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Lenovo T61 or Dell XPS M1530? 17" laptop a good consideration?

post #1 of 3
6/18/08 at 7:34pm
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I'd like to buy a laptop. I am hesitating between Lenovo Thinkpad T61 and Dell XPS M1530. Which one is better? Does Dell has the heating problem? Previously I proned to Lenovo due to its durability. But I checked cnet.com, I saw many reviewers did not give high grade to the Lenovo T61.

I need to get the Vista Business edition. Would an upgrade to the Vista Ultimate version be very useful? By the way, Will a 17" monitor laptop be too heavy or is it a good buy due to its larger screen?

Any input is greatly appreciated.
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post #2 of 3
6/18/08 at 8:04pm
17" Laptops do weigh more than a 15.4" Laptop by virtue of the fact you've just added quite a bit more plate glass to the laptop in the LCD.

Between the two, I'd evalulate what types of multimedia features you'd want since the last time I saw a T Series thinkpad they were extremely lacking in that department.

To my knowledge, the M1530 has no issues with overheating and so far I've only replaced an optical drive and a keyboard on 2 M1530's.

As far as Vista Business vs Ultimate. Vista ultimate includes Windows Media Center and Bitlocker drive encryption (requires two partitions on your hard drive) plus all the features of Vista Business. There's a few other features and extras in there, but those are the two major selling points. I have Ultimate on my D820 and Business on my Desktop. In day to day usage there's really no difference (though Business does seem to run better).
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6/19/08 at 2:37pm
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Thank you very much for your detailed response, which is very helpful.

I won't use much multimedia feature on the laptop, so I think I'll go with Lenovo Thinkpad T61, 15.4" widescreen, Vista Ultimate, which is also cheaper than Dell XPS M1530.

My customization along with some questions are as follows:

Intel Core 2 duo processor 2.5 GHz 6MBL2, Vista Ultimate, 15.4 WSXGA +TFT, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M(128MB), 3GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2DIMM), UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) (Is it better to upgrade to Fingerpint Reader?), 160GB Hard disk Drive, 7200rpm, No intel turbo memory hard drive cache, DVD recordable 8X Max Dual Layer Ultra Slim, PC Card Slot & Express Card Slot (What is a Smart Card for? Is it better to upgrade from Express Card to Smart card?), Thinkpad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN mini-PCIe US?UMEA/LA/ANZ (Is it better to upgrade to Intel wireless WiFi link 4965AGN (supporting Centrino Pro)? Is it also better to upgrade to a Integrated Bluetooth PAN instead of without bluetooth?)

Really appreciate your help.
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