Thinkpad T61 Screen Resolution Question

Is it unusual for a t61 to have a screen with a max resolution of 1680x1050? Cause i've got one.

some T61 have WSXGA+ but it is not that common, there are some WXGA and WXGA+ which are more common.
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ThinkPad T500 Screen Resolution Issues

Dear All,
Wonder if anybody can provide any advise on the following issue(s):
Just bought a T500 Centrino vpro, running on XP professional, 15" screen. Really happy with it, its fast and all. However, there seem to be only a few screen resolution options available. On my old Acer Travelmate, I used to have a 1024x600 which suited my myopia just fine. The closest setting to this one seems to be the 1024X768 but it is not great 'cos items appear a tad out of focus.
I understand the T500 i just bought was built to accommodate Vista (as a side note, a Vista Business tag with serial number can be found at the back of my laptop although the machine came with XP pro preinstalled..This leads me to my other question: What happened to my Vista?) and this perhaps explains the limited resolution options available and the fact that apart from the native setting all other resolutions available are not optimal.
Many thanks in advance.
FB

There are several methods to increase the font sizes on your screen:
1) right click on desktop.
2) select personalize
3) select adjust font size (DPI) under the task list on the left
4) select the larger font size that is available.
Sometimes there are fonts that are just too small to read on the web browser.
Hold down your Ctrl key and use the mouse scroll button to increase the font size.
Alternatively Press the blue Fn button on the keyboard and then press the Space bar.
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Image size related to screen resolution - Questions

Trying hard to get my head around picture dimensions vs quality vs screen/printer resolution, can anyone confirm if what I think I understand is correct.
My Canon RAW images are 3888 x 2592 pixels. If I export from LR a full sized JPEG (at 100% quality) I get an image that is 3888 x 2592 pixels in size. So the questions:
1) If I open the JPEG in something simple like Windows Picture Viewer and hit the 'Actual Size' button then put simply is each pixel in the picture lighting up a pixel on the screen ?
2) If I zoom out then presumably there are more picture pixels than screen pixels so some data is thrown away and there is some downsizing of the image ?
3) If I zoom in then there is not enough data and there is some intrpolation to upsize the image ?
What I'm actually trying to get to grips with is, if i want to post pics online or e-mail them, when to drop the quality a bit to save filespace and when to change image size.
Cheers

Downsample a LOT for email and quite a lot for web viewing. Not only might they not look as good as they should, people will not be happy waiting for a 3000+ pixel image to download to them.
A "full width"
Of course, if someone wants to print the photo, then you need to maintain the resolution and they should know it will take some time to download.
If you want to see what size others use for the web and can't estimate by looking at it on your monitor in a browser, you can find out the dimensions of a picture you are viewing. In Firefox and windows, right click on the photo and select properties.
flickr, for example, resizes to various sizes. Even though you can upload full size images to flickr, you might not want to do so to protect your full-size image from being used.

Windows screen resolution question

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this issue...
I used a MacBook Pro recently to test the Windows compatibility of a CD-ROM product I'm developing. In most respects it was fine as a substitute for a test PC, but the screen didn't change resolution when it should have done - for very boring reasons the product is supposed to switch whatever it's running on to 800x600, and it the method we're using (an Xtra for Director) has worked fine on all Mac and Windows systems except this.
So I'm thinking that the graphics side of Windows running on an Intel Mac is at a system level very different to a 'real' PC, which is a shame as I was thinking of getting a new MacBook partly to give myself an easier Windows testbed option than constantly borrowing or hijacking other people's machines.
Does this sound like an exceptional event, or will I find that anything related to graphics/switching resolutions will probably not work the same way on a lovely shiny Intel G5 MacBook as a boring old Windows laptop?
G5 iMac

1280 x 800

Screen resolution question: wysiwyg?

Hi all,
my screen is set to 1680x1050, i.e. I get 80ppi, which means that all A4 pages are shown too big.
Can I correct that in any way? I need to see layout pages exactly in the size that they will look like in print, wysiwyg. It's cumbersome and annoying to muddle around with the page display in each and every app to downsize it by visual judgement to what might be the correct output size.
Thanks a lot!
Peter

Actually "wysiwyg" these days refers more to relative dimensions, not exact dimensions. After all, how big something looks on the screen depends partly on far away you are from the screen, and the trend is to put more pixels on the screen per inch. Currently, there is no way to adjust the exact resolution precisely enough so that what is printed out is exactly the same size as the displayed image, unless one of the standard non-native resolutions just happens to produce this effect with the program you are using to print.
But what you want may be in store at some point, once the display pixels take the next quantum leap in smallness, where the pixels become so small that the native resolution is useless and irrelevant. It's called +Resolution-Independent User Interface+, and it is publicly known that Apple already has the foundation for it in Mac OS X. How and when they will use it, we're not supposed to discuss or speculate about in the forum.

Question: T400 LED Screen Resolution Limited to WXGA?

Lenovo's website (US) is now only showing the following screen options for the T400:
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight, Camera
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight, Camera [add $30.00]
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ LED Backlight, Camera [add $50.00]
14.1 WXGA TFT High Nit, w/ LED Backlight [add $120.00]
14.1 WXGA TFT High Nit, w/ LED Backlight, Camera [add $150.00]
Does anyone know why the LED screen is limited to WXGA and not WXGA+?
I'm looking to replace my T40p, and I'm not willing to go down in screen resolution.
Thanks,
RocketDude
RocketDude
T400s 2801-CTO

bananaman wrote:
There are 14.1 WXGA+ LED models available right now. Check the ThinkPad Reference (tabook) and search. That option is just apparently not available in CTO (Custom To Order) systems from the Lenovo Store at the moment.
This brings up the question: How can you order a pre-configured ThinkPad like those listed in tabook? Do you have to buy from a reseller? Why can't you order one from the online Lenovo Store? (Maybe you can, but it's not obvious to me how to do it, at least for the U.S. online store...)
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Satellite M110 - question on Screen resolution 1600 x 900

Hi experts, hoping you can help me out.
Just bought an external screen which needs 1600 x 900 screen resolution,.... trouble is my display settings don't have that option.
If I "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" I can only choose 800x600 or 1024x768
If I uncheck this box "hide...display", the nearest I can choose are 1280x1024 or 1600x1200
Where is the 1600 x 900 option??? everything on the external screen is sttrreettched out.....
I have
- Satellite M110 PSMB0A
- Windows XP
- Display adapter says "Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family"
- I've downloaded the latest driver, (at least I think I did!) and my driver version is 6.14.10.4543 dated 23/03/06
Thanks in advance for your help.
Nigel db
Message was edited by: nigeldb

Hi
There are two reasons why a favorite resolution is not available.
1) the graphic card driver does not support such resolution
2) or/and the graphic card doesnt support it too.
In the user manual of Satellite M110 you should find a info (somewhere at the end of user manual) what resolutions are supported and available.
If the graphic card would support such resolution then this would mean that your installed driver is the reason why you cannot choose this resolution.
In such case its advisable to update the driver and to use the one from the Intel page.
The graphic chip is Intel one and therefore the driver from Intel page should work.
In some cases you would be not able to install the driver executing the setup.exe.
In such case you have to go to the device manger and have to use the advanced installation procedure. Then you could point to the driver package which you have downloaded previously from Intel page.

T510 max screen resolution is 1366 x 768?

Hi anyone,
Got a new T510 and the mex screen resolution I can get is 1366 x 768?
Is that correct?
I have been using 1680 x 1050 on T61 so I feel like I;ve gone backwards in 3 years.
Does anyone know ho I can get a higher res?
mkozma

Hi and welcome to the forum!
What is 7 character product number of your T510? It looks like 2668-KHU and can be found on the bottom sticker, please don't post the S/N, thanks!
Keep us posted.
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Thinkpad T61 reports in-correct EDID data to Xorg

Thinkpad T61 with Quadro NVS 140M reports in-correct EDID data . Primary issues is that I want to switch to "1024x768" resolution which is well supported for LCD projectors. But currently with default setting nvidia driver it gives only the following resolutions. Is there any BIOS update for this ??
root#xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 1680 x 1050
default connected 1680x1050+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1680x1050      50.0*    51.0     52.0
   1600x1024      53.0
   1280x1024      54.0
   1280x960       55.0
   800x512        56.0
   640x512        57.0
   640x480        58.0
Here is the snip of Xorg.0.log
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU Quadro NVS 140M (G86GL) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 60.86.3e.00.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on Quadro NVS 140M at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0):     IBM (DFP-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): IBM (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): IBM (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link LVDS
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The EDID for IBM (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode "1680x1050"
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's valid
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     HorizSync range (53.398-64.075 kHz) would exclude this
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode's HorizSync (42.7 kHz); ignoring HorizSync check for
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode "1680x1050".
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The EDID for IBM (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode "1680x1050"
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's valid
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     VertRefresh range (50.000-60.000 Hz) would exclude this
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode's VertRefresh (40.1 Hz); ignoring VertRefresh check
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     for mode "1680x1050".
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The EDID for IBM (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode "1680x1050"
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's valid
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     HorizSync range (53.398-64.075 kHz) would exclude this
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode's HorizSync (42.7 kHz); ignoring HorizSync check for
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode "1680x1050".
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The EDID for IBM (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode "1680x1050"
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's valid
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     VertRefresh range (50.000-60.000 Hz) would exclude this
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     mode's VertRefresh (40.1 Hz); ignoring VertRefresh check
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     for mode "1680x1050".
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
(WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "default"; removing.
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to validate any modes; falling back to the default mode
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select".
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1680 x 1050
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (129, 127); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0):     option
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
   [0] -1   0   0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
   [1] -1   0   0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
   [2] -1   0   0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
   [3] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
   [4] -1   0   0xf8102400 - 0xf81024ff (0x100) MX[B]
   [5] -1   0   0xf8102000 - 0xf81020ff (0x100) MX[B]
   [6] -1   0   0xf8101c00 - 0xf8101cff (0x100) MX[B]
   [7] -1   0   0xf8101800 - 0xf81018ff (0x100) MX[B]
   [8] -1   0   0xf8101000 - 0xf81017ff (0x800) MX[B]
   [9] -1   0   0xdf2fe000 - 0xdf2fffff (0x2000) MX[B]
   [10] -1   0   0xfe227400 - 0xfe2274ff (0x100) MX[B]
   [11] -1   0   0xfe226000 - 0xfe2267ff (0x800) MX[B]
   [12] -1   0   0xfe227000 - 0xfe2273ff (0x400) MX[B]
   [13] -1   0   0xfe220000 - 0xfe223fff (0x4000) MX[B]
   [14] -1   0   0xfe226c00 - 0xfe226fff (0x400) MX[B]
   [15] -1   0   0xfe225000 - 0xfe225fff (0x1000) MX[B]
   [16] -1   0   0xfe200000 - 0xfe21ffff (0x20000) MX[B]
   [17] -1   0   0xd4000000 - 0xd5ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
   [18] -1   0   0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
   [19] -1   0   0xd6000000 - 0xd6ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
   [20] 0   0   0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
   [21] 0   0   0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
   [22] 0   0   0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
   [23] -1   0   0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
   [24] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
   [25] -1   0   0x00001c60 - 0x00001c7f (0x20) IX[B]
   [26] -1   0   0x00001c20 - 0x00001c3f (0x20) IX[B]
   [27] -1   0   0x00001c18 - 0x00001c1b (0x4) IX[B]
   [28] -1   0   0x00001c40 - 0x00001c47 (0x8) IX[B]
   [29] -1   0   0x00001c1c - 0x00001c1f (0x4) IX[B]
   [30] -1   0   0x00001c48 - 0x00001c4f (0x8) IX[B]
   [31] -1   0   0x00001830 - 0x0000183f (0x10) IX[B]
   [32] -1   0   0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
   [33] -1   0   0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[B]
   [34] -1   0   0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
   [35] -1   0   0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[B]
   [36] -1   0   0x000018e0 - 0x000018ff (0x20) IX[B]
   [37] -1   0   0x000018c0 - 0x000018df (0x20) IX[B]
   [38] -1   0   0x000018a0 - 0x000018bf (0x20) IX[B]
   [39] -1   0   0x00001880 - 0x0000189f (0x20) IX[B]
   [40] -1   0   0x00001860 - 0x0000187f (0x20) IX[B]
   [41] -1   0   0x00001840 - 0x0000185f (0x20) IX[B]
   [42] -1   0   0x00002000 - 0x0000207f (0x80) IX[B](B)
   [43] 0   0   0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
   [44] 0   0   0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "CalcAlgorithm" is not used
(==) RandR enabled

Hi,
Please check whether you are able to open the PDF through SOST transaction.
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Screen resolution in WinPE 5.0 on UEFI devices

Hi
Can you please help me with the issue i am facing?
The screen resolution in WinPE is very high, the drop down values in MDT wizard are extremely small and almost unreadable. I see a similar question posted on technet for screen resolution in
WinPE 4.0 but I am unable to fix it.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/66bd25d3-cc37-4841-be38-3f427db36b57/winpe-screen-resolution-problem-no-display-signal-out-of-range?forum=w7itproinstall
The HTA screen looks OK but the when you select the drop down, the values are extremely small.
I also referred to the article from Johan
http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/51/Setting-screen-resolution-in-WinPE-4-0.aspx
Below is my setup:
MDT 2013
Windows 8.1 x64
Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 10 (UEFI)
Tried the below but no luck:
Changed the ColorDepth to 32 in unattend.xml in WinPE pass
Tried modifying the Wizard.hta with different screen size and style.zoom
Playing around with the HTA settings might help but i am unsure how it looks and behaves on other UEFI devices.
Currently we are using Lenovo Tablet 10 but soon will also be using Surface Pro.
Am I missing something or is there a better way to do fix it?

Hi,
If our only issue is this particular font size, we can adjust some setting in files of
script folder.
For example, open DeployWiz_LanguageUI.xml under Scripts folder, here is just an example to make keyboard layout font large.
Find:
<SELECT NAME="KeyboardLocale_Edit" class=WideEdit >
Edit it as:
<SELECT NAME="KeyboardLocale_Edit" class=WideEdit style="font-size: 30px" >
The result is just like:
About the root cause, there would be something wrong with the WinPE image, in my test, WinPE 5 works good under UEFI mode. You can recreate one for test.
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External screen resolution "defaults" to low-rez (T510, docked; Samsung SyncMaster 730b monitor)

I have a T510 Thinkpad with docking station (Windows XP) with Samsung SyncMaster 730b monitor. Every time I start up, it defaults to low resolution and I need to manually increase the screen resolution. Is there a way to make the default setting for the external monitor is high-resolution?
Thanks!

hey ct-user,
it is hard to say if this is caused by the external monitor or by the docking station.
try having the the external monitor connected to the T510 and see if it "saves" the resolution that was previously set.
also, test the external monitor on a different laptop and see if the same issue occurs.
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T510 Screen resolutions error?

To my knowledge, the screen resolution of 15,6" models should be as follows:
HD: 1366 x 768
HD+: 1600 x 900
FHD: 1920 x 1080
Then why on European Lenovo websites all T510 models are listed as 15.6 " HD+ AntiGlare 1366x768 ??
Here is Italy, Germany and Denmark.

Good question.
The Lenovo european sites haven't been as good and accurate as they used to be.
The system you linked to is described on the supprt site as follows;
Product: ThinkPad T510 4349-4JG
Original description: i7-620M(2.66GHz), 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200rpm HD, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 512MB nVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn, Gobi2000 WWAN, Bluetooth, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, Camera, 9c Li-Ion, Win7 Pro 64
The european sites are simply wrong.
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Screen Resolution & Beep Sound

Mine is T400 bought in NUS, Vista OS. Very happy experience using this fatastic laptop, only a few minor questions
First question is How I can set my screen resolution high than 1280*800, which is right now the highest I can find on the display settings.
Second (a general question maybe): every time I plug in and out the AC cable, my T400 makes a loud beep, and also the case when hibernating or waking from hibernation, which is very annoying ....... It is best if the beep can be cancelled.
Thanks for helping me.
Message Edited by dcbayer04 on 08-27-2008 11:43 PM
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Hello and welcome to this forum
First, it´s not possible to get more resolution, when your native is1280*800 or you have to use an extern monitor.
Second, go to bios there are switches to turn beeps of, when powerstatus is changed.
Also look into the pogram engergie manager, there are also possibilities to switch beeps on and off.
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Screen Resolution settings on T61P

Hi,
Has anyone adjusted the screen resolutions settings on their T61P from 1680X1050 to 1440X900, or even lower? If so, does everything still look crip and clear at 1440X900?
I have the need, as do others at work to be able to drop the resolution a bit for various reasons.
Thanks in advance.
Dave T. - Systems Architect

Thank you for your tips..I run XP and it is not very clear if I lower the resolution to get a larger font I also do not have very good eyesight so this is a pain....on my old Dell laptop I could use the CTRL + scroll the mouse to enlarge the screen....on my T61 (no mouse) I do not know how to do the same thing...any other tips?
Thank you again...I am so Thinkpad illiterate!
Could use a Thinkpad for Dummies handbook!
T61 XP

T61 screen brightness

Hey all,
I was playing around on the T61 on my campus book store today as I am interested in purchasing one. The bookstore has the 14inch widescreen model with the WXGA+ screen. Is it just me or is this display horribly dark? This notebook was next to a macbook, and when comparing the two it almost seems as if the thinkpad's backlight is broken or something. Do all you T61 owners out there find that the screen is really badly lit?
I cant see anyone using a laptop like this... I feel lucky that I didnt purhcase the laptop without seeing one in real life - how can Lenovo sell such a laptop? (Just so youll know, I did try to increase the brightness using the function key and the brightness-up key, but it was at the max)
Just incase there was something wrong with the notebook on display, do any of you out there find that it is really dim?
Thanks
Ushir

Hey all and thanks so much for all your replies.
Okay, so I think perhaps my wording was poor here. I think instead of brightness, I should have maybe said colour reproduction. I went back to the bookstore today and played on the T61 there and tried my best to play with the Nvidia display settings - but I just couldnt get a very good setting. I find the colours on the screen to be very washed out and the screen is a bit dim. I couldnt help feel that compared to the macbook pro, this screen was awful. Im having a tough time here because other than the screen, I really like the laptop alot. Its the perfect size, the keyboard is awesome, its got a decent graphics card and the resolution is also pretty sweet. But then I look at the macbook pro and I see the wonderful screen, the camera, the awesome gfx card (256mb nvidia 8600 gt) - not to mention that the MBP has a 2.4ghz processor whilst the T61 being sold at the bookstore has a 2.0 ghz processor.
So heres what I like about each:
Macbook Pro:
Pros:
Better Processor - 2.4ghz
Better Screen - 300 nits
Weight is slightly lighter (5.4lbs)
Awesome Graphics Card - nvidia 8600GT
2 Operating Systems (OSX and Vista)
Cons:
A little larger than I would like
Dont like the keyboard and mouse (no right click)
Thinkpad T61
Pros:
Awesome keyboard
Perfect Size
Runs nice and cool
Rollcage
Hard drive bump detection
Cons:
Crappy display - 220 nits
Crappy processor - 2 ghz
Mediocre gfx card - NVS 140M
No camera
So at the moment, Im leaning slightly toward the MBP. Can someone post some pictures of their WXGA+? Im interested to see if the showroom model is farked... Because frankly, the screen is the deal breaker...
Message Edited by ushir on 01-14-2008 10:04 AM

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