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    what happened to Z-series?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by TPA, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. TPA

    TPA Notebook Evangelist

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    Not on lenovo site. Did I miss something??
     
    TPA, Jun 29, 2007
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    The Z series has been discontinued.
     
    furrycute, Jun 29, 2007
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  3. ZaZ

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    You missed a lot.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 30, 2007
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    Function, widescreen, camera, mic, and level of quality have all been adopted by the T series now.
     
    Leon2245, Jun 30, 2007
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    not to mention that the T series also uses the better santa rosa platform
     
    panteedropper, Jun 30, 2007
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    Better depends on your goal.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 30, 2007
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    just for completeness, supposedly it's not discontinued in some countries outside the US
     
    ItzCooLz, Jun 30, 2007
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    Z61t is still being sold as new product in my country. But Z61m cannot be found anywhere else. Only very few store have it.
     
    sapibobo, Jun 30, 2007
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    Z series been discontinued and no longer sold on the Lenovo site for a while now. BUt it's a great opportunity to get a good deal from other retailers who may still have it on stock. Got to watch out, huge, huge price range for the same specs.

    I had to move on from my great T42. I just picked up my Z61M this week: 2Ghz C2D T7200, 160GB HD, 1GB Ram, ATI X1400, 15.4 inches /widescreen 1680x1050, 802.11a/g - Bluetooth 2.0, DVD±RW, XP with Vista upgrade cd, 3 year warranty - just under $800US on ebay... i think this was a good buy for the summer; where as some retailers currently had this same laptop priced between $1200 to 2500US.

    I'll be waiting for the T6X drop a little in price and all the bugs worked out before i upgrade again = )
     
    Wakka2U, Jun 30, 2007
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    I have been VERY happy with my Z61t, which I got almost a year ago.

    I as browsing Lenovo.com today, and it looks like you can get a T60 or T61 with nearly identical specs, including widescreen WXGA+ LCD. So it looks like this form factor is living on under the T badge.
     
    Zak Smith, Jul 12, 2007
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    I must have been one of the last people to get a Z61t off Lenovo's site, and I'm rather pleased with it. It's well-supported by Linux (even suspend-to-RAM works!), and it has more gadgets than I could realistically use.

    I've read a few too many horror stories about the T61 series, so I don't regret not waiting.

    Schwab
     
    ewhac, Jul 12, 2007
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    Zak Smith, Jul 12, 2007
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    I really liked the Z61t but I ended up getting a T60 in the end since Z series did not support Intel VT at the time. Of course, right after I got my T60, a BIOS update came out for Z61t that supports VT. I paid nearly $400 more for my T60 that has identical specs (minus camera, etc.) to the Z61t I was looking at.
     
    FRiC, Jul 14, 2007
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