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by jjjeffrey 4836 days ago
I've had a T61p for 4 or 5 years. 1920x1280 screen. A Core 2 Duo that doesn't feel dated. I dread the day that something happens and I need to get a new laptop. I think other fans will know what I mean when I say this one is perfect.
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I felt the same, until I put it in my backpack while on and the video card died. That particular model has a known defect in the soldering on the video vard (NVIDIA's fault), so be careful with how you use it.

Fun fact: apparently, people have fixed theirs by putting the motherboard in an oven to resolder it.

Ah, Bumpgate and BGA soldering problems.
Totally. I've got two of the last non-widescreen 14" T61 laptops. They're fantastic and fairly cheap on ebay today.
Yeah.

I had my IBM Thinkpad T43 replaced by a Lenovo Thinkpad T410, and the quality is not the same, the keyboard feels cheaper.