The Thinkpad T61 been out for ages. Now there is T61p that comes with 15.4 inch 1600x1200 and other goodies. If you got the engineering sample, get out of the cave.

nVidia Quadro NVS 140M is based on GeForceFX.

I bought my t61 about two months ago, and have had terrible stability issues. My gut feeling is that this is related to the software - Vista, MS Office 2007, and the Lenovo "ThinkVantage" package. Just today I ordered an XP "downgrade" CD from Lenovo (c. $50) to see if that will help. So far I have not been able to use this machine in a production environment. Hopefully my situation is the exception rather than the norm.

i like T61,i like lenovo

No more IPS display option because LCD manufacturers couldn't supply them. This means that high quality displays on notebooks have died out, at least for some time.

http://www.lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=75

Unless Lenovo has drastically overhauled the internal layout of the Thinkpad T6x, the "free space" on the right side of the laptop is occupied by the harddrive. It allows one to remove the harddrive without opening up the laptop, although its overall usefulness is debatable.

Good to see Lenovo updating the Trackpoint-based notebook. However, the fingerprint scanner is completely useless, because laptop thieves will just extract user's fingerprints on the keyboard anyway. I would like to see wide screen Thinkpad to finally include keypads in the layout, making it a perfect replacement for the 104-key keyboards.

I use a ThinkPad T42. Its been working fine for almost 3 years now. Only problem I ever had was the CPU FAN that died, but I replaced it myself. I think Lenovo did a great job keeping the Thinkpad "feeling". There are some issues, but overall T61 series is a good product.

I have the thinkpad T61 (14 inch) and dell latitude D630 (14 inch). I am a software developer and also provide IT duties for my office of 13 heavy computer users.

First, my T61 has the intel integrated graphics. This provides a noticeable battery increase (given my usage, this is more than acceptable).

Second the reviewer seems to think that the T61 is just used for running office. I am a software developer. I run multiple IDE's and can't stand long compile times. Speed matters! I cannot say if the Dell or thinkpad is faster as the thinkpad runs at 2.4ghz with a 400mhz advantage.

As for stability and build quality: The Thinkpad is MUCH sturdier then the Latitude. I say this in terms of case "creak", keyboard support, and the mouse buttons (I've had issues where the Dell mouse buttons flex to much and eventually you have to increase pressure to compensate - this has been a problem since the early centrino days and has not been fixed.)
The thinkpad is only modestly lighter then the lattitude. It is barely enough to notice. (Both have 6 cell batteries).

Stability has been top notch on both units. The dell shipped with Windows XP, the thinkpad runs Vista. The thinkpad runs slightly cooler (it is impressively cool compared to previous models) but both are "lapable".

In terms of screen performance, the dell is slightly brighter. Both have adequate color reproduction (I'm not a graphic artist!). The thinkpad, again is adequate.

On a final note I was not able to order this thinkpad with the higher res screen (when bundled with integrated graphics.) This is extremely upsetting but a compromise I had to make give how much I travel and that battery life is an issue. The result is that I had to compromise. I hope Lenovo corrects this in the future.

I bought my ThinkPad T61 (7663A21), with 14.1 inch wide-screen, on 30/6/07 from AddOn Systems at Funan IT Mall.

My past working experience with a US MNC and discussions with ERP software engineers influenced my choice of notebook brand.

Till date, I still rank amonst first-tier :
-ThinkPad T and X series,
-Fujitsu T, E, and S series,
-Toshiba Protege and Tecra series.

I would consider amongst second-tier :
-Acer TravelMate
-TwinHead Durabook

The T61 has and overall well-balanced form factor:
-While the larger T61p generally has better specs and the X61 being more compact, it is the T61 that offers reasonable portability without sacrificing much on performance. Afterall, it is equipped with the Intel Santa Rosa T7300 Core 2 Duo processor chip.

-Fujitsu E8410 has similar specs and very comparable price but it is the T61 that offers the optimal 14.1 inch wide-screen; sufficiently big for viewing spreadsheets yet not too big to be clumsy to carry around.

-Fujitsu S6410 has a good 13.3 inch wide-screen but lacks the nVidia graphics performance of the T61.

-ThinkPad has the best keyboard in the whole industry and it is spill-resistant with liquid drain-holes.

-Besides the red eraser-head trackpoint with raised spare mouse buttons, it also has a vey responsive main touchpad with main mouse buttons well positioned towards the outer edge so that they are easy to actuate. In simple terms, this is ergonomics oftenly over-looked by rivals and even potential buyers.

-Its hard drive is equipped with 3D shock-sensor which is common only amongst premium notebooks.

-The T61 is equipped with internal roll-cage to augment protection over and above its magnesium-alloy chasis.

-Its screen surface is matte-finished. This reduces glare from bright surronding lighting. Again, such ergonomics is over-looked by rivals and potential buyers.

-It has very well thought-out array of I/O interfaces.

-Its air-in vent is located behind the unit as opposed to other brands with air-in vent at the base. This rear-positioned air-in vent means that while you use the T61 on your lap or sofa you will not inadvertently block its cooling fan and result in system over heating. Yet such careful design is oftenly neglected by potential buyer.

However, the T61 has its share of short-falls though:
-Its overall finishing and parts fittings are not as good as those you find on Fujitsu notebooks.

-Its battery-life is never the envy of its rivals; though I compensated this with a spare 7 cell battery.

Overall, the T61 still provides premium performance even when compared with other premium brands.

To all of you who own one, take pride.

rgds,
Benjamin CHIN
7 Oct 07

i am in china,so i want to know whether i can buy the product by mail or something

give me latest configuration of laptop