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    What comes included with notebook?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by yogaguy, Apr 12, 2008.

  1. yogaguy

    yogaguy Newbie

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    I didn't see this mentioned with my order (just order a 14" R61). What comes included (if anything) with the notebook?

    Should I go ahead and purchase a mouse and a sleeve, or are these included? I'm assuming nothing, but just thought I'd check :)
     
    yogaguy, Apr 12, 2008
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  2. zoogle

    zoogle Notebook Consultant

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    No mouse, no sleeve, no installation CDs. Packages are very bare these days from most manufacturers. I'd wait till you get the laptop to make sure you like it before going out and buying the peripherals.
     
    zoogle, Apr 12, 2008
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  3. yogaguy

    yogaguy Newbie

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    Thanks for the info. That's ok, but just wanted to make sure. I'm getting the vx nano and a belkin sleeve for it. Installation CDs are no problem since I use linux (I'll probably wipe the suse install anyways).
     
    yogaguy, Apr 12, 2008
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  4. adwoodw

    adwoodw Notebook Guru

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    The only real 'extras' I recieved with my T61 are 2 more red trackpoint caps, and an extra screw for the optical drive. Power brick, cord, and documentation round out the goods.
     
    adwoodw, Apr 12, 2008
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  5. gmaster

    gmaster Notebook Consultant

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    same as adwoodw.. i got 2 extra trackpoint caps of different shapes.. an extra screw in a lil plastic baggie.. manual.. and 2 pieces of styrofoam and a box :p
     
    gmaster, Apr 12, 2008
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    czhang Notebook Consultant

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    Hmm...apparently if you buy the "imports" in China they give you more :cool:
    An X61 recently purchased came with an IBM ThinkPad branded sleeve. In terms of what YOU would get, just what the others said.
     
    czhang, Apr 12, 2008
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    pepclub Notebook Consultant

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    I can swear that the manuals that comes with computers have become thinner and thinner since I bought my Compaq PC in 1999
     
    pepclub, Apr 12, 2008
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    Of course they have... the less printed material they give you the cheaper it is for them. So more and more manuals are coming as PDFs (or similar).
     
    Sandbox Wizard, Apr 12, 2008
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  9. adwoodw

    adwoodw Notebook Guru

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    Well, no manual is OK with me but I'm sure some users would prefer more written documentation.
     
    adwoodw, Apr 12, 2008
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    gotta love the box.....
     
    eoplocust, Apr 12, 2008
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  11. knightingmagic

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    There's an obvious reason manuals don't come with computers anymore: 99% of people don't want to read them.

    About 13 years ago, my parents bought a Mac (PowerPC 7200/75MHz) that had a beefy manual. It started off by telling you what to plug in, how to use a mouse (with 1 button), and basic personal computing stuff like that. Besides being an extensive manual, there wasn't much of an incentive to connect to the internet back then as my modem was a 14.4Kbps (which I could never get to work), and things like Amazon.com, this forum, and Wikipedia weren't so popular. So downloading new software off the internet was unheard off and anything on CD or floppy disk came with plenty of documentation (Netscape, an Asteroids clone, a cool geography game, etc). Today, every single program I use has been downloaded or at least updated off the internet, resulting in UI changes without much explaination (IE7's lack of a menu bar confused me for a good month).

    Today, no one wants to read a manual, so a lot of manufacterers just include a card that shows you how to plug everything in and turn the machine on. Sometimes they include a normal manual (already quite slim) and a "quick start" manual, which probaly won't be read anyway.

    I still want a comprehensive manual - it'd be awesome if they were offered for $10 like those recovery DVDs.
     
    knightingmagic, Apr 12, 2008
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