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Any reason NOT to get a Lenovo T60 for law school?

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Looking at the 14" model with a 1.66 dual core and 512 ram for $1013 AR.

My school will not allow Macs....

So, any reason NOT to get this?

I am attracted to tablets, but I think I want the 14" screen, and I have heard tablets are not actually better.

Is this true? And anything new coming out that should make me wait a few months?
 
The only reason I can think of is that Merom will be coming out early August. But that is a very nice deal for a t60 and only speculation could guess whether you would see that kind of price again.
 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Make sure you get the SXGA+ screen and enjoy it
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Agreed, totally. My school doesn't allow Macs either. I got my 14" T60 already and am loving it. Just installed Dean's Law Dictionary on it last night.

I, too, thought of getting a tablet... but then I couldn't see much value in it. I can type much faster than I can write, and the other features just wouldn't see much use. The only tablets I'd consider were convertibles, and the tablet ability always adds onto the weight.
 
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
OP, i went thru 2 laptops my first year of law school and believe me, I shoulda got a IBM and been done with it from the begining
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What brands of laptops did you have before the IBM?
 
Originally posted by: AndrewChang
Is this common, for schools to not allow Macs? And if so, why?
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Depending on the type of school (particularly for grad schools), there may be a lot of proprietary software. Don't remember off the top of my head, but based on something from the arstechnica forums a few weeks ago a lot of legal software is Windows only.

Granted, you could probably run from Parallels or Boot Camp, but it's probably much easier to just say "non-Mac."

I have a somewhat more substantial T60, and absolutely love it.

If you're comfortable with it, get a 512 stick and put it in yourself. That'll be cheaper than having Lenovo do it, and assuming that you're using the Thinkvantage software, you really should have 1GB (assume an automatic 200MB or so for Thinkvantage software).
 
They're outstanding machines.

Let me second two points made above - the 1400x1050 screen, and 1GB of RAM (minimum). You'll be sad without those.
 
Originally posted by: ianbergman
They're outstanding machines.

Let me second two points made above - the 1400x1050 screen, and 1GB of RAM (minimum). You'll be sad without those.
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And the 9-cell battery
 
Many schools use testing software that locks the entire computer, except for their software to type your exam. It is windows only. My wife just finished law school and this is how her school did it. To make it even better, she had to use ancient floppy discs that the school sold for $5 each to turn her exams in.
 
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
OP, i went thru 2 laptops my first year of law school and believe me, I shoulda got a IBM and been done with it from the begining
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What brands of laptops did you have before the IBM?
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dell and sony (2 sonys went bad on me)
 
Originally posted by: HomerSapien
Many schools use testing software that locks the entire computer, except for their software to type your exam. It is windows only. My wife just finished law school and this is how her school did it. To make it even better, she had to use ancient floppy discs that the school sold for $5 each to turn her exams in.
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wow, thats just plain low. My school atleast allows us to upload the exam wirelessly
 
OP, so where's the link to the deal. Looking for a new notebook and would like to take a look at your deal.

TIA
 
My friend LordSegan your are the type of person who understands what quality really is. Do yourself a favor and buy it asap. If you know someone at lenovo they can reaaaaaaaaaaalllly hook it up. The lenovo has everything going for it so treat yourself


cheers
 
Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Looking at the 14" model with a 1.66 dual core and 512 ram for $1013 AR.

My school will not allow Macs....

So, any reason NOT to get this?

I am attracted to tablets, but I think I want the 14" screen, and I have heard tablets are not actually better.

Is this true? And anything new coming out that should make me wait a few months?
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my t43 has been good to me for my first two years. i have had less problems than most for sure. wireless reception has been amazing too, there is one room where we had class and half the room was a "dead spot" with me being the only one that could use the wireless connection, 18mbps was never sweeter.

my laptop has commuted on the train daily, been stepped on, spilled on, thrown, and sat on and i have yet to have a problem. on the day of exams i am comfortable knowing my laptop won't throw up on me. whether i throw up on myself is always another question.
 
My school had started experimenting with allowing laptops for exams but I don't recall if the SW was or was not Mac friendly.

I do remember that all the people that took notes with Macs never made it through the program. 😉

For me a laptop/wireless became a distraction because some classes/profs were not only boring but actually spewing out incorrect law.

FWIW I believe last winter Ohio tried laptops for the Bar (users had to upload answers within a few hours). I don't think they had it this year.
 
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