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    Very Happy with my r61! Thx you all

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MrVibe, May 6, 2008.

  1. MrVibe

    MrVibe Notebook Consultant

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    After reading threads after threads on this forum i did finally buy a r61:
    - Thanks for the coupons, that make get a super charged r61 for less than $947.18 with all the possible options

    1 7742CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM


    $947.78 $947.78
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    - Thanks for explaining me that there was no real difference btw the 14"1 inch r61 and the t61, save me a few hundreds bucks.
    - Thanks for making me buy the t9300.
    - Thanks for making me get only one gig of ram and buy 4gig from newegg for at a good price.
    - Thanks for the clean vista install guide, never got a pc as fast as this one after a reinstall.
    - I am doing mostly post processing for my 5d pictures, i am impressed by the smoothness and speed.
    - Thanks for making my friend jalous of my baby.


    All in all, the best $1000 i have spent since a lot of time.
     
    MrVibe, May 6, 2008
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  2. gmaster

    gmaster Notebook Consultant

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    great.. welcome to the club :)
     
    gmaster, May 6, 2008
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  3. techboydino

    techboydino Notebook Evangelist

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    wow, glad to hear someone is not complaining about their laptop. enjoy it, if anything does arise. the great amount of knowledge here will straighten it out for you. best of luck.
     
    techboydino, May 6, 2008
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  4. steve p

    steve p Notebook Evangelist

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    That's a great machine for not too much money.
     
    steve p, May 6, 2008
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  5. ssnseawolf

    ssnseawolf Notebook Consultant

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    This thread is worthless without pics :laugh:.
     
    ssnseawolf, May 6, 2008
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  6. SonDa5

    SonDa5 Notebook Deity

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    Congrats!!

    Great pricing too.

    How did you get such a great deal?
     
    SonDa5, May 6, 2008
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  7. MrVibe

    MrVibe Notebook Consultant

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    EPP Pricing, fortunately, I qualified for it. Quick question about the ram, i have got the G.Skill RAM @ 4-4-4-12 DDR2 667Mhz, how do i make sure that it uses those latency?

    thanks for the answer
     
    MrVibe, May 7, 2008
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  8. Icepick

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    CPU-Z will verify the timings that the RAM is running at. It will also give you information about the CPU that's installed. It's a nice little tool. You can download it here:

    http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
     
    Icepick, May 7, 2008
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  9. gamemint

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    congrats and welcome to the family
     
    gamemint, May 7, 2008
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  10. Roger Dodger

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    congrats on your purchase!

    I bought a R61 for my dad last year.

    Great machine, solid as a tank.
     
    Roger Dodger, May 7, 2008
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