Advice Needed.

Hi,

I'm looking for a new notebook because my current one is dying, its old, and its seriously out-dated. I was told by my friend to look at the Lenovo Series. I am looking to buy a notebook with the following specifications :

13", 14" or 15" screen with a resolution of 1440x900 (no higher please!)

a good solid battery which can last up to 9 hours (if its possible, i'm sure it is!)

nice large hard disk drive, 40/100 GB's is OK but a larger hdd would be preferable.

not too keen on vista as for thats on my gaming desktop so XP would be nice (xp x64! ).

also a quiet notebook would be preferable, this current laptop i have has about 20 fans in it (no joke) and its seriously noisey and i HATE it, but it keeps me warm in winter though so its all good.

If any forum members would like to post a model number of any Lenovo notebook which matches any of the description above, I'd greatefully appreciate it.

Thanks!.

 

Are you gaming on it or no? If you are then I suggest T500 with the LED screen (since you dont have the high resolution WSXGA+). If you're not gaming, I would get the cheaper SL500. These are both 15.4 widescreens.
Get the 9cell battery option.

You can respectively go with T400 or SL400 (for 14" widescreens).

 

I will not be gaming on my notebook, as for ive just spent a fortune on a new DDR3 Desktop. Which still isnt complete... Yet, lol. I'll checkout those models and thank you Quanger for a response. PS: Are they available in the UK?.

 

PS: I found this notebook,

Lenovo ThinkPad R61 7742 - Core 2 Duo T8300 / 2.4 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM 1 GB - HDD 160 GB - DVD-Writer - Quadro NVS 140M - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g - TPM - fingerprint reader - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 - 14.1" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) - TopSeller

Which is approximatly £600, which is fine. If i have a LEGIT copy of XP x64 do you think it would be possible to dual boot between these two operating systems?.

 

Yes it is. I've always found it's best to install XP first then Linux and let the Linux bootloader handle things.

 

R61 i believe is obsolete.
I would probably recommend the T400 with onboard or SL400 with onbaord graphics. You should opt for the p8400 or p8600 with a 6cell battery to maximize portability. I also recommend 2gb of ram. You can opt for 7200rpm hd which is faster but I believe that drains more on your battery and also is noiser and runs hotter.

 

That's a little harsh. Just because something is no longer in production doesn't make it obsolete.

But it is true that the R61 (and T61) are no longer the latest models.

 

I think the T400 is way over my budget. I would like to spend less than £700 GBP.

 

Indeed. I'd still take an old R61 over a new Dell Inspiron any day.