BetaLyr
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I've been spending the last few hours looking for a decent laptop >$800 (so that my dad would buy it for me), and came up with these two:
R61:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T8100 (2.1GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
14.1 WXGA+ TFT (1440x900)
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Enhanced
Y510:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 (1.66GHz)
Vista Home Premium
15.4 WXGA (1280x800)
Intel GMA X3100
2GB
TouchPad
160GB, 5400rpm
DL-DVD burner
They're just under $780 each. (The Y510 is a bit more, and there's shipping costs.) I would get the Y510 with nV 8600M, but it's only available at J&R and is $1000.
The R61 is a much more powerful machine--Penryn (T8100) and dedicated graphics. But it isn't as attractive as the Y510, and its built-in speakers are nowhere near as good.
The Y510 has only Merom (T5450), integrated graphics, and is 1280x800. But, as I have stated before, it's much more attractive [click] and has much better speakers.
However, I don't know anything about the build quality about these two.
Can anyone with either of these two machines (or just a ThinkPad/IdeaPad in general) chime in with their opinions?
In the end, I guess it's more of a form vs function question.
If you could have a choice of either one of these, which would you choose?
R61:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T8100 (2.1GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
14.1 WXGA+ TFT (1440x900)
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Enhanced
Y510:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 (1.66GHz)
Vista Home Premium
15.4 WXGA (1280x800)
Intel GMA X3100
2GB
TouchPad
160GB, 5400rpm
DL-DVD burner
They're just under $780 each. (The Y510 is a bit more, and there's shipping costs.) I would get the Y510 with nV 8600M, but it's only available at J&R and is $1000.
The R61 is a much more powerful machine--Penryn (T8100) and dedicated graphics. But it isn't as attractive as the Y510, and its built-in speakers are nowhere near as good.
The Y510 has only Merom (T5450), integrated graphics, and is 1280x800. But, as I have stated before, it's much more attractive [click] and has much better speakers.
However, I don't know anything about the build quality about these two.
Can anyone with either of these two machines (or just a ThinkPad/IdeaPad in general) chime in with their opinions?
In the end, I guess it's more of a form vs function question.
If you could have a choice of either one of these, which would you choose?