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    Which Z61M should I get?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jerm23, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. Jerm23

    Jerm23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to decide between these 2 notebooks. Keep in mind I do have a DVDRW on my desktop and plan on getting 3rd party memory to upgrade to 2GB later. Also I think a 60GB hard drive would be plenty for me. The main thing that's holding me back from the 1st one is the 1.6Ghz processor. Will there be a noticeable difference between the T2300E and T2400?

    #945036U Thinkpad Z61M T2300E 15.4SWXGA+ 100GB HD 512mb DVDRW ABG TI FPR XPP
    w/3 year depot extended warranty
    Price: $1298.20

    or

    #94515WU ThinkPad Z61m 9451 - Core Duo T2400 1.83 GHz - 15.4" TFT - 60GB HD - x1400 graphics
    w/3 year depot extended warranty
    Price: $1309.30

    Here are the main differences, the 945036U is the left side.
    1.66Ghz versus 1.83Ghz
    100GB HD versus 60GB HD
    DVDRW versus CDRW/DVD
    titanium case versus standard black
    ETA 10-14 days versus in stock

    Thanks for any advice!
     
    Jerm23, Jun 15, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Won't be a huge differnce in the CPUs.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 15, 2006
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    njcs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where are you buying these from?? I dont see any on the lenovo website
     
    njcs, Jun 15, 2006
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    Jerm23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm getting them direct from Lenovo with my reseller discount. You can find all the thinkpad part numbers here (view in Acrobat and click on the Z61 section to jump to the Z61 part numbers)

    ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tabook.pdf

    Anyone else have opinions on which I should go with??
     
    Jerm23, Jun 16, 2006
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