Introduction
I am currently already for about 4 years a fervent laptop user. I also use the experiences of my laptops written in two previous reviews, the Jewel Sapphire 1520 and 8080 Jewel Jade . But after three years with the Jade 8080 have allowed 'play', I got a tip from a fellow student about this beauty, the Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. This was a "P" version of the successful T60 and T61 series, which has some additional and interesting specifications. Normally, the "P" version for around 1600 to 2500, even sale at various (web) shops, but Surfspot.nl got it for about 1300 euros. Now you can only order stuff SurfSpot if you are a student or employee an organization that has a partnership with Surf Spot. But since I am still a student, this was an offer that really pleased me. Just 1300 euro cough alone was not too easy, so it was a case of looking for a long time, and do not buy. But recently I got a possibility of my parents, who wanted to start a laptop, but not immediately 500 + euro would spend. I saw my chance. My parents have my old, after all, faithful and still working ( ) Jewel Jade 8080 for a financial contribution, and I would take my little savings scrape together for this beauty that I would award that I really wanted a few. additional weather a fellow tweaker ( Jonah) has greatly expanded review made about the normal T61 14 inch version. Although the T61p has slightly different specifications than the T61 and is 15.4 inches, but the included software Lenovo 'ThinkVantage' and the construction of the cabinet is not changed. For a detailed explanation about all the features of the case, I advise you hereby to Jonah's review to read. It is my intention to focus. More on my findings and my opinion about this laptop in this story Featureset Hardware Of course, the feature set is one of the things that a lot of attention is paid to the search for a new laptop. Often even more than the casing and build quality. My version of the Thinkpad T61p, 15.4-inch version, is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor running at 2.5GHz, and is equipped with 2 GB of memory. The screen is a TN, with a resolution of 1920 by 1200, and my version of the T61p was originally equipped with a 160GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive. This hard drive I have replaced a 160GB 7200RPM one. Originally this laptop came with Vista home basic. There is a standard 6 cell battery, the laptop with wireless lan 2 to 3 hours can power (when the battery is new). Very special is the trackpoint embedded in the keyboard, a mouse replacement that is not very common nowadays. However, should this be nothing for you, then there is also a touchpad below the keyboard. It can simultaneously plugs in, 3 USB external screen can be connected via D-Sub, and there may be two plug-in cards. To get neatly sums specifications:
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Lenovo T61p vs. Jewel Jade 8080
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SODIMM (2 DIMMS)
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB 8MB GF
Lenovo / Panasonic DVD-Multi 8X DVD ± RW dual layer
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
15.4 Inch WUXGA + 1920x1200
Intel Gigabit Network Connection 82566MM
Intel PRO / Wireless 3945 ABG Network Connection
6 or 9 Cell Li-Ion battery
Connections And Buttons Around
One of the other important things on his laptop connections. I myself have always been a fan of laptops with many USB connections. The Jade 8080 had three. This one too. And that's still not much, but I have noticed that in practice, you have very little value to many USB. I always have at least one in use for the (wireless) mouse. For the other two, there will always have a USB stickje along, but more often it is not. For those who use an external hard drive, there is also a small Firewire connection, so the valuable USB ports so keep you free. Awkward is that one of the three USB ports is turned 90 degrees, and now 'upright'. Fortunately, today's USB sticks pretty small, but if you still encounter an older copy, it will not fit through the height of the laptop. Another strange thing for a modern laptop is that it still has a D-Sub connector . You should by now at least a DVI or HDMI expect, right? But when I re-watch the practice, all the places I go where I can connect a projector I get a D-Sub cable offered. So by itself, it is not surprising that there are still chosen by Lenovo for a D-Sub. And since I myself hardly an external display or projector connected, so it does not matter to me whether it is a DVI or D-Sub is. An advantage of using a D-Sub is that you almost never have to fool around with adapters. The projectors of today can still be connected to a better way, but rarely are. Time for an overview: the connections from left to right. We start at the front:
The front
Small Firewire connection
Wireless LAN switch
4-in-1 card reader
The right side:
The right side
The DVD drive
Handle to pull the DVD drive out
Switch in order to make the pull-lever
2 USB ports
Anti-theft slot
The back:
The back
Battery
Power connector
The left side:
The left side
D-sub connection
Telephone modem connection
Network connection
Microphone
Headphone
USB connection
2x Plug-in card (1 ExpressCard, 1 SmartCard) (?)
Software
The factory installation of the T61p I have not been playing much with it, because I have a fresh install done as soon as I put the new hard drive in it. Yet is the amount of Bloatware (aka: dredging, gang, gang, bunch, etc.) bad. As has been said in Jonah's review , it is most very useful. The only thing I can say is that he's absolutely right. Indeed, a large part of the pre-installed software I have on my clean install also stand. The reason why I'm not moving ahead with the factory installation is pretty simple, I wanted firstly a faster drive, and secondly, it is known that no matter how neat 'they' have set up the factory Windows installation remains a brackish system. Another problem with this factory system is that there is only one partition was on the disk. All 160GB proved 'C: \' to be. I know it, it's quite complicated, it is possible to change it afterwards. But one big C drive is quite problematic if you once suddenly from Windows should (virus or something.) So you're automatically lost everything when you throw the C partition. Not really a good choice from Lenovo. After the clean install of Windows, I have my home computer a list of individual drivers downloaded what + counted in the 30. When I found out that Lenovo provides one program manages approximately 3 mb the entire driver installation can be arranged. Completely automatically for you It's called 'Thick ThinkVantage System Update. " After installation, the program connects to the Lenovo servers, and look at your system which drivers you need, and what added (useful) little program you may also have to use. And no, that last one you really do not fear, because you yourself are completely free to choose what you want (including the driver). The big blue button at the top of your keyboard labeled "ThinkVantage" (after installing all the drivers) the basis of a number of auxiliary programs particles which manage / supplement. Various features of the laptop Think consumption schedules, manage WiFi connections, and ThinkVantage System Update that you can use to see if there are new drivers. Also, you can switch between the different parts by off. Them in the ThinkVantage menu or There is a whole list of applications available for ThinkVantage, which also focused on a number of companies. But since you can choose what you install yourself so you do not have unnecessary software. Many suffer did not, because all functions are actually incorporated into Windows, but require a great deal more research work. launch through 'start'> 'run Using MSconfig on', and then 'msconfig' typing gives you the ability to not always turn out. ThinkVantage used parts This ensures that they do not start with you when you turn on the computer, and also ensures that these programs do not constantly keep turning gently in the background. However, it is important that you get the exe's in the folder "Production Center" called PrdCtr 'it is left on, otherwise the entire ThinkVantage no longer works, including desktop shortcuts and *. Exe files yourself! So if you set this as himself in "msconfig" disabled programs will only turn on if you want them, selected by means of the function in the 'Thick Vantage' menu. An interesting part of the ThinkVantage software that I have to do to are a small part which is part of the Power Management. This section shows on the right side of the taskbar, next to the icons, a larger version of a battery see to it at first glance very clear what the charge is, and if you hold the mouse cursor over the small battery, it also indicates the remaining time. Well I must say that this time is a bit optimistic (read: pull safely half an hour away), but this feature was not on the Jade 8080, and now I have this function, he's just fine! Another good point is that this battery really goes to zero, instead of at 30% and then to 5% jumps, as with the 8080 Jade 'normal' was. Performance Laptop Performance, how would I describe. It is one of the faster laptop processors, and a faster laptop hard drive. But there is also Windows Vista Ultimate. No, I'm not going to kick Windows, but it is known that XP runs faster. Making a cold start with Vista and just continues to slow, mainly because Vista will load a lot more than XP. Vista does have the handy function to start, so that the load on the system is better distributed. Some parts with a small delay Once booted, run Windows itself, and the laptop very smoothly. I had an old computer stand where I had Vista already set up to test, and thus resolve before I went full-time use of it make. Several bumps in the road I must say that I really benefited from've had there. I have until now not many programs run very heavy, but normal use of Office 2007 and Matlab has the laptop with flying colors. It started pretty quickly and ran smoothly. The only program which hitherto occasional "hiccups", or apparently has something to load Office 2007, but that does Office on all computers on which I stand, so that the I do not take the laptop blame (or Office 2007 ). This laptop should be with the Vista Intel Turbo Memory. well equipped Now did I actually did not notice that, and I doubt I will. Ever In several videos on the Internet shows that it has a function, if you have a particular program often start. So I think the only one on my laptop much profeit will have Internet Explorer and Windows Live Mail will be. I know that there are drivers are installed, but I have so far still can not prove that it actually is in my computer (I do not know where I should look). Vista Experience Index I have on this laptop Vista Ultimate installed. With Vista, it is possible to display the installed hardware, called "Windows Experience Factor. Performance factor My laptop gave the following results:
Lenovo software installer
ThinkVantage button
ThinkVantage menu
: D
Processor: 5.4
Memory (RAM): 5.1
Graphics: 5.9
Graming Graphics: 5.4
Primary Hard Disk: 5.2
Total score: 5.1. I think this is quite respectable for a laptop. Wireless LAN The wireless lan works fine. The only thing I have to complain about is that the settings related to Wireless lan connection settings for networks nothing in Vista 3x. And especially if the network you are trying to find their own encryption key has connection. The way to do this is to find somewhere the network to add manually in the network center while WLAN did stand out. After having done all the settings, here you turn WLAN on, and then it goes on without any hiccups. , in other words on the card itself, the compound, stability, etc, I really have nothing to report. It works, it works well, it works without hiccups, and it does not need constant attention. I have so far also rarely dropped connection. Also because the antennas in the display are processed, and therefore have a much better reception than the antennas in the Jade 8080, is the signal a lot better. As I said, the only thing I have to complain about the Wireless, has to do with Windows Vista and not with the T61p. Noise is a well known phenomenon that the sound that comes out of laptops is similar to a radio from the stream in a cast iron garbage can with the lid half open. 40s In other words: a lot of noise, no bass, tinny, distorted, etc. This laptop will sonically meet expectations: yes, the same. But fortunately it is not all blown cry. Okay, it's a bit exaggerated. I have so far gained a lot of experience with my two old laptops. The Jewel Sapphire had the best sound so far, but he had also the greatest speakers. The worst sound I've ever heard from a laptop came Jade 8080, my previous laptop. Here, the sound was not to hear, without using the built-in equalizer. Use The T61p has 2x 2W speakers, like the Jade 8080, but the position and mounting of the speakers are a lot better. It is true that the bass almost completely disappeared, and here that the mid-range is not to write home about, but the sound is a good middle of the laptops. The sound of the T61p definitely tops the sound of the Jewel Sapphire, but somewhere between the Sapphire and Jade in. Fortunately (for me) it's a big improvement over the Jade, as in: I do not need to listen to my music without headphones equalizer. The speakers also going pretty hard, so I can listen too. Example during cooking, with hood to, reasonable You will certainly know your friends are not under the impression of the sound which produce the onboard speakers, but you can shave a bit normally hear that new song sounds. Blue Ray (Movies)? One thing some people might possibly be interested in a laptop with full HD resolution is to make Blue Ray movies to watch. Unfortunately I have to disappoint you. There are very few laptops, if any, who have a Blue Ray drive. And certainly when SurfSpot offer, you do not expect. Also there is (probably) no support for HDMI. I myself think that the laptop is there also not designed for. Maybe it's a pity, but it's for a laptop that is primarily designed for work necessary? In my daily use, I've actually rarely the CD-DVD player required. Although the screen is 1920 by 1200, but is not a quality that I would like to take a look. Movies And since Blue Ray in laptops still a rare phenomenon, you can bloody well bet that Blue Ray readers, let alone writers, for laptops are very expensive. The question is whether you really want to spend so much money to It is possible to run a movie on this laptop (DVD or Video CD), but he also has no 5.1, only stereo. So even as a supplement to your 5.1 or 7.1 home theater, or home-away-from-home-cinema, this laptop is clearly not appropriate. Image Quality Resolution The first thing that struck me after factory installation worked was that the big screen a vast improvement was opposite my Jade 8080. Jade 8080 has a 1400 x 1050 screen, which also works pretty good, but 1920 x 1200 is really a step up. Because you're so close to your screen, you do not get bothered by the relatively high resolution on a small screen. I do not have the best eyes, and I can read it fine. So it suits me fine. What pleases me most is that I can now comfortably two screens side by side so I can multi-task a bit on my laptop. I myself used to work. 2 screens This works really fast, especially if you have to do multiple tasks at once, or you just want to see some info as you type something or find out. This simply can not (comfortably) on a small laptop screen with a resolution of 1680x1050, or 1400x1050. I've certainly had fun of 1400x1050 (Jewel Jade, 8080), because that was an improvement on the disastrous 1024x768 where I came from (Jewel Sapphire) first. But 1920x1200 pixels which I now have at my disposal are a real added value. While typing this review, for example, I'm sitting here (in Word 2007) with an IE screen beside it, to find specific info. I've already had several comments from people who looked at the screen and said, "This is too 1920x1200 lot for such a small screen, you are, so to peer. "to your screen Well I can say that people have completely wrong. I really never have less than 1920x1200 for the following laptops. Really. Point. And before you judge for yourself: find a spot (Media Markt?) Where you can try it once. I give it a very high probability that it will please you. viewing angle , the screen of the 8080 Jade was not too best quality, TN, of course, making the viewing angle was quite limited (read: heavy dredging). This screen is also clearly a TN, but the viewing angle of this display is a bit better, though still pretty bad. Actually I notice that very disappointing, because I expected that they would have to screen technology. Still an improvement after 3 years Or simpler: just choose a better screen. I get where they want to TN screens because the TN consumes the least power of all display types, but a disappointing viewing angle is a shame. It is, as I mentioned, an improvement compared to the 8080 Jade, which is such a small viewing angle was that if you had the top right of the screen, you saw under color heats. Here you can happily see the entire screen in the same color. Compared with the 8080 Jade is the screen of the T61p is definitely a big improvement. If I compare with my IPS screen displays my home computer is a laptop screen a lot worse. Colour Display In addition to viewing angle and resolution, the colors are also important. To this I also tweaking. There is a simple online test Lagom.nl LCD (recommended!) to see if your color settings are correct. I found out pretty quickly that the default settings Nvidia had too much gamma settings. All the images, photos and movies on my screen looked very bad. After this test, I had some things set up so that the colors were a lot better. I have Vista Ultimate Theme Black Glass to stand, and put just neat and decent. I could not adjust all the settings of the colors in the software came with the Nvida 570M, but there is at least watching movies, pictures, and even my desktop background. Again Incident What's also annoying, besides the viewing angle discussed above , the quality of the display under the direct (sun) light. This has always been something you should avoid using laptops, but if you're in the sun, or even in a room with bright lights coming, always avoid exposure under such an angle that the screen is that the light in your eyes a direct reflection of the lamp, instead of scattered light. If you go through your screen (which is quite moderate reflects fortunately) the angle of the screen, so get that if you display a mirror was you could see the light this will already give an annoying glow. On the picture, the light glow to see direct reflected light from a 60W incandescent bulb. The text behind this luminosity is not read, and the only solution is to change the angle of your screen. In sunlight, even this have no sense, and you will be best off in the shade. Also, you will have to put the blacklight, which also does not benefit the higher battery life. Bouwkwaliteit The Housing Very shortly I can say that is good. But since I'm usually a little more elaborate, I'll explain . , the T61p is an outline, or roll cage as it is also called as housing, which is made of a magnesium alloy. This gives the body extra strength. For this rollcage it are made of plastic panels that may not provide the laptop the best appearance, but certainly good finish. The most striking of these "roll cage" structure, are clearly visible metal hinges. I am aware that Acer's still here like to fail. Fortunately, both Jewels never shown a lack in their anyway rough life, but now the brand Jewel 'dead', I had to find another brand, and I went primarily for thoroughness. Metal hinges always do well . It has been known throughout the world, IBM, now Lenovo, one of the most solid construction for laptops had and has, apart from the specific military laptops. Since the beginning , you can the plastic here and there a little depressing, but never beyond the cage. The cage is which gives the cabinet strength, and a low weight. The plastic may themselves feel a bit cheap, and look, there's really nothing on whether this laptop indicating that this cabinet is quality 'good copy' is. Also, the design is relatively devised, with the exception of the position of the memory modules, which are not as easily accessible. You can see the solidity mainly to the place where the screen is mounted. Yes, the screen is in the T61p version, like the T61 is not placed in the middle (if you notice anything about it). But what really matters is that the screen that "deeper" is placed in the lid. Let me explain: On both my Jewels, I found out after a few weeks rushing behind the screen so close on the keyboard, if a book or something sitting next (even though the laptop itself was in a bag), then pressed the screen from the keyboard. This is not a problem in itself, a laptop is limited flexibility, it was not that either the screen or keyboard, or both, could move. A little bit In other words: while wearing the laptop, scoured the screen very lightly against my keyboard, so I could see the screen, the keys after a while (!). So here I had problems with both Jewel laptops, and I've also seen a lot of other brands. The solution was quite simple: to me came the laptops with a kind of foam inlay you could put between the screen and the keyboard to the screen and the buttons are not physically come into contact with each other, and therefore not able rubbing against each other . This solved the problem for good at. But the Jewel Sapphire it was too late, and I could see most of the buttons on the screen, inside of a year that I made use of a laptop. In 8080 Jade I saw pretty quickly that had the same problem, and I have a laptop that is used each time the foam. In T61p this whole problem, because the screen is so just 1 or 2 millimeters deeper is placed so that the screen and keyboard may never come. Touch the lid of the laptop This is pure solidity! Unfortunately, there is a strange point: What might be surprising to hear that the cupboard is not completely rigid but slightly flexible. While this saves weight in the "roll cage" because a rigid box costs a lot more material, but the 8080 Jade was completely rigid for the same weight. You can T61p housing very light twist when you take a little force to move (with the lid open). Even if one of the feet are not resting on the table, the cabinet will bend slightly. With the screen closed, the T61p have a rigid whole, but I think by bending behavior with the screen open very strange. Might have given a firmer plastic improvement. One minus so. Hard Disk As indicated in the specifications, this is a Seagate Momentus GF. The GF version has access to an accelerometer which hard drive provides a detection capability to measure (goh. .. acceleration ). However, Lenovo has also placed an acceleration meter in the T61p itself. With drivers that are downloaded with 'Thick ThinkVantage System Update "can be then looked at the acceleration and the state of your laptop. But besides that there is a nice little program with which the software calculates the position of your laptop, the software uses the acceleration data to ensure that the heads of the hard drive in their 'dock' are. This prevents them from being damaged by sudden movements. In other words, if your laptop once you fall, or shoot out of your hands while it is turned on, shoot the head to its 'dock' to, and is therefore not in a position to damage if the discs the laptop the ground or touches office. Perfect! So now I have two accelerometers are in my laptop, both of which do the same. Double safety! (Or more problems . them I am not yet come to. ). I think that this function does is make to the life of my laptop a contribution. Ergonomics Ergonomics I find one of those things that is still quite difficult to write about. After all it is a laptop, and laptops are not designed primarily for ergonomics, but compactness. I also have to think about what I was going to drop some concerns about the laptop here. Specifically as The only thing I could come to discuss the layout of the keyboard. The keyboard in the T61p is fortunately well laid out and logical. To begin with one of the best points to the keyboard: The tap blessed, really absolutely amazing! Even better than my Dinovo for Notebooks , and keyboard that I was very very impressed. terms tikcomfort really what the layout is similar to a normal keyboard. The left Shift has a normal size, and the 6-unit (Insert, Del, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down), is the well-known classification above the keyboard. Perhaps not the most convenient place for sneltikkers among us, but logical and findable. In addition to the six-unit are: "Print Screen", "Scroll Lock", and "Pause" above the F10-F12. The arrow keys are, as is normal for a laptop, under the right Shift, and above the left and right arrows are two additional keys for next and previous Internet Explorer. It takes getting used to, because you will occasionally undesirable contact with these keys, but they can be quite useful (if we forget that backspace in Internet Exploder, eehh Explorer, even the 'back' function does). In Word 2007, however, the keys will function. I do not use them very often, as you probably already have, but I'm not averse to the idea. Yet if I'm honest I do not really see the point in those two keys. Finally interesting factoid about the keyboard is that it is equipped with a TrackPoint. This is a weird red thing in the middle of the keyboard, which also operated the mouse. This is to do it to put your finger and pressing at the same time a little bit and push where the mouse cursor should go a direction. The harder you press, the faster the cursor moves. This is an old fashioned way to control the mouse, because you saw it especially in the old laptops of yesteryear. All works quite nice actually, it's just getting used to. And because they have applied a TrackPoint you get "free" an extra set of mouse buttons at the bottom right of the spacebar on the keyboard, but above the touchpad area. Below the touch pad area is then again the mouse (yes, you really have them 2 times!), And they both serve the same. The only difference between the TrackPoint mouse buttons and touchpad mouse buttons is that the TrackPoint three mouse buttons instead of 2, which can be set. Middle I myself have set as the middle mouse button, as I was always missing under my Touchpad. But I really have no idea why they have applied. 2 mouse same time Fortunately there is an opportunity to give the mouse the touchpad another post but for now they are with me still the standard function. Heat and Noise The Jade 8080 could do it all with a 75W charger. This also means that the whole consumes less power. However, this creature has a 90W charger, and that means that it also is a bit warmer than the Jade 8080. But I have nothing to complain about. I now have a good part of the day sitting typing on the laptop for this review (it is a piece of text, after all ), and it is now 25 degrees in my room. The laptop is slightly warm under my palms, but they definitely do not sweat the laptop off. It's actually quite pleasant. because the laptop needs more power, it will also make it more heat. This can be seen because occasionally enters the fan. Not that this is a problem, after all, all laptops do this. But the T61p does so much more common than the Jade 8080. But, believe it or not, the loudest part of the entire laptop is ... Yes, the hard drive! No, really, it's the hard drive. I've been a regular full load work here, and most of the noise is still made by the hard drive. You can hear the fan if it has to work harder but decided not above the hard drive. This then surprised me, because the two predecessors of this laptop you heard yet clear if they were cool. So really a plus. Even though I make my laptop in normal use there is absolutely no worry about whether the cooling is heard. I got on the internet found a review of the T61p which it was compared with its predecessor, the T60. It can be seen in front of the t60, even though the equipment something 'heavier' is in the T61 a clear improvement. A good point so! Mobility And Battery Life Mobility The laptop itself is about as large as the Jewel Jade 8080, either with other dimensions. The T61p is a little shorter and a little wider but about as thick, and weighs only 100 grams more than the Jade 8080. Jade 8080 came to 2,874 kg without accessories, and including mouse and transformer at 3,436 pounds. The Lenovo T61p comes without accessories at 2,924 kg, and including mouse and transformer at 3,488 kg. This makes the whole laptop 52 grams heavier. However, there is still a note to. This measurement was done with the 9 cell battery. The 6 cell battery, the laptop where it was originally delivered, weighs 324 grams, and the 9 cell battery weighs 480 grams. This laptop would be 104 grams lighter in original form than my previous laptop. And that's ... not really anything to write home about. But what does that mean for mobility: Well, that is not changed compared to my old laptop. Or do they? The T61p (capacity: 1815.60 cm ³; mobility factor: 0.521 cm ³ / g) has a lower mobility factor than the Jade 8080 (contents: 1818.18 cm ³; mobility factor: 0.529 cm ³ / g). That means I'm gone backwards! Mobility Oops! Something serious: this was one of the items to be this laptop also had to meet me. I did not have (much) more weight than my old laptop and accessories. And that's fine succeeded. In terms of size, this laptop is not particularly more or less awkward than the old. The only thing less to this laptop is that the power cable to the mains transformer it is very short (75 cm). Battery Life One of the most annoying features of a laptop is a very short battery life. This is negative for the usability of the device as a mobile computer. Many laptops have only one type of battery that it can. That means you're either lucky, or not, there may be a bigger battery, or not. Lenovo is one of the manufacturers that the battery is positioned so that you often / always the battery can upgrade to a larger model. Another trick is that they do not have a new battery in each model, but they make the battery is interchangeable between many types. Unfortunately, the cost of extra battery do not. If you want to have an additional 9 cell battery that costs anywhere from € 80, - and € 130, - for a new one. I've never understood why the many batteries that are produced are not cut the price itself. Fortunately, it can also be worse. You can have a Dell have (Thanks for the link Pjerry )! After some creative and Ebay, I have my 9 cell battery on the head tapping know (from the USA), including shipping, for: € 23.22. As you can understand that it was a very good day . And that means for you that I now have two batteries which I can judge. The first is the supplied battery weighs 324 grams, has 6 cells, and keep it in the laptop around 2-3 hours with normal use and WLAN. Depending on whether you have WLAN on or off. The second battery is the battery electricity purchased. This weighs 450 grams, has 9 cells, and is also physically larger than the first. This battery will protrude behind the laptop, but gives the laptop a full extra hour of battery life under normal use. Or: 3-4 hours, depending on the WLAN status. With the 9 cell battery so you can cough up a pretty respectable battery life, which I regularly make use of. The batteries are hot-swappable ', if the laptop is plugged. This is done by tilting on its side, the laptop while and then gently pull the battery latch on and remove the battery. Below can be placed the other. Price The price is very advantageous if you can tap the T61p at Surf Spot on the head or else at Mega Sellers, where a similar laptop stands for € 1655, - (July 2008). I myself know the laptop at SurfSpot to get for € 1269, - excluding mouse, and includes a 5400rpm drive. If you then go along the famous sites, you see that the price of this laptop very quickly goes up towards the € 2500, -. I am so happy with the money I had to resign. Sure Summary It has become quite a story, in this so here is a brief summary. It's a good complete laptop. Things that particularly pleased me, the big resolution (1920x1200) and improve the sound in front of the Jade 8080. The battery life with the 9 cell battery is absolutely enough to keep a long time and I'm even happy with the software, which the functions of the laptop complementary good (Thick Vantage). The laptop makes little noise and sensible heat, and tap the keyboard is great and logically. The laptop runs nice and smooth under Vista Ultimate, and ThinkVantage System Update, you do not have to worry about the long list of drivers. And finally: the price, with Surf Spot is a nice deal for a complete laptop. However, there are also some weak points, such as the limited viewing angle of the screen, and the strange flexibility of the housing when the screen is open. Does the plastic to the rollcage some good bargains, while you know that this is still a solid product. In addition, for such a good laptop the supplied HDD (5400rpm) very limited, and the extra batteries quite expensive despite the many that are made. Conclusion still adding. Well, what's the conclusion It is likely to become clear throughout this review I am very pleased with my new laptop. Yes, the viewing angle is less, but not annoyingly under normal use. Also heats up the laptop a bit under normal use, but not so much that you can fry an egg on. But the most satisfied I am still with the resolution. I really love working on a good mobile laptop. , I think I've made a very good choice and that the disadvantages by far after not outweigh the benefits. It is a good laptop, and I hope there is still a long way to be allowed to make use of it. Despite the appearance is not the most attractive laptop, I recommend this one for people who have money. Revisions and updates: - Replace Large photos for better ones (less blurry) 9-7-2008 REVISIE1: - Pieces added over the D-sub connector - Resolution improvement - Charge battery removed from negatives - Short supply wire to negative points put - Piece added on blue ray / home theater - Magnesium -> magnesium alloy (Now no more perilous laptop ) 11-7-2008 REVISIE2: - Spelling Round done - Lot curve sentences improved, replaced or supplemented - Jonah's name put upon initial review referral - 'Hard Disk adjusted accelerometer in housing 29-3-2009: Relocation - Moving images from FileFront to Tweakers.net If there are more errors in it: Please put it in the comments!
I am currently already for about 4 years a fervent laptop user. I also use the experiences of my laptops written in two previous reviews, the Jewel Sapphire 1520 and 8080 Jewel Jade . But after three years with the Jade 8080 have allowed 'play', I got a tip from a fellow student about this beauty, the Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. This was a "P" version of the successful T60 and T61 series, which has some additional and interesting specifications. Normally, the "P" version for around 1600 to 2500, even sale at various (web) shops, but Surfspot.nl got it for about 1300 euros. Now you can only order stuff SurfSpot if you are a student or employee an organization that has a partnership with Surf Spot. But since I am still a student, this was an offer that really pleased me. Just 1300 euro cough alone was not too easy, so it was a case of looking for a long time, and do not buy. But recently I got a possibility of my parents, who wanted to start a laptop, but not immediately 500 + euro would spend. I saw my chance. My parents have my old, after all, faithful and still working ( ) Jewel Jade 8080 for a financial contribution, and I would take my little savings scrape together for this beauty that I would award that I really wanted a few. additional weather a fellow tweaker ( Jonah) has greatly expanded review made about the normal T61 14 inch version. Although the T61p has slightly different specifications than the T61 and is 15.4 inches, but the included software Lenovo 'ThinkVantage' and the construction of the cabinet is not changed. For a detailed explanation about all the features of the case, I advise you hereby to Jonah's review to read. It is my intention to focus. More on my findings and my opinion about this laptop in this story Featureset Hardware Of course, the feature set is one of the things that a lot of attention is paid to the search for a new laptop. Often even more than the casing and build quality. My version of the Thinkpad T61p, 15.4-inch version, is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor running at 2.5GHz, and is equipped with 2 GB of memory. The screen is a TN, with a resolution of 1920 by 1200, and my version of the T61p was originally equipped with a 160GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive. This hard drive I have replaced a 160GB 7200RPM one. Originally this laptop came with Vista home basic. There is a standard 6 cell battery, the laptop with wireless lan 2 to 3 hours can power (when the battery is new). Very special is the trackpoint embedded in the keyboard, a mouse replacement that is not very common nowadays. However, should this be nothing for you, then there is also a touchpad below the keyboard. It can simultaneously plugs in, 3 USB external screen can be connected via D-Sub, and there may be two plug-in cards. To get neatly sums specifications:
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Lenovo T61p vs. Jewel Jade 8080
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SODIMM (2 DIMMS)
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB 8MB GF
Lenovo / Panasonic DVD-Multi 8X DVD ± RW dual layer
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
15.4 Inch WUXGA + 1920x1200
Intel Gigabit Network Connection 82566MM
Intel PRO / Wireless 3945 ABG Network Connection
6 or 9 Cell Li-Ion battery
Connections And Buttons Around
One of the other important things on his laptop connections. I myself have always been a fan of laptops with many USB connections. The Jade 8080 had three. This one too. And that's still not much, but I have noticed that in practice, you have very little value to many USB. I always have at least one in use for the (wireless) mouse. For the other two, there will always have a USB stickje along, but more often it is not. For those who use an external hard drive, there is also a small Firewire connection, so the valuable USB ports so keep you free. Awkward is that one of the three USB ports is turned 90 degrees, and now 'upright'. Fortunately, today's USB sticks pretty small, but if you still encounter an older copy, it will not fit through the height of the laptop. Another strange thing for a modern laptop is that it still has a D-Sub connector . You should by now at least a DVI or HDMI expect, right? But when I re-watch the practice, all the places I go where I can connect a projector I get a D-Sub cable offered. So by itself, it is not surprising that there are still chosen by Lenovo for a D-Sub. And since I myself hardly an external display or projector connected, so it does not matter to me whether it is a DVI or D-Sub is. An advantage of using a D-Sub is that you almost never have to fool around with adapters. The projectors of today can still be connected to a better way, but rarely are. Time for an overview: the connections from left to right. We start at the front:
The front
Small Firewire connection
Wireless LAN switch
4-in-1 card reader
The right side:
The right side
The DVD drive
Handle to pull the DVD drive out
Switch in order to make the pull-lever
2 USB ports
Anti-theft slot
The back:
The back
Battery
Power connector
The left side:
The left side
D-sub connection
Telephone modem connection
Network connection
Microphone
Headphone
USB connection
2x Plug-in card (1 ExpressCard, 1 SmartCard) (?)
Software
The factory installation of the T61p I have not been playing much with it, because I have a fresh install done as soon as I put the new hard drive in it. Yet is the amount of Bloatware (aka: dredging, gang, gang, bunch, etc.) bad. As has been said in Jonah's review , it is most very useful. The only thing I can say is that he's absolutely right. Indeed, a large part of the pre-installed software I have on my clean install also stand. The reason why I'm not moving ahead with the factory installation is pretty simple, I wanted firstly a faster drive, and secondly, it is known that no matter how neat 'they' have set up the factory Windows installation remains a brackish system. Another problem with this factory system is that there is only one partition was on the disk. All 160GB proved 'C: \' to be. I know it, it's quite complicated, it is possible to change it afterwards. But one big C drive is quite problematic if you once suddenly from Windows should (virus or something.) So you're automatically lost everything when you throw the C partition. Not really a good choice from Lenovo. After the clean install of Windows, I have my home computer a list of individual drivers downloaded what + counted in the 30. When I found out that Lenovo provides one program manages approximately 3 mb the entire driver installation can be arranged. Completely automatically for you It's called 'Thick ThinkVantage System Update. " After installation, the program connects to the Lenovo servers, and look at your system which drivers you need, and what added (useful) little program you may also have to use. And no, that last one you really do not fear, because you yourself are completely free to choose what you want (including the driver). The big blue button at the top of your keyboard labeled "ThinkVantage" (after installing all the drivers) the basis of a number of auxiliary programs particles which manage / supplement. Various features of the laptop Think consumption schedules, manage WiFi connections, and ThinkVantage System Update that you can use to see if there are new drivers. Also, you can switch between the different parts by off. Them in the ThinkVantage menu or There is a whole list of applications available for ThinkVantage, which also focused on a number of companies. But since you can choose what you install yourself so you do not have unnecessary software. Many suffer did not, because all functions are actually incorporated into Windows, but require a great deal more research work. launch through 'start'> 'run Using MSconfig on', and then 'msconfig' typing gives you the ability to not always turn out. ThinkVantage used parts This ensures that they do not start with you when you turn on the computer, and also ensures that these programs do not constantly keep turning gently in the background. However, it is important that you get the exe's in the folder "Production Center" called PrdCtr 'it is left on, otherwise the entire ThinkVantage no longer works, including desktop shortcuts and *. Exe files yourself! So if you set this as himself in "msconfig" disabled programs will only turn on if you want them, selected by means of the function in the 'Thick Vantage' menu. An interesting part of the ThinkVantage software that I have to do to are a small part which is part of the Power Management. This section shows on the right side of the taskbar, next to the icons, a larger version of a battery see to it at first glance very clear what the charge is, and if you hold the mouse cursor over the small battery, it also indicates the remaining time. Well I must say that this time is a bit optimistic (read: pull safely half an hour away), but this feature was not on the Jade 8080, and now I have this function, he's just fine! Another good point is that this battery really goes to zero, instead of at 30% and then to 5% jumps, as with the 8080 Jade 'normal' was. Performance Laptop Performance, how would I describe. It is one of the faster laptop processors, and a faster laptop hard drive. But there is also Windows Vista Ultimate. No, I'm not going to kick Windows, but it is known that XP runs faster. Making a cold start with Vista and just continues to slow, mainly because Vista will load a lot more than XP. Vista does have the handy function to start, so that the load on the system is better distributed. Some parts with a small delay Once booted, run Windows itself, and the laptop very smoothly. I had an old computer stand where I had Vista already set up to test, and thus resolve before I went full-time use of it make. Several bumps in the road I must say that I really benefited from've had there. I have until now not many programs run very heavy, but normal use of Office 2007 and Matlab has the laptop with flying colors. It started pretty quickly and ran smoothly. The only program which hitherto occasional "hiccups", or apparently has something to load Office 2007, but that does Office on all computers on which I stand, so that the I do not take the laptop blame (or Office 2007 ). This laptop should be with the Vista Intel Turbo Memory. well equipped Now did I actually did not notice that, and I doubt I will. Ever In several videos on the Internet shows that it has a function, if you have a particular program often start. So I think the only one on my laptop much profeit will have Internet Explorer and Windows Live Mail will be. I know that there are drivers are installed, but I have so far still can not prove that it actually is in my computer (I do not know where I should look). Vista Experience Index I have on this laptop Vista Ultimate installed. With Vista, it is possible to display the installed hardware, called "Windows Experience Factor. Performance factor My laptop gave the following results:
Lenovo software installer
ThinkVantage button
ThinkVantage menu
: D
Processor: 5.4
Memory (RAM): 5.1
Graphics: 5.9
Graming Graphics: 5.4
Primary Hard Disk: 5.2
Total score: 5.1. I think this is quite respectable for a laptop. Wireless LAN The wireless lan works fine. The only thing I have to complain about is that the settings related to Wireless lan connection settings for networks nothing in Vista 3x. And especially if the network you are trying to find their own encryption key has connection. The way to do this is to find somewhere the network to add manually in the network center while WLAN did stand out. After having done all the settings, here you turn WLAN on, and then it goes on without any hiccups. , in other words on the card itself, the compound, stability, etc, I really have nothing to report. It works, it works well, it works without hiccups, and it does not need constant attention. I have so far also rarely dropped connection. Also because the antennas in the display are processed, and therefore have a much better reception than the antennas in the Jade 8080, is the signal a lot better. As I said, the only thing I have to complain about the Wireless, has to do with Windows Vista and not with the T61p. Noise is a well known phenomenon that the sound that comes out of laptops is similar to a radio from the stream in a cast iron garbage can with the lid half open. 40s In other words: a lot of noise, no bass, tinny, distorted, etc. This laptop will sonically meet expectations: yes, the same. But fortunately it is not all blown cry. Okay, it's a bit exaggerated. I have so far gained a lot of experience with my two old laptops. The Jewel Sapphire had the best sound so far, but he had also the greatest speakers. The worst sound I've ever heard from a laptop came Jade 8080, my previous laptop. Here, the sound was not to hear, without using the built-in equalizer. Use The T61p has 2x 2W speakers, like the Jade 8080, but the position and mounting of the speakers are a lot better. It is true that the bass almost completely disappeared, and here that the mid-range is not to write home about, but the sound is a good middle of the laptops. The sound of the T61p definitely tops the sound of the Jewel Sapphire, but somewhere between the Sapphire and Jade in. Fortunately (for me) it's a big improvement over the Jade, as in: I do not need to listen to my music without headphones equalizer. The speakers also going pretty hard, so I can listen too. Example during cooking, with hood to, reasonable You will certainly know your friends are not under the impression of the sound which produce the onboard speakers, but you can shave a bit normally hear that new song sounds. Blue Ray (Movies)? One thing some people might possibly be interested in a laptop with full HD resolution is to make Blue Ray movies to watch. Unfortunately I have to disappoint you. There are very few laptops, if any, who have a Blue Ray drive. And certainly when SurfSpot offer, you do not expect. Also there is (probably) no support for HDMI. I myself think that the laptop is there also not designed for. Maybe it's a pity, but it's for a laptop that is primarily designed for work necessary? In my daily use, I've actually rarely the CD-DVD player required. Although the screen is 1920 by 1200, but is not a quality that I would like to take a look. Movies And since Blue Ray in laptops still a rare phenomenon, you can bloody well bet that Blue Ray readers, let alone writers, for laptops are very expensive. The question is whether you really want to spend so much money to It is possible to run a movie on this laptop (DVD or Video CD), but he also has no 5.1, only stereo. So even as a supplement to your 5.1 or 7.1 home theater, or home-away-from-home-cinema, this laptop is clearly not appropriate. Image Quality Resolution The first thing that struck me after factory installation worked was that the big screen a vast improvement was opposite my Jade 8080. Jade 8080 has a 1400 x 1050 screen, which also works pretty good, but 1920 x 1200 is really a step up. Because you're so close to your screen, you do not get bothered by the relatively high resolution on a small screen. I do not have the best eyes, and I can read it fine. So it suits me fine. What pleases me most is that I can now comfortably two screens side by side so I can multi-task a bit on my laptop. I myself used to work. 2 screens This works really fast, especially if you have to do multiple tasks at once, or you just want to see some info as you type something or find out. This simply can not (comfortably) on a small laptop screen with a resolution of 1680x1050, or 1400x1050. I've certainly had fun of 1400x1050 (Jewel Jade, 8080), because that was an improvement on the disastrous 1024x768 where I came from (Jewel Sapphire) first. But 1920x1200 pixels which I now have at my disposal are a real added value. While typing this review, for example, I'm sitting here (in Word 2007) with an IE screen beside it, to find specific info. I've already had several comments from people who looked at the screen and said, "This is too 1920x1200 lot for such a small screen, you are, so to peer. "to your screen Well I can say that people have completely wrong. I really never have less than 1920x1200 for the following laptops. Really. Point. And before you judge for yourself: find a spot (Media Markt?) Where you can try it once. I give it a very high probability that it will please you. viewing angle , the screen of the 8080 Jade was not too best quality, TN, of course, making the viewing angle was quite limited (read: heavy dredging). This screen is also clearly a TN, but the viewing angle of this display is a bit better, though still pretty bad. Actually I notice that very disappointing, because I expected that they would have to screen technology. Still an improvement after 3 years Or simpler: just choose a better screen. I get where they want to TN screens because the TN consumes the least power of all display types, but a disappointing viewing angle is a shame. It is, as I mentioned, an improvement compared to the 8080 Jade, which is such a small viewing angle was that if you had the top right of the screen, you saw under color heats. Here you can happily see the entire screen in the same color. Compared with the 8080 Jade is the screen of the T61p is definitely a big improvement. If I compare with my IPS screen displays my home computer is a laptop screen a lot worse. Colour Display In addition to viewing angle and resolution, the colors are also important. To this I also tweaking. There is a simple online test Lagom.nl LCD (recommended!) to see if your color settings are correct. I found out pretty quickly that the default settings Nvidia had too much gamma settings. All the images, photos and movies on my screen looked very bad. After this test, I had some things set up so that the colors were a lot better. I have Vista Ultimate Theme Black Glass to stand, and put just neat and decent. I could not adjust all the settings of the colors in the software came with the Nvida 570M, but there is at least watching movies, pictures, and even my desktop background. Again Incident What's also annoying, besides the viewing angle discussed above , the quality of the display under the direct (sun) light. This has always been something you should avoid using laptops, but if you're in the sun, or even in a room with bright lights coming, always avoid exposure under such an angle that the screen is that the light in your eyes a direct reflection of the lamp, instead of scattered light. If you go through your screen (which is quite moderate reflects fortunately) the angle of the screen, so get that if you display a mirror was you could see the light this will already give an annoying glow. On the picture, the light glow to see direct reflected light from a 60W incandescent bulb. The text behind this luminosity is not read, and the only solution is to change the angle of your screen. In sunlight, even this have no sense, and you will be best off in the shade. Also, you will have to put the blacklight, which also does not benefit the higher battery life. Bouwkwaliteit The Housing Very shortly I can say that is good. But since I'm usually a little more elaborate, I'll explain . , the T61p is an outline, or roll cage as it is also called as housing, which is made of a magnesium alloy. This gives the body extra strength. For this rollcage it are made of plastic panels that may not provide the laptop the best appearance, but certainly good finish. The most striking of these "roll cage" structure, are clearly visible metal hinges. I am aware that Acer's still here like to fail. Fortunately, both Jewels never shown a lack in their anyway rough life, but now the brand Jewel 'dead', I had to find another brand, and I went primarily for thoroughness. Metal hinges always do well . It has been known throughout the world, IBM, now Lenovo, one of the most solid construction for laptops had and has, apart from the specific military laptops. Since the beginning , you can the plastic here and there a little depressing, but never beyond the cage. The cage is which gives the cabinet strength, and a low weight. The plastic may themselves feel a bit cheap, and look, there's really nothing on whether this laptop indicating that this cabinet is quality 'good copy' is. Also, the design is relatively devised, with the exception of the position of the memory modules, which are not as easily accessible. You can see the solidity mainly to the place where the screen is mounted. Yes, the screen is in the T61p version, like the T61 is not placed in the middle (if you notice anything about it). But what really matters is that the screen that "deeper" is placed in the lid. Let me explain: On both my Jewels, I found out after a few weeks rushing behind the screen so close on the keyboard, if a book or something sitting next (even though the laptop itself was in a bag), then pressed the screen from the keyboard. This is not a problem in itself, a laptop is limited flexibility, it was not that either the screen or keyboard, or both, could move. A little bit In other words: while wearing the laptop, scoured the screen very lightly against my keyboard, so I could see the screen, the keys after a while (!). So here I had problems with both Jewel laptops, and I've also seen a lot of other brands. The solution was quite simple: to me came the laptops with a kind of foam inlay you could put between the screen and the keyboard to the screen and the buttons are not physically come into contact with each other, and therefore not able rubbing against each other . This solved the problem for good at. But the Jewel Sapphire it was too late, and I could see most of the buttons on the screen, inside of a year that I made use of a laptop. In 8080 Jade I saw pretty quickly that had the same problem, and I have a laptop that is used each time the foam. In T61p this whole problem, because the screen is so just 1 or 2 millimeters deeper is placed so that the screen and keyboard may never come. Touch the lid of the laptop This is pure solidity! Unfortunately, there is a strange point: What might be surprising to hear that the cupboard is not completely rigid but slightly flexible. While this saves weight in the "roll cage" because a rigid box costs a lot more material, but the 8080 Jade was completely rigid for the same weight. You can T61p housing very light twist when you take a little force to move (with the lid open). Even if one of the feet are not resting on the table, the cabinet will bend slightly. With the screen closed, the T61p have a rigid whole, but I think by bending behavior with the screen open very strange. Might have given a firmer plastic improvement. One minus so. Hard Disk As indicated in the specifications, this is a Seagate Momentus GF. The GF version has access to an accelerometer which hard drive provides a detection capability to measure (goh. .. acceleration ). However, Lenovo has also placed an acceleration meter in the T61p itself. With drivers that are downloaded with 'Thick ThinkVantage System Update "can be then looked at the acceleration and the state of your laptop. But besides that there is a nice little program with which the software calculates the position of your laptop, the software uses the acceleration data to ensure that the heads of the hard drive in their 'dock' are. This prevents them from being damaged by sudden movements. In other words, if your laptop once you fall, or shoot out of your hands while it is turned on, shoot the head to its 'dock' to, and is therefore not in a position to damage if the discs the laptop the ground or touches office. Perfect! So now I have two accelerometers are in my laptop, both of which do the same. Double safety! (Or more problems . them I am not yet come to. ). I think that this function does is make to the life of my laptop a contribution. Ergonomics Ergonomics I find one of those things that is still quite difficult to write about. After all it is a laptop, and laptops are not designed primarily for ergonomics, but compactness. I also have to think about what I was going to drop some concerns about the laptop here. Specifically as The only thing I could come to discuss the layout of the keyboard. The keyboard in the T61p is fortunately well laid out and logical. To begin with one of the best points to the keyboard: The tap blessed, really absolutely amazing! Even better than my Dinovo for Notebooks , and keyboard that I was very very impressed. terms tikcomfort really what the layout is similar to a normal keyboard. The left Shift has a normal size, and the 6-unit (Insert, Del, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down), is the well-known classification above the keyboard. Perhaps not the most convenient place for sneltikkers among us, but logical and findable. In addition to the six-unit are: "Print Screen", "Scroll Lock", and "Pause" above the F10-F12. The arrow keys are, as is normal for a laptop, under the right Shift, and above the left and right arrows are two additional keys for next and previous Internet Explorer. It takes getting used to, because you will occasionally undesirable contact with these keys, but they can be quite useful (if we forget that backspace in Internet Exploder, eehh Explorer, even the 'back' function does). In Word 2007, however, the keys will function. I do not use them very often, as you probably already have, but I'm not averse to the idea. Yet if I'm honest I do not really see the point in those two keys. Finally interesting factoid about the keyboard is that it is equipped with a TrackPoint. This is a weird red thing in the middle of the keyboard, which also operated the mouse. This is to do it to put your finger and pressing at the same time a little bit and push where the mouse cursor should go a direction. The harder you press, the faster the cursor moves. This is an old fashioned way to control the mouse, because you saw it especially in the old laptops of yesteryear. All works quite nice actually, it's just getting used to. And because they have applied a TrackPoint you get "free" an extra set of mouse buttons at the bottom right of the spacebar on the keyboard, but above the touchpad area. Below the touch pad area is then again the mouse (yes, you really have them 2 times!), And they both serve the same. The only difference between the TrackPoint mouse buttons and touchpad mouse buttons is that the TrackPoint three mouse buttons instead of 2, which can be set. Middle I myself have set as the middle mouse button, as I was always missing under my Touchpad. But I really have no idea why they have applied. 2 mouse same time Fortunately there is an opportunity to give the mouse the touchpad another post but for now they are with me still the standard function. Heat and Noise The Jade 8080 could do it all with a 75W charger. This also means that the whole consumes less power. However, this creature has a 90W charger, and that means that it also is a bit warmer than the Jade 8080. But I have nothing to complain about. I now have a good part of the day sitting typing on the laptop for this review (it is a piece of text, after all ), and it is now 25 degrees in my room. The laptop is slightly warm under my palms, but they definitely do not sweat the laptop off. It's actually quite pleasant. because the laptop needs more power, it will also make it more heat. This can be seen because occasionally enters the fan. Not that this is a problem, after all, all laptops do this. But the T61p does so much more common than the Jade 8080. But, believe it or not, the loudest part of the entire laptop is ... Yes, the hard drive! No, really, it's the hard drive. I've been a regular full load work here, and most of the noise is still made by the hard drive. You can hear the fan if it has to work harder but decided not above the hard drive. This then surprised me, because the two predecessors of this laptop you heard yet clear if they were cool. So really a plus. Even though I make my laptop in normal use there is absolutely no worry about whether the cooling is heard. I got on the internet found a review of the T61p which it was compared with its predecessor, the T60. It can be seen in front of the t60, even though the equipment something 'heavier' is in the T61 a clear improvement. A good point so! Mobility And Battery Life Mobility The laptop itself is about as large as the Jewel Jade 8080, either with other dimensions. The T61p is a little shorter and a little wider but about as thick, and weighs only 100 grams more than the Jade 8080. Jade 8080 came to 2,874 kg without accessories, and including mouse and transformer at 3,436 pounds. The Lenovo T61p comes without accessories at 2,924 kg, and including mouse and transformer at 3,488 kg. This makes the whole laptop 52 grams heavier. However, there is still a note to. This measurement was done with the 9 cell battery. The 6 cell battery, the laptop where it was originally delivered, weighs 324 grams, and the 9 cell battery weighs 480 grams. This laptop would be 104 grams lighter in original form than my previous laptop. And that's ... not really anything to write home about. But what does that mean for mobility: Well, that is not changed compared to my old laptop. Or do they? The T61p (capacity: 1815.60 cm ³; mobility factor: 0.521 cm ³ / g) has a lower mobility factor than the Jade 8080 (contents: 1818.18 cm ³; mobility factor: 0.529 cm ³ / g). That means I'm gone backwards! Mobility Oops! Something serious: this was one of the items to be this laptop also had to meet me. I did not have (much) more weight than my old laptop and accessories. And that's fine succeeded. In terms of size, this laptop is not particularly more or less awkward than the old. The only thing less to this laptop is that the power cable to the mains transformer it is very short (75 cm). Battery Life One of the most annoying features of a laptop is a very short battery life. This is negative for the usability of the device as a mobile computer. Many laptops have only one type of battery that it can. That means you're either lucky, or not, there may be a bigger battery, or not. Lenovo is one of the manufacturers that the battery is positioned so that you often / always the battery can upgrade to a larger model. Another trick is that they do not have a new battery in each model, but they make the battery is interchangeable between many types. Unfortunately, the cost of extra battery do not. If you want to have an additional 9 cell battery that costs anywhere from € 80, - and € 130, - for a new one. I've never understood why the many batteries that are produced are not cut the price itself. Fortunately, it can also be worse. You can have a Dell have (Thanks for the link Pjerry )! After some creative and Ebay, I have my 9 cell battery on the head tapping know (from the USA), including shipping, for: € 23.22. As you can understand that it was a very good day . And that means for you that I now have two batteries which I can judge. The first is the supplied battery weighs 324 grams, has 6 cells, and keep it in the laptop around 2-3 hours with normal use and WLAN. Depending on whether you have WLAN on or off. The second battery is the battery electricity purchased. This weighs 450 grams, has 9 cells, and is also physically larger than the first. This battery will protrude behind the laptop, but gives the laptop a full extra hour of battery life under normal use. Or: 3-4 hours, depending on the WLAN status. With the 9 cell battery so you can cough up a pretty respectable battery life, which I regularly make use of. The batteries are hot-swappable ', if the laptop is plugged. This is done by tilting on its side, the laptop while and then gently pull the battery latch on and remove the battery. Below can be placed the other. Price The price is very advantageous if you can tap the T61p at Surf Spot on the head or else at Mega Sellers, where a similar laptop stands for € 1655, - (July 2008). I myself know the laptop at SurfSpot to get for € 1269, - excluding mouse, and includes a 5400rpm drive. If you then go along the famous sites, you see that the price of this laptop very quickly goes up towards the € 2500, -. I am so happy with the money I had to resign. Sure Summary It has become quite a story, in this so here is a brief summary. It's a good complete laptop. Things that particularly pleased me, the big resolution (1920x1200) and improve the sound in front of the Jade 8080. The battery life with the 9 cell battery is absolutely enough to keep a long time and I'm even happy with the software, which the functions of the laptop complementary good (Thick Vantage). The laptop makes little noise and sensible heat, and tap the keyboard is great and logically. The laptop runs nice and smooth under Vista Ultimate, and ThinkVantage System Update, you do not have to worry about the long list of drivers. And finally: the price, with Surf Spot is a nice deal for a complete laptop. However, there are also some weak points, such as the limited viewing angle of the screen, and the strange flexibility of the housing when the screen is open. Does the plastic to the rollcage some good bargains, while you know that this is still a solid product. In addition, for such a good laptop the supplied HDD (5400rpm) very limited, and the extra batteries quite expensive despite the many that are made. Conclusion still adding. Well, what's the conclusion It is likely to become clear throughout this review I am very pleased with my new laptop. Yes, the viewing angle is less, but not annoyingly under normal use. Also heats up the laptop a bit under normal use, but not so much that you can fry an egg on. But the most satisfied I am still with the resolution. I really love working on a good mobile laptop. , I think I've made a very good choice and that the disadvantages by far after not outweigh the benefits. It is a good laptop, and I hope there is still a long way to be allowed to make use of it. Despite the appearance is not the most attractive laptop, I recommend this one for people who have money. Revisions and updates: - Replace Large photos for better ones (less blurry) 9-7-2008 REVISIE1: - Pieces added over the D-sub connector - Resolution improvement - Charge battery removed from negatives - Short supply wire to negative points put - Piece added on blue ray / home theater - Magnesium -> magnesium alloy (Now no more perilous laptop ) 11-7-2008 REVISIE2: - Spelling Round done - Lot curve sentences improved, replaced or supplemented - Jonah's name put upon initial review referral - 'Hard Disk adjusted accelerometer in housing 29-3-2009: Relocation - Moving images from FileFront to Tweakers.net If there are more errors in it: Please put it in the comments!
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