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    refurb question

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dhfriedman, Feb 6, 2011.

  1. dhfriedman

    dhfriedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    im thinking of buying a refurbished t510. the outlet site says the graphics are:
    NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 3100M

    does that mean it has optimus? is there a way to tell?
     
    dhfriedman, Feb 6, 2011
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    There could be a chance that it is the regular nvidia GPU without the optimus technology.

    You can't tell unless you can check the bios.
     
    lead_org, Feb 6, 2011
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    dhfriedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    ugh, that's annoying. is there no way to tell based on model number or anything?
     
    dhfriedman, Feb 6, 2011
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    i don't think that is possible.
     
    lead_org, Feb 6, 2011
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    dhfriedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    do you think the sales ppl would know anything more than what's on the spec sheet?
     
    dhfriedman, Feb 6, 2011
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Only one way to find out.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 6, 2011
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    josh.hidley Newbie

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    It doesn't answer your question, but I just bought a refurb T510 and I was happy to find out that it did come with optimus. I had previously heard that refurbs didn't have the newer video cards.

    In my experience, the sales people just said 'good luck' and didn't seem to know much.
     
    josh.hidley, Feb 6, 2011
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