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    Thinkpad X61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by andy_b22, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. andy_b22

    andy_b22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone, I'm looking into getting one of these and I am wondering how easy is it to upgrade it? (mainly the RAM and the HDD) Is it worth buying the lowest cost components to then turn around and buy upgrades from let say newegg.com? This oppose to just purchasing them with the laptop in the first place. I know there is always that risk of messing the laptop up when you install the upgrades yourself but I know my way around computers so that really doesn't bother me.
    TIA
     
    andy_b22, Sep 12, 2007
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    jor Notebook Evangelist

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    memory is very very easy to upgrade on x61/x60

    hard drive is very very very easy to upgrade too...

    My way: find a desktop that can take another two sata drives, plug the one and the new in. clone the old one to the new one. then you are set.
     
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    andy_b22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm gunna move this thread to another....
     
    andy_b22, Sep 12, 2007
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    anyone have any other thoughts on this?
     
    andy_b22, Sep 12, 2007
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