base price, it appears. I wonder. Can I purchase it from the corporate website?

I wonder why it's the only one? I love how it's only one hundred more than the other Nvidia, but will be more than twice as great in performance.

 

Um okay, so apparently there's 3 laptops available,

All options are basically, WWAN+ FX570M.

BIG PROBLEM. You cannot get ITM with FX570M, since WWAN is slaved to FX570M. What the heck?!

Why can't we have WWAN + ITM? Wouldn't it seem obvious that the newest technology available type laptop should have newest technology(ITM) with newest video card (570M)?

And if Magma invents a PCI Express hub, or for that matter, we just get a docking station with an extra PCI-E slot, would that work together?

Does the Advanced full size doc have an extra PCI-E slot? So maybe the lappy comes with ITM, and then we stick in WWAN when we need it?

Does anyone think WWAN should have been integrated?

 

Calm down, if anything, this configuration is probably temporary, and will change by the time it hits the consumer website.

The advanced dock has a half height PCIe slot, not a PCIe mini slot. You can stick a graphics card in there, but there's issues with power draw (desktop x1600 took up too much juice).

 

Can anyone confirm that the 14" WS will have the GO 8400 videocard?

 

The NVS 140M it currently has is a 8400M GS.

 

Yeah, didn't like how it's slaved (extra $150+ cost you can't eliminate). But would you really give up internal WLAN (802.11b/g/n) just so you can have WWAN + ITM?

Besides, word on the street is that ITM is pretty much a flop - you literally may get more of a boost by running defrag on your HDD.

Either way, if you really want ITM, it costs all of $27 for 1GB at Amazon.com; you can buy it separately and swap out your 802.11 card.

It's got an internal PCI-E slot, not an expresscard slot IIRC.

 

So I'm guessing it's only minor surgery to swap out the WLAN for the ITM if you really wanted to?

 

it's gone now? ...don't see it.

 

no its not

 

t61p avalaible to order on lenovo canada web site...the spect are good,
Intel® Core 2 Duo T7500 - 2200MHz
Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate

2048 ram

100 gig HD

DVD Recordable (Dual Layer) 24X Max

Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate Screen: 15.4 WUXGA TFT 1920x1200 Onboard Graphic Chipset: nVIDIA Quadro FX 570M Onboard Audio: Intel High Definition Audio Included Modem: 56Kbps data/14.4Kbps fax Hard Drive Controller: Serial ATA Onboard Network Contoller: Gigabit Ethernet- Integrated 10Mbps,100Mbps,1000M Battery Type: 9 Cell Lithium-Ion PCMCIA Support: 1 Type I/II (ExpressCard or SmartCard or 4-in-1 MediaCard Reader) External Speakers: 2 (Internal Speakers) Warranty: Three year parts and labor Wireless:Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR


I do think the hd is 7200tr, that's why it's only 100gig...anyway, for less than 2,3k this is awsomely roxxor...just waiting for some bench on the 570M

 

Will it be available for order on the US site today with a ship date of the 17th or will we not be able to order it until the 17th?

 

JM:
I'd be willing to bet that it'll not ship for several days after the release date, a la T61 debacle. Who knows though, perhaps they've learned something from this. I have a feeling this rig will really give the HP 8510W I ordered a run for it's money. If they can get a T61p to me fast...well...I might jump ship even still.
-Jeeves

 

It was also added again to the options on the German website this morning - I really hope we can finally place our orders today in the US as well...

 

I'm confused. How is the T61p any differen't from the T61?

 

It's available with the 570M graphics card

 

Will the 14" WS T61p come out on July 17th as well?

 

Looks like the big differences are the 570M, the WUXGA resolution, and the UWB. I don't think the UWB would be that useful for most and any UWB accessories will be expensive at first. Did I miss anything?

That is pretty much what was expected, although the UWB might be a surprise for some. Sounds like a good system. Nothing extraordinary, but the t61p will be a good option for some.

 

So far, won't be one.

 

When is the 14" T61p coming out?

 

anyone know what the T61P weighs? I.e., how much bigger/heavier than the 14" T61?

 

A little bit smaller and lighter than Z61p:

Weight & Dimensions
Weight: 2.5Kg
Height: 29.7mm
Width: 357.5mm
Depth: 255mm
Travel weight: 2,61Kgs

Here is an example. The link is back again today. It has been missing now for almost a week:

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/se/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_NH36XSW?OpenDocument

I will be interesting to see who will be the first one to get it, and mybe to write a little bit about it (like experiences, expectations etc)

 

The graphics card is nice and the display is even nicer, still I would wait for the 14" version. No widescreen option for T61p?

 

do you have a link to the x series. they must be crappy too.

 

Sorry, no non-widescreen options so far.

But if you're willing to give up UWB, they do offer a 4:3 14" T61 with the new Quadro FX 570M, and you do pay a "P for Premium" price for it even though the extra letter isn't not on the clearplate

 

Been waiting for this day, July 17, but don't see Lenovo offering T61 with 14.1" 4:3??

 

Vaw, Check this page out:

http://shoprel.i2.com/SEUILibrary/c...0001C2:&smid=668B68A530EE4278A0557B97923A87A9

 

Jeremy092288, isn't that site for Ohio state alumni?

 

Um, I dunno, I think it is the corporate site.

There is a Students and Alumni page, is that what you were thinking of?

 

Lenovo's website is the lamest.

I want to buy a T61p 14.1 --where is it? When is it coming out. If it doesn't they don't know the market well--there are a zillion 15" books with decent GPUs but very few 14.1 inchers. I want to be able to carry my computer and play a game on it.

A. You never know what price you are getting.
B. Some products with certain options are only available via specific channels.
C. You have to dig up certain products like the 14" T61 with the nVidia 570 FX card.

My advice is simplify:
1. One letter stands for a line.
2. Set of numbers for the chip, another for the size screen.

What is up with using the same denomination for two different sized laptops, cf. T61 or T61p?