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    Do Lenovo still ship T61p's with "grainy" Samsung LCDs?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by fractals, Jul 5, 2008.

  1. fractals

    fractals Newbie

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    Hi,
    I am going to order new ThinkPad T61p, but the main thing, what bothers me - is Lenovo still ship T61p's with grainy LCDs?

    Also, do they still hold laptops due 6c battery shortage? and how long?

    thank you
     
    fractals, Jul 5, 2008
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  2. gnuh

    gnuh Notebook Consultant

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    First question: I don't know (and I think you should ask the question to a Lenovo agent :confused: )

    Second: Yes, they still hold laptop due to battery shortage. Regard to what I saw on their website, it'll be 4 weeks late if you decide to get 6 cell.
     
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  3. fractals

    fractals Newbie

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    agents never say the truth.
    I just need to know from others, recently ordered ThinkPads and faced the truth. Does this problem still popular?
     
    fractals, Jul 5, 2008
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    hgjcvblk Notebook Geek

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    For what it's worth, I ordered a T61p on 6/15 and it arrived on 6/23 even with a 6-cell battery made by Sony. I'm not sure how I got mine so fast considering the estimated ship date they put was around 7/21. Definitely not complaining though.

    And just my experience - I received an LG display on my Thinkpad (15.4" WSXGA+). Not sure if they use Samsung displays anymore, but mine is a relatively new machine and it was LG. Hope this helps.
     
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    zephyrus17 Notebook Deity

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    I ordered mine about a month ago. there are some pictures of my samsung screen in my sig. It's at the bottom of the review.
     
    zephyrus17, Jul 6, 2008
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    Pascal_TTH Notebook Geek

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    Yes, they still have grainy Samsung panel. In may, 3 other guys form my web site and I buy a T61p WUXGA in France. We all get the Samsung LTN154U2 panel. I swap to a LG/Philips LP154WU1 witch is far better.
     
    Pascal_TTH, Jul 6, 2008
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