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Release date May 9, 2007  August 14, 2008  September 4, 2008  October 29, 2008  July 8, 2008 






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Review summary The IBM blueprint is still evident in the Lenovo ThinkPad R61, but the addition of a wide-screen display and all the latest Centrino Duo tricks make this a ThinkPad that could woo home users along with its legion of fans among business travelers. We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and low price makes the 17-inch Gateway P-7811FX the best mobile gaming deal going right now. Dell's entry into the Netbook market means it's time to take these low-cost, low-power PCs seriously. The Inspiron Mini 9 is an excellent example of the form, if not radically different from the competition. HP may have arrived late to the consumer Netbook game, but by lifting the generous keyboard from last year's business-oriented model, the Mini 1000 easily joins the category's top tier. Two hours of battery life is simply not enough for the otherwise unobjectionable and basic Averatec Buddy Netbook.






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Product name Compare Lenovo ThinkPad R61
Lenovo ThinkPad R61
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Processor Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz)
Intel ATOM (1.6 GHz)
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Intel Atom (1.6 GHz)






RAM installed 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
512 MB
1024 MB DDR II SDRAM






Hard drive 120 GB Serial ATA
200 GB Serial ATA
4 GB
8 GB
160 GB Serial ATA






CD / DVD type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM
Optional
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None






Weight 5.5 lbs
9.3 lbs
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2.65 lbs






Dimensions (W x D x H) 13.2 in x 9.3 in x 1.4 in
15.7 in x 11.7 in x 1.7 in
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10.2 in x 7.1 in x 1.3 in






Display 14.1 in TFT active matrix
17 in TFT active matrix
8.9
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10.2 in TFT active matrix






Video RAM installed 128 MB
512 MB
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Networking type Network adapter
Network adapter
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Network adapter






Mfr estimated battery life 5.7 hour(s)
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OS provided Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1
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Windows XP Home Edition






Service & support type 3 years warranty
1 year warranty
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1 year limited parts and labor warranty






Product name Lenovo ThinkPad R61 Gateway P-7811FX   Dell Inspiron Mini 9 HP Mini 1000 Averatec Buddy






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Price range   Check latest prices
$858-$1191
from 2 stores
 
  Email me when product is available
 
  Configurations starting at
$349
 
  Check latest prices
$399
from 1 store
 
  Check latest prices
$429-$465
from 5 stores
 






 
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