which Lenovo for home (video and photo) use?

gizmo_melb · 6th May 2008, 8:23 AM

Hi all,

I'm wanting to upgrade my wife's aging Thinkpad 300E (Pentium 2 300MHz, 228KB RAM) laptop as it's getting flaky.

Her main needs / uses / requests are:

1. MUST have a trackmouse (whatever it's called, the little red mousey thing, she hates the touchpad).

2. 'fast enough' CPU so she can replace her old (1.8GHz) desktop and use the laptop for editing video and photoshop (possibly we'll buy a dock and external LCD monitor for ease of use / greater resolution).

3. wireless essential.

4. decent 3+ hour battery life.

5. built in webcam would be nice (but not essential).

6. widescreen LCD is not an essential.

the laptop would be used for video and photo editing, email and web browsing and some MS Office work (mainly Word and Excel).

Now I was very impressed by the Y510-300 (slightly less than $2k) as it's got a nice fast 2.5GHz C2D CPU, 8600GS video, webcam etc. etc. but then I noticed it doesn't have the mouse (ARGH).

Does anyone have any recommendations please? thank you.

PapaDom · 6th May 2008, 10:46 AM

Why doesn't she just use a mouse?

Unless she's sitting on the train and is using her lappy. I don't see why a $30 mouse wouldn't suffice.

and IMHO, touchpads are okay. They just take some time getting used to.

gizmo_melb · 6th May 2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaDom

Why doesn't she just use a mouse?

Unless she's sitting on the train and is using her lappy. I don't see why a $30 mouse wouldn't suffice.

and IMHO, touchpads are okay. They just take some time getting used to.

hehe, you're obviously single

McbLt · 6th May 2008, 5:22 PM

I think you'll have to go into the business model Thinkpads if you want the nipple.

The R61 might be a your best option. There's a poll on battery life here. People seem to be getting 3+ hours with the 6cell option without any worries.

EpHeSuS · 6th May 2008, 5:57 PM

Yeah, R61 is your best bet. Although, I managed to grab a T61 for my Mum for $1099 just before Christmas (crazy specials, regular price was $2599...). If you try, can make battery last for 5 hours or so (6-cell)

virtualgenocide · 7th May 2008, 8:56 AM

most thinkpads will have a long battery life with a 6-cell battery. Its what they have become well known for.

ThinkPad T61

I think that would meet your requirements or something close.
It also has the nipple mouse that you're after

6th May 2008, 8:23 AM	#1
gizmo_melb (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,011	which Lenovo for home (video and photo) use? Hi all, I'm wanting to upgrade my wife's aging Thinkpad 300E (Pentium 2 300MHz, 228KB RAM) laptop as it's getting flaky. Her main needs / uses / requests are: 1. MUST have a trackmouse (whatever it's called, the little red mousey thing, she hates the touchpad). 2. 'fast enough' CPU so she can replace her old (1.8GHz) desktop and use the laptop for editing video and photoshop (possibly we'll buy a dock and external LCD monitor for ease of use / greater resolution). 3. wireless essential. 4. decent 3+ hour battery life. 5. built in webcam would be nice (but not essential). 6. widescreen LCD is not an essential. the laptop would be used for video and photo editing, email and web browsing and some MS Office work (mainly Word and Excel). Now I was very impressed by the Y510-300 (slightly less than $2k) as it's got a nice fast 2.5GHz C2D CPU, 8600GS video, webcam etc. etc. but then I noticed it doesn't have the mouse (ARGH). Does anyone have any recommendations please? thank you.

6th May 2008, 10:46 AM	#2
PapaDom Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Darwin, NT Posts: 503	Why doesn't she just use a mouse? Unless she's sitting on the train and is using her lappy. I don't see why a $30 mouse wouldn't suffice. and IMHO, touchpads are okay. They just take some time getting used to. __________________ Thermaltake Lanbox Lite - Q9550 @ 3.2GHz - Gigabyte GTX280 - ASUS P5Q-EM mATX Motherboard - 4GB Corsair Dominator RAM 1066MHz (5-5-5-15) - 2 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache - Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Series PCIe - Corsair 620W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP-HC 24" LCD Monitor \| Logitech G35 Headphones \| Razer Goliathus Alpha Speed Mousepad \| Razer Deathadder Mouse \| Logitech G19 Keyboard \| Logitech Z-5500s 5.1 Surround Sound System

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EpHeSuS Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bentleigh, Melbourne Posts: 2,674	Yeah, R61 is your best bet. Although, I managed to grab a T61 for my Mum for $1099 just before Christmas (crazy specials, regular price was $2599...). If you try, can make battery last for 5 hours or so (6-cell) __________________ Canon 1d MK II \| 20D \| 24-105 f/4L IS \| 50 f/1.8 \| 135 f/2L \| 580EX II \| Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 EX DC \| 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 DC OS \| 100-300 f/4 EX

6th May 2008, 5:22 PM	#4
McbLt Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Adelaide, SA 5000 Posts: 1,102	I think you'll have to go into the business model Thinkpads if you want the nipple. The R61 might be a your best option. There's a poll on battery life here. People seem to be getting 3+ hours with the 6cell option without any worries.