need help! lenovo L3000 Y4100($680) or R61i 8932($780)

im so confused, which is a better deal? price is total after rebate & includes tax-free shipping. they are holding the L3000 Y410 for me until 5pm, which is in 3 hrs! plz help!

 

Why don't you post the specs?

 

..r61 .....

 

Ah yes sorry about that! plz help...

The Lenovo L3000 Y410 includes:

* 14.1"-diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) glossy TFT LCD screen
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 operating at 1.66GHz
* 2MB L2 cache
* Up to 667MHz frontside bus
* 2.0GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to 4.0GB
* 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
* DVD±RW drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD+R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
* Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) wireless LAN
* 10/100Base-T Ethernet network interface
* 56K V.92 modem
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
* 1 S-video out port
* Integrated 1.3-megapixel camera
* 1 ExpressCard expansion slot
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 256MB shared memory
* Azalia AC '97 audio with 2 stereo speakers and subwoofer, with Dolby Home Theater
* Microphone input jack, headphone output jack
* 6-cell lithium-ion battery, for up to 4 hours of battery life
* Dimensions: 1 7/16"H x 13 3/10"W x 9 9/10"D
* Weight: 5.2 lbs

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium

* This ThinkPad R61i (8932-A17) notebook features: 15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) glossy TFT LCD screen
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5250 operating at 1.5GHz
* 2MB L2 cache
* Up to 667MHz frontside bus
* 2.0GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to 4.0GB
* 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
* DVD±RW drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD+R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
* Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) wireless LAN
* 10/100Base-T Ethernet network interface
* 56K V.92 modem
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
* 1 S-video port
* 4-in-1 memory card reader
* Integrated fingerprint reader, with supporting software
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator with shared memory
* Intel High Definition Audio with built-in stereo speakers
* 6-cell lithium-ion battery, for up to 5 hours of battery life
* Dimensions: 1 1/2"H x 14 1/10"W x 10 1/5"D
* Weight: 6.4 lbs

Microsoft® Windows Vista Business

 

So they key differences are:

L3000 is smaller and has a camera.

R61i is larger, has no camera, but has card reader and fingerprint reader.

They cost about the same. The key difference is size. If I were carrying it around a lot I'd get the smaller one. If not, the R61 is probably built a little better and I love the fingerprint login. I use card readers a lot too.

 

These were two of the SAME models I was looking at before my purchase for my gf. FWIW, I took the R61i because of the build.