Comments on: HP DV2000T versus Lenovo Thinkpad T61: an unlikely comparison

By: thinkweird

thinkweird — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:51:02 +0000

I can only tell you my experience with T61 which has an integrated card:

It is very quiet and barely warm. I guess the temp is below 45 degrees centigrade while my HP DV2000T can easily run run up to 60 degrees.

It is highly recommended that you buy a lappy with an built-in graphic card unless you have specific needs for a dedicated one.

By: Faisal

Faisal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:36:08 +0000

what is the normal temperature for lenovo t61 series laptop thank you for answering

By: thinkweird

thinkweird — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:08:52 +0000

Thank you, I think I can get a replacement at a cheaper price in China. HP Pavilion DV2000 is a decent laptop, but I am afraid I won’t buy from HP for my next laptop.

Perhaps it is because I have a dedicated graphic card, it is very hot and noisy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:17:52 +0000

I have HP Pavilion DV2000 laptop it is excellent, easy to use. I got a hp dv2000 battery. The battery last 2~3 hours.

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:47:36 +0000

MBA = MacBook Air. Has the sharpest surface of any laptop I’ve seen.

I’m actually a computer science grad student — as an aside, I find economics interesting, but management, not so much!

By: thinkweird

thinkweird — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:16:04 +0000

So you are using Fedora. Interesting. I was a long time Debian fan but now I didn’t use Linux much as an end user. Still interested in learning to be an administrator, and I will post voluminous stuff on Linux server setup when I am free.

You said “And let’s forget the MBA”. Do you mean MBP or are you a MBA major?

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:55:07 +0000

Wow, that’s annoying. Ah, you’re based in China, of course. Well, there’s hircus.wordpress.com for the technical stuff — not updated that often — and salimma.stumbleupon.com for my collection of random web scrapes. Would be interesting to know if they are blocked too. The problem with using hosted services is they fall prey to blanket IP bans.

By: thinkweird

thinkweird — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:19:29 +0000

Still can’t visit Jaiku after repeated attempts. My guess is that it is again blocked by the super Firewall. Will try to visit it using a VPN connection and see what you are writing about. Cheers.

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:48:37 +0000

Hi thinkweird,

Ah, lucky you then. My Thinkpad’s hard drive makes noticeable noises whenever the computer is actively in use. Then again, so do my external hard drives, and most other peripherals. The exceptions are rather rare — Apple notebooks tend to be quiet (though, as you rightly pointed out, expensive. And the sharp edges are bad design features. the MBP is better designed, but even more expensive. And let’s forget the MBA). The Dell XPS laptops are quiet too, but again, cost a bit more.

I use my Jaiku address when posting on other blogs, as it aggregates the online services I use (Last.fm, StumbleUpon, etc.). They brought it down for maintenance for a few days, but should now be back up.

By: thinkweird

thinkweird — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:35:45 +0000

Hi Michel,

Looks like you are Mac fan. I have little experience with Mac Book, so I can’t compare the noise level of the two machines. Price-wise, Macbook is more expensive and should be better built. I personally feel Thinkpad is fine in its build quality, not excellent but good.

For the T61 I used, there is no noises from the hard drive or the CPU fan, unlike the tractor-sounding T43P I previously owned.

By the way, I couldn’t access your site. It just couldn’t load. It would be interesting to see your site.