Amazing laptop. I have always been a fan of no nonsense laptops that perform rather than looking pretty this delivers.
The keyboard still is one of he best laptop keyboards I have used and I have been through a fair few brands of laptops. With this purchase I had some goals which included ... Read review
Advantages: Subtle Design, Performance, Display Quality & Graphics Power Disadvantages: Design may not suit everyone's taste
Amazing laptop. I have always been a fan of no nonsense laptops that perform rather than looking pretty this delivers.
The keyboard still is one of he best laptop keyboards I have used and I have been through a fair few brands of laptops. With this purchase I had some goals which included the ability to meet my power computing demands (.NET development, Database Development, Run Virtual Machines, Adobe Photoshop and some 3D/CAD work) ... ...you install Vista 64bit to get the best out of laptop).
The graphics card is the icing on the cake for me, by all accounts it is the same as the 8700M GT card however it has been clocked faster and with 256MB memory really delivers some graphical punch. I can play my favourite game such as World of Warcraft at maximum resolution and settings and still able to play the more demanding Supreme Commander.
Amazing laptop. I have always been a fan of no nonsense laptops that perform rather than looking pretty this delivers.
The keyboard still is one of he best laptop keyboards I have used and I have been through a fair few brands of laptops. With this purchase I had some goals which included the ability to meet my power computing demands (.NET development, Database Development, Run Virtual Machines, Adobe Photoshop and some 3D/CAD work) - thankfully the laptop delivers in every department (I recommend you install Vista 64bit to get the best out of laptop).
The graphics card is the icing on the cake for me, by all accounts it is the same as the 8700M GT card however it has been clocked faster and with 256MB memory really delivers some graphical punch. I can play my favourite game such as World of Warcraft at maximum resolution and settings and still able to play the more demanding Supreme Commander.
The resolution is something you either love or hate, set native at 1920x1200 on a 15.4" screen it can either be an eyesore or a god send (thankfully for me it's the latter). Howvever the screens scales really well and you can drop down to the more easier to use wide screen resolutions without any loss of quality.
I specced my laptop up with 4gb memory, a 200GB Sata Drive, DVD RW Writer, Intel Wireless/Bluetooth Add-On, 1GB Intel Turbo Memory and the Intel T7800 2.6Ghz Core 2 Duo cpu which is blisteringly fast at everything I throw at it.
The design as I mentioned is not to everyone's taste but I love it, understated in the black chassis it speaks volumes i.e it's designed to work hard, not just look good sitting on your dining table.
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M PCI Express x16, NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M TurboCache - PCI Express x16
Video Memory
256 MB, 128 MB
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Audio Codec
AD1984JCP
Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio
Audio Input
Microphone
Input device(s)
Type
Keyboard, TrackPoint, UltraNav
Features
Spill-proof
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Office Ready
Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
Software
ThinkVantage Client Security, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
Manufacturer's product description
ThinkPad T Series is the perfect balance of performance and portability. Designed for highly mobile users, these notebooks deliver outstanding functionality and long battery life in an easily portable, thin and light design. The ThinkPad T61p models are the most secure, strongest, coolest and quietest T Series notebooks ever.
