Laptops

[peanutbutter12]

Well, I'm buying a new laptop. I pretty much decided on an IBM ThinkPad T61p, but I've been hearing how bad the delays on shipment have been lately, which has been a bit of a downer because it looks like a really good machine for the price. Should I wait and get the t61p or should I be looking at other options? And if so, what?

Here are the specs I'm looking at getting:

ThinkPad T61 15 Widescreen - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
System Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 (2.4GHz 800MHz 4MBL2) Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Operating System Language: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium US English
Display Panel: 15.4 WUXGA TFT
System graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL)
Total memory: 4 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Keyboards: Keyboard US English
Pointing Device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
Hard Drive: 100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache: Intel Turbo Memory 1GB
Optical device: DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim
System expansion slots: PC Card Slot & Smart Card Slot
Card Reader: 4 in 1 Media Card Reader
Wireless cards: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Battery: 9 cell Li-Ion Battery
Power cord : Country Pack North America
Language Pack: Language Pack US English
Accessories and options:
3 Year Depot Upgrade with 3 Year ThinkPad Protection
ThinkPad 90W AC/DC Combo Adapter (US/Can/LA)
ThinkPad Carrying Case - Expander
Total: 3,077.20

 

[pgp_protector]

What are you looking at using it for ?

 

[peanutbutter12]

Pretty much everything from designing in CS3 to gaming.

 

[theartist87]

The only thing I hate about thinkpads is they look the same as they did 10 years ago. Other than that, on the inside they're pretty nice machines, though some of the security features can completely screw you over. We've had some people not remember certain passwords that basically mean the whole computer is unusable. (not bios or windows passwords, other passwords that thinkpads have). Just don't forget your password.

I was going to build my own laptop, but I got impatient and got an HP. I wish I had just waited so I could have put XP on my own.

 

[theFijian]

Pardon my ignorance but what is CS3?

 

[peanutbutter12]

Adobe Suite

Photoshop
Flash
Dreamweaver
Illustrator
etc