Hello, Thanks. I do some 3D Art and use a i7-920 desktop system with 12GB of memory. It would be neat to be able to do stuff on a laptop as well, but I got to remember that performance has a cost. I can do stuff on the T61, but it can be slow. Likely due to the 4GB memory limit as some of the 3D models are complex and take up a lot of memory. Otherwise the T61 fits most of my needs.
I got a 4:3 aspect ratio T61 so I understand that the screen will be different. I was thinking of going up to a 15 inch screen, but the T520 only has USB2. I suppose the W520 is considered the T520s. It is too bad that the 170 watt power supply is so big. The lack of a AC/DC combo adapter kills the deal. Maybe I should wait until Spring when the new models are released or at least see what Black Friday specials are about. I read that some T61 laptops support 8GB of RAM so maybe I will try that. 73 Eric From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 12:40 PM To: Cottrell, Eric; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] W520??? Make no mistake: T420S will leave any T61 in a trail of dust in any aspect of performance. They are worlds apart. Cheers, George -----Original Message----- From: Cottrell, Eric <[email protected]> To: thinkpad <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 8:02 am Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] W520??? Hello, Looking into it some more I see some problems. The W520 requires a 170 watt adapter and the choices for running off the car battery are not there. There are also comments that the performance is throttled back on battery. I want a laptop that will work off of car power. It might be better to go with a T520 but I do not see any USB3 offered. The other choice is T420s for USB3. I am wondering how much of an upgrade the T420s is over a T61. 73 Eric -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?>] On Behalf Of Paul A. Pennington Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:05 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] W520??? That's the big advantage of the Intel Core i7 -- lower power consumption = longer battery life. They are pricey however. Watch out for the lowball prices at the office supply stores: they include a mandatory data service subscription via cell phone networks. "Real" price without the subscription is higher. Paul Pennington Augusta, Georgia _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
