[Tfug] Lenovo Laptops

[christopher floess]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 01:53:45PM -0400, Charles R. Kiss wrote:
>> Thanks for your great advice.  I'm going for it.  I guess I have to be
>> somewhat diligent in documenting the transaction if buying refurb.
>
> One thing to pay attention to is screen resolution.  The T series
> comes with either 1024x768 or 1400x1050.  1024x768 is pretty low for
> me and I would have vastly preferred 1400x1050 (though I recognize
> that everybody has their own preferences).  But when I was purchasing
> my refurbed T60, the listing didn't mention screen resolution and I
> forgot to check into it.  As it turns out, all that they were offering
> at the time was 1024x768, so it was a moot point.  Still, I would have
> preferred to be aware.
>
> My roundabout point---Lenovo will provide the model type (e.g., mine
> is 2373-DE5) in the listing.  Write that down and then search Lenovo's
> site to make sure that you know the exact specs of the machine you're
> looking at.


hmmm, I don't remember having any issues with this. I was looking for
a wide-screen laptop, and I feel like there was no issue in
identifying which ones would meet the criterion. It has been about 6
months though ~ Chris