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    Any Pads with Quadro 570m card or higher?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Supercujo, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. Supercujo

    Supercujo Notebook Consultant

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    I have been looking at thinkpads and can't find one that has a graphics card anywhere close to a 8600 GT (suggested graphics card). I have been wanting to get a Quadro FX but a 570 is right at the same benchmarks and can't find one in a thinkpad.

    Does anyone know a model with a graphics card that is equal or better than a 8600 GT/Quadro FX 570m?
     
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    The T61p has that graphics card. However, it's no longer being sold on the Lenovo website, so you'll have to find one from resellers. However, the new Thinkpad lineup should also suffice. The T500 is a pretty even matchup with the T61p in terms of graphics performance, and the W500 is a little more powerful than that.
     
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    Do you know if any of those come with an HDMI output? that was actually one of the big selling points to me on the SL line.
     
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    The T500 has displayport, but not HDMI.

    Anyway, HDMI is overrated.
     
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    I can only find one on Ebay, I use ebay all the time but I just have a bad fealing about laptops on their. Anyone have any ecperience buying Thinkpads on ebay. It does come with a 3 year warranty but it is a refurbished.
     
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    Amazon also sells them.
     
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