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    Does 14" T61p have brand problems?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Hahutzy, Sep 30, 2007.

  1. Hahutzy

    Hahutzy Notebook Deity

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    I see that a lot of people are stressing over better brands of LCDs, batteries and keyboards, etc. over on the Dell forum because Dell uses several brands on their laptops.

    Does 14" T61p have this problem? That there's several brands of screens etc.?

    If so, can someone list which ones are good/bad?
     
    Hahutzy, Sep 30, 2007
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    14" standard or wide? Standard screens are mostly TMD(Toshiba), they aren't bad, brightness is good enough, quality is good. Need to calibrate it with software to get best results.

    The samsung 14" standard is said to be a little bit better then the TMD. Seems like this one is rare to get. Both are pretty equal though.

    Wide screen I don't know much about but I think it is Samsung vs LG. Just search around the site.
     
    braddd, Sep 30, 2007
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    I have seen the samsung and toshiba screen side by side and they are very much similiar you can barely see the diffrence.
     
    gridtalker, Oct 1, 2007
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    The Samsung screen that arrived in a WUXGA T61p was the worst I've ever seen. Severe light leakage and so dim it was barely visible in a dark room.
    Lenovo claims it was within specification. IMHO this proves that Lenovo has very poor quality standards to go with their abysmal customer service.
     
    MonsterMaxx, Oct 1, 2007
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    By 14" T61p, I mean the standard ratio (4:3) workstation one, sorry.
     
    Hahutzy, Oct 1, 2007
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