Hello,
since 5 years I am an owner of Thinkpad T60p (type 2008-9EG). It has
IPS UXGA display, Core Duo CPU of the 1st generation with 2,26 GHz, 3
GB of RAM, ATI GPU. Actually, the highest configuration possible for
this platform. A couple of months ago I got X61s for a couple of
euros, so I was thinking about switching from T60p to X61s. I asked
people @ forum.thinkpads.com about advantages and disadvantages. They
explained me, what I would gain and loose in the case of replacing
T60p with X61s. And suddenly somebody said „if you want to keep the
UXGA resolution, try to find an old R61/R61i with 15 inches an 4:3
relation, then just replace the screen (T60p <-> R61) and you
will have more modern laptop with same UXGA display“. I have to
admit, first I found this idea quite crazy, because I have no
experience in hardware. But people told, the switch should quite safe
and problemless. So, I decided to do it.
After
searching some days at German eBay I finally found the proper one –
Thinkpad R61i (type 8943-DKG). The seller sold it without HDD and
power supply. It costed me 40€ (incl. Shipping). I bought it. While
waiting, I also bought 4 GB of RAM and another CPU – Core2Duo T8100
(with 2,1 GHz). So, when R61i arrived, I installed Middleton BIOS (to
support T8100), exchanged CPU, display and upgraded RAM. And here it
is – my first „Frankenpad“, R61i with a power of T61 and UXGA
display of T60p.
