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    Anyone with a T61 w/ a 14.1 SXGA+

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by braddd, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. braddd

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    Has anyone out there ordered the T61 with a 14.1 SXGA+ screen?

    If so- I have a few questions for you:
    1. When did you order?
    2. If you received shipment, when did it ship?
    3. Most importantly, what do you think of the screen?
     
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  2. paOol

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    1. ordered on 8/12
    2. i didnt receive it yet. my estimated ship date is 8/30, but i hope it comes sooner
    3. i HAD to go with the SXGA+. widescreen is not for me. and i like being unique. no other laptop comes in standard anymore.
     
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  3. braddd

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    I ordered the same day as you. I think I saw you over on that OTHER thinkpad board. I am so anxious to receive this thinkpad (my first ever) that I have been scouring the net looking for as much info as I can get my hands on to try and satisfy my desire. Its not working :(
     
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  4. paOol

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    heh, yea im on thinkpads forum too.
    im like you, except i did all of that research BEFORE i ordered. (i still knew i'd love my thinkpad though).

    i also drove like 15 miles to my nearest best buy for business, so i could take a look at a T60. i was satisfied comparing the keyboard with all the other laptops, and the thinklight, and i gently shook all of the laptops to see how much they swivel and the T60 was definately the most sturdy.
     
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    Have you heard anything about delayed/early shipments with the SXGA+ screen? Also, what did you end up going with, XP or vista?
     
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    i havent heard anything. i hope everyone who got a SXGA or SXGA+ gets shipped early :D. i went with windows xp home to save $50. since i already have a copy of Windows XP Pro, SP1.
     
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    Bumping this to see if there is anyone out there that can tell me what they think of their SXGA+ screens...
     
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    Same boat as you guys. I have on order a T61P 4:3 14.1 SXGA+ screen. My ESD is 9/3. So I hope Lenovo gets mine out on time.
     
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    Ill tell you, I ordered mine last Sunday, and it ended up shipping on Wednesday, should be here any minute now... I hope you experience the same quick shipping that I did.
     
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    That would be great if it did ship sometime late next week. :)
     
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    braddd, yours looks just like mine (except the resolution). I didn't even remember the screen was off-centered, so it really doesn't matter. How's the temperature of your machine? The bottom of my machine is really very warm as soon as turned on.
     
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  13. braddd

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    I have had my machine on for a while, the bottom of the machine is warm, the palm rests are also warm. Nothing has felt beyond warm though and I have had it on for about an hour straight now without powering down. Do you have a 7200RPM hard drive by any chance, I hear those get pretty warm.

    You are right I didn't notice the screen of center either, I don't mind it at all.
     
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    No I have only 5400rpm, nothing fancy whatsoever. In fact everything in my config is low-end except I have a Thinkpad abgn, which shouldn't matter, I guess, since I'm using ethernet DSL now. Palm rest is only luke warm, but bottom is more than warm. And I'm not even doing anything.
     
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    Braddd, do you know what temp. your HDD hit when it felt warm? I have a 7200 rpm T61 which reaches about 45 deg. C when doing some java programming and web browsing.

    My T60P with 7200.1 seagate runs cooler....
     
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  16. braddd

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    How can I use vista/ IBM soft ware to take temperatures? I have no idea..
     
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  17. lowspeed

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    How did you get the Thinkpad AGN ?



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    Braddd, you may use one of the disk temperature reading freeware utilities on this site:

    http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/mon_e.html


    Lowspeed, is there a specific rep you spoke to, when you called to return your thinkpad? Also, was there any resistance in returning your first 8897 CTO? How did you handle it?
     
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    Hi, lowspeed, were you not the one that bought from the same site? I think I got the link from a thread where I saw your name? some alumni site? Last I checked it's still there. The thread is maybe a month ago.
     
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  20. lowspeed

    lowspeed Notebook Evangelist

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    But when you select the thinkpad it changes the delivery date from 1-2 weeks to call....



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  21. iqcar

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    I'm not sure what you mean? My estimated delivery is Oct. 18, but I received it today.

    Are you simply looking at the front page of Thinkpad sale? I didn't even bother with that. When doing the customization it says this option may delay the shipping at least 4 weeks, but then it's not so, maybe they have more in stock?
     
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    Thanks for the info :)



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    I added a few words above. Thanks for your posts in that thread :D
     
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    I got the A/B/G in my T61p, do all t61p's come with the 3rd antenna, can I swap in my A/B/G/N card from my t60p or will the 3rd lead not be there?
     
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