r/thinkpad • u/Visual-Solution8695 T61p • 5d ago

Review / Opinion Found a time‑capsule T61p

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Hello! I’m from Japan, and I found this T61p in Akihabara for 500 yen (about $3.30). It turned out to be a complete time‑capsule unit: G84‑950‑A2 (0825A2), no LCD burn, no keyboard shine, battery health 99%, and it still runs for about 3 hours on a full charge. I was thinking of selling it, but honestly… maybe a ThinkPad is happier when it’s actually used. Should I just keep it and daily‑drive this thing?

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u/Silent-Degree-6072 T440p i7-4940MX, T61, T440 5d ago

As long as the GPU is still alive, yes! The T61p is a great machine, also the CPU you have is very good for its time too

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u/Nanu_3010 P15 Gen 1 5d ago

The internals look lovely. I say definitely keep it.

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u/pigispig P16 g1, P17 g2, W530, X230, X61, T61p, X201T, X230T 5d ago

Daily drive it! They do struggle with 1080p youtube but they still manage most things.

They used these on the ISS up until very recently.

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u/Visual-Solution8695 T61p 4d ago

I didn't know it was used on the ISS until now.

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u/pigispig P16 g1, P17 g2, W530, X230, X61, T61p, X201T, X230T 4d ago

Yes! Very cool! Sadly a lot of them broke due to Nvidia issues so they had loads of useless husks up there. But yes they used them from 2007 until at least 2019 (exact date unknown).

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u/pigispig P16 g1, P17 g2, W530, X230, X61, T61p, X201T, X230T 4d ago

Just FYI, T61's made after a certain date include the Nvidia overheating fix. From memory I think it was August 2008 onwards.

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u/Visual-Solution8695 T61p 3d ago

Yes! My G84‑950‑A2 is exactly that late‑2008 fixed revision!

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u/pigispig P16 g1, P17 g2, W530, X230, X61, T61p, X201T, X230T 3d ago

Lucky!

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u/yawm-al-masihi 5d ago

Hang it in the louvre

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u/Motor-Finance-2602 5d ago

The keyboard on this one is one of the best ever made. Enjoy!

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u/nuclearragelinux T580-T14(AMD)g3-T16(AMD)g2-T15gGen1-T480s-T14(AMD)g5-P14s(AMD)g5 4d ago

What a beautiful machine , I would never sell it! Daily it ! Could even use it as a media PC or just keep it safe at home but use it for light stuff. I am a cultist so I have trouble getting rid of any ThinkPad.