bit the bullet.. ordered a R61

well.. after a few days of back and forth... and getting a chance to look at a T61 14" from a friend that has one.. i decided the R61 15.4" was a good choice for me.. i used the coupons..etc.. i already ordered 2gb mem from newegg that has a rebate as well.. so this is what i decided on...

ThinkPad R61

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T8100 (2.1GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
15.4" WXGA,BT
Intel GMA X3100, GM965, 1394, S-Video, PC Card/PCIe
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
80 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Ultrabay Enhanced
ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
6 cell Li-Ion Battery ( 2.4 Ah )
8932: 1Year Express Warranty

All together with estimated tax was...

Estimated total: $ 645.86

I think this will be sufficient.. i didnt opt for the higher resolution because i dont think i will need it.. i usually use 1078x768 for laptop i use now here at work.. so 1280x800 will do.. now im on the waiting boat.. cant wait til i get it.. this will be my first thinkpad..

 

Congrats on your purchase I am on the same boat as you (waiting for my thinkpad to arrive). You got yourself a steal deal. I hope you enjoy it!

 

thanks.. i had opportunity to buy a few dells and hps.. etc.. thru fatwallet/slickdeals but honestly i dont want a 'reg' laptop.. i want something that will last.. my last HP died.. so i wanted a REAL laptop.. so im waiting.. estimate ship date is 4/4 but i hope its sooner..

 

Don't mind the estimated ship date. Mine shipped out in 2 days from the order date. You'll get yours a lot sooner than you think.

 

Hi
I am a new member

Just ordered my R61

the shipping date is 2 week of april

Cinfig:- costed 1420$

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MBL2)
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

Operating system language: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium - US English

Display type: 14.1 WXGA+ TFT

System graphics: nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

Total memory: 4 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Keyboard: Keyboard US English

Pointing Device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint

Hard Drive: 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm

Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache: Intel Turbo Memory 1GB

Optical device: ThinkPad Blu-ray Recordable Ultrabay Enhanced Drive
Wireless cards: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (supporting Centrino Pro)

Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN

Battery: 9 cell Li-Ion Battery

Power cord: Country Pack North America

Language Pack: Language Pack US English

 

I just got my R61 last Friday and I am loving it. I ordered it on March 10 and got it on March 14 - including the one day that UPS had to spend at Lousiville, KY to clear the Custom. I am very happy with this shopping experience. R61 is running very smoothly, quitely (except the DVD) and very cool - Compare to my last Dell, I could barely felt any heat from R61.

 

if it came earlier that would be awesome..

those of you with R61 .. did it come with SD card reader? i heard it comes with it anyways.. i didnt see anywhere to add that when i was contemplating on which to get.. specs..etc.. if it dont oh well..

now to read up again on reinstalling w/o all the bloatware.

 

if u had ordered it with media card u would get sd card reader, I picked express card for future expandability, so no sd card reader in my laptop.