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phi_'s avatar
15 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Well, with student loans coming up I'm gonna take the hit and buy a new laptop. I want suggestions!

I'll be using the laptop for three things: surfing the net, writing papers, and video editing.

I'm not worried about hard drive space/speed so much because all raw footage, etc, will be stored on my external drive anyway.


I'm leaning towards a W-series ThinkPad ...
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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the w-series is fat. :/ i think the t-series is a good balance between power and portability, and i'd make that claim even if i weren't trying to sell my laptop. :)
phi_'s avatar
15 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Which T-series are you selling?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
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ThinkPad T61 6459
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MB L2)
15.4 WSXGA+ TFT (1680x1050, 200 nit, 500:1, LG-Philips)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (128MB)
2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
Hitachi 160GB, 7200rpm HDD
CD-RW/DVD-ROM, 24x
Atheros 803.11[abg]
Bluetooth
HD Audio
Intel Gigabit Ethernet
56kbps Modem
(1) VGA Out
(1) Firewire 800
(3) USB 2.0
(1) ExpressCard
(1) PCMCIA
(1) SDHC/MMC
(1) 6-cell Li-Ion Battery (Unused)



$450 with free shipping and the unused battery. (link)
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
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also consider asemi's t61! (link)
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
complete your collection of Asemi's Former Stuff with the addition of my thinkpad!
phi_'s avatar
15 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
As much as I'd like to, asemi, lucas' T61 seems like the better deal. :-/

Let me know when you grow tired of your MyTouch, though!
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15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
it's cool. and I will.