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    Upgrades and Warranty

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bfd3832, Jul 21, 2006.

  1. bfd3832

    bfd3832 Notebook Geek

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    First off I appologize if this is a repeated thread. I did search and the information I am looking for was hit and miss.

    I am planning on getting a T60, ordering tomorrow probably. I do need this notebook as soon as possible, so my question is. Later when Merom is available, will I be able to upgrade to it without losing the Lenovo warranty?
    The same question goes to HDD and RAM upgrades.

    I have gathered that it will be possible to upgrade to Merom with just a BIOs update, correct me if I am wrong.
     
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  2. renhui

    renhui Notebook Guru

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    Upgrading RAM/HDD wouldn't void the warranty. But replacing the CPU does.
     
    renhui, Jul 21, 2006
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    That is provided Lenovo offers one which seems unlikely.
     
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  4. bfd3832

    bfd3832 Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the information...the CPU thing makes me want to wait, but I simply can not. I think even the current core duo is more than I need, so I will be fine I think. My only reason for wanting to upgrade the CPU is I would like to make this notebook last the 4-5 years I will be attending college.
     
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  5. renhui

    renhui Notebook Guru

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    I was also thinking of upgrading to a merom when it comes out, however after reading a core 2 duo review that yohah 2Ghz performs fairly close to a merom 1.86Ghz, I gave it up and spent my money earlier on a 7200rpm HDD, which I think is totally worth it considering the speed improvement I noticed. HDD is supposed to be the bottle neck in a current pc configuration.
    FYI, my T60@2Ghz performed twice faster than my P4 3Ghz HT desktop when doing the same video conversion.
     
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    bfd3832 Notebook Geek

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    Wow, that is impressive. I'm currently on a 2.4Ghz P4 HT laptop. I think I just like having the option of upgrading if needed more than anything else. But nontheless that is great information. Thank you.
     
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