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    Good Deal for a 2nd Hand ThinkPad T61 (7664-1GG)???

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ScottyBoy, Feb 27, 2012.

  1. ScottyBoy

    ScottyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Evening All,

    I've found a second hand ThinkPad T61 and the seller is prepared to sell it to me for £90 (took a huge amount of haggling to get there) - the only fault is the battery is dead (have a spare, so it's not an issue IMHO) but my big concern is how reliable it will be, as it's coming with a nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M graphics card.

    The warranty for it has expired but I've figured out it's commissioning/activation date would have been January 2008 (based upon the results of the warranty lookup) - does that fall under the safe time period for the nVIDIA graphics card or could it be part of the faulty hardware batch?

    Any assistance is greatly appreciated. :)
     
    ScottyBoy, Feb 27, 2012
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If I recall correctly and I may not, I think it's T61s with a manufacture date of 08/08 or later that are safer.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 27, 2012
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  3. ScottyBoy

    ScottyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Cheers mate - I'll have a dig around here and on the IBM/Lenovo Forums before I make a decision to buy it. :)
     
    ScottyBoy, Feb 27, 2012
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    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    IMO, at this point it doesnt really matter when it was manufactured, as if it were a problematic unit then chances are it should have been dead by now.
     
    miro_gt, Feb 28, 2012
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  5. ScottyBoy

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    Cheers mate - just waiting to hear back from the seller. :)
     
    ScottyBoy, Feb 29, 2012
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