The new T61p and T61 specs seem to be the same

If one configure a T61p or T61 they are almost the same except the the gpu and LCD display setting. Now both have the 4 in one card reader. Plus they both have these:

42X1455 SBB GEO LBL US,WLAN,BLT,UWB
42V8600 SBB UWB ANTENNA

I guess they both will have the UWB. Maybe since Lenovo updated the T61 15.4', the build quality will be the same as the T61p. :wub:

 

Sucks for all of those boys who ordered the T61 without UWB.

 

Yep, and all those with the "May order" problem. IF UWB is a thing that really takes off, then those with the included UWB will be set for a while.

 

UWB refers to what?

 

Do these parts come with the TopSeller models, even if they've existed from May, but ordered today?

 

I really think UWB will take off. The idea of hooking up your devices such as an external hard drive without having to plug it in is a great idea. Not to mention input devices, I want to pull my wireless mouse out of my bag and not have to plug a little USB transmitter into the side of my laptop. I know you can do this with bluetooth already but bluetooth is unreliable. However, I am scared that UWB is going to be a whole new playground for hackers. 30 meters is a long way for UWB to work. I'm just scared that there is going to be a hacker in starbucks looking at all the data on my portable hard drive from accross the room. They are definitley going to have to implement some kind of security for UWB in the near future.

 

"Ultra Wide Band" this is what the Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) uses to commuicate with your computer.

 

Do only 15.4" come with the UWB?

 

It appears that way, I just created a quote for a 14 inch model and I don't see UWB in here at all.

7662CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
08/06/07 $1,094.00 $1,094.00
7662CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WITH NVIDIA GRAPHICS - 1 YD
42V8189 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7100
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
42V9565 SBB MSWIN VHP32 US ENGLISH
42V9323 SBB 14.1 WXGA TFT,W/OCAM.
42X0906 SBB NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 140M MEDIACARD
41W2057 VBB 512MB PC2-5300 667MHZ1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9329 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)
42V8700 SBB 60 GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8714 SBB CD-RW/DVD-ROM COM,UBAYSLIM
42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
41W1685 SBB 11ABGWIFI WL LAN USEULAANZ
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9337 SBB 4 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9638 SBB 14.1WXGAW/OCAMWWAN11N,W/BT
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9632 SBB INTEGRWWAN ANT:14.1" 11ABG
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42X0929 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
42V7973 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA BASIC)
42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42X1352 SBB PC CARDSLOT EXPRESCARDSLOT
42V9633 SBB STAND LCD C/B:14.1"W/O CAM
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V8063 SBB MS WAU ENGLISH NA-U MODELS
42V9340 SBB 512MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM
13N7653 VBB NO PREL.OPERAT.SYSTEM DOS
63P1456 VBB CTO CUSTOM IMAGE SERVICES

 

I don't think the build was different in the first place.

 

they are all the same but the Graphic card !!! Hoping they will use a better graphic card on the T61 series

 

What are you talking about?

 

Actually, you can have NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M on T61 14.1" regular screen model.

 

UWB is wireless USB x at least a factor of 10 of USB 2.0

It's gonna make for some great UWB wireless hard drive backups, no?

As for the difference, of course the only difference is the GPU and the screen.

Any laptop can get a core 2 duo 2.4ghz. only the BEST thinkpad will get the awesome gpu.

that's why people were waiting for t61p. cuz they wanted the best.

 

Could you please elaborate on how one would do this? I have not seen this option anywhere.

Thanks

 

By the time it does, we'll all be typing on our T70's.

 

Yeah the build was different even a week ago. I have order quotes from a week ago with different specs.

 

Does anyone know exactly what he/she is talking about?

I'm close to purchasing a 14.1" T61 because they just dropped $100 off the price, but I'm interested in a better graphics option.

 

AFAIK, only the 15.4" T61p has the nVidia Quadro NVS 570M. Plus it has a 1900x1200 resolution screen! 1900x1200 is kind of small for me even on a 24" LCD monitor.

It seems that the highest discrete graphics option on the regular T61 is the Quadro NVS 140M atm.

 

agreed with the post above me... if there is option for the 570m on the t61, i would dump my t61p order in a heartbeat and save at least a couple hundo dollars by ordering the t61