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ThinkPad T60 vs. Dell Latitude D820? paul_harnik 06-21-2006
Posted by paul_harnik on June 21, 2006, 2:56 pm
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 Hi Folks,

I'm on the market for a new laptop and am trying to choose between a
Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and Dell Latitude D820. Does anyone have any
reccomendations?

It seems like the they can be customized more or less to have roughly
comparable hardware though the D820 can exceed the T60 by 0.5 GB of
memory (2 GB compared to 1.5 for the T60). The Dell is ~$500 cheaper
though is also a little heavier and larger (by about .5-1 lbs and an
inch or so). Does anyone have experience with these models? What about
with either Dell or Lenovo support?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Best wishes,
Paul


Posted by timeOday on June 24, 2006, 12:37 am
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 paul_harnik@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm on the market for a new laptop and am trying to choose between a
> Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and Dell Latitude D820. Does anyone have any
> reccomendations?
>
> It seems like the they can be customized more or less to have roughly
> comparable hardware though the D820 can exceed the T60 by 0.5 GB of
> memory (2 GB compared to 1.5 for the T60). The Dell is ~$500 cheaper
> though is also a little heavier and larger (by about .5-1 lbs and an
> inch or so). Does anyone have experience with these models? What about
> with either Dell or Lenovo support?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> Best wishes,
> Paul
>

As for support, I recently got a bunch of warranty repairs on my nearly
3-year-old T40, without hassle. If the $500 T60 premium includes the 3
year warranty, that's worth something in my book.


I'm disappointed to hear the T60 can only handle 1.5 GB of RAM though.
In my book, Thinkpads usually trump Dells on quality and form factor,
but not necessarily on performance.

Posted by JHEM on June 24, 2006, 8:34 am
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timeOday wrote:
>
> I'm disappointed to hear the T60 can only handle 1.5 GB of RAM though.
> In my book, Thinkpads usually trump Dells on quality and form factor,
> but not necessarily on performance.


The T60 maxes out at _FOUR_ GB of RAM, not 1.5GB!
--
James

Visit the Thinkpad Forums
http://forum.thinkpads.com



Posted by B. Wright on June 26, 2006, 9:43 am
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> paul_harnik@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I'm on the market for a new laptop and am trying to choose between a
> > Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and Dell Latitude D820. Does anyone have any
> > reccomendations?
> >

        The Dells are built like cheap garbage and you'll get tech
support out of India. The IBM/Lenovo are well built, have a lot nicer
keyboards (makes a difference if you use it a lot), and you can rely on
them for good global warranty support. Spend the extra money and get
the Lenovo, you won't regret it.


Posted by Notan on June 26, 2006, 9:50 am
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"B. Wright" wrote:
>
> > paul_harnik@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > I'm on the market for a new laptop and am trying to choose between a
> > > Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and Dell Latitude D820. Does anyone have any
> > > reccomendations?
> > >
>
> The Dells are built like cheap garbage and you'll get tech
> support out of India. The IBM/Lenovo are well built, have a lot nicer
> keyboards (makes a difference if you use it a lot), and you can rely on
> them for good global warranty support. Spend the extra money and get
> the Lenovo, you won't regret it.

For someone who seems to know it all, you actually know very little.

1) Depending on the division that a Dell is purchased through (e.g.,
Small Business), and the warranty level, US based support is available.

2) IBM/Lenovo is also outsourcing some of its support to India.

Notan

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