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    Couple Questions Regarding R61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MimoG3, Jan 12, 2008.

  1. MimoG3

    MimoG3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys, i just got my r61 repaired, im waiting for it to come back on monday, but i have some questions while im waiting, im thinking about buying a new third-party 9 cell battery from ebay, im just wondering do these batteries have a disadvantage to the genuine version, also i just wanted to know that in the future if i ever felt that i wanted to, could i change my T5250 CPU to maybe a T7100 or T7500, are they the same socket?
     
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  2. chubbyfatazn

    chubbyfatazn Notebook Evangelist

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    1) Is your model a 14.1" or 15.4"? Only the 15.4" models have 9-cell batteries. 14.1" models have a 7-cell battery as the most.

    2) I would be a bit sketchy on the quality of the batteries being sold. I cannot think of any disadvantages at the top of my head, maybe someone else could elaborate here.

    3) You can upgrade to any processor that is a Socket P processor. In other words, yes.
     
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