| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: IBM | | Mfg Part#: 2889-W57 | | UPC: 00798304021158 | | Buy.com Sku: 210258631 | | Item#: | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 63380 | | See more in Computer Systems |  |
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| Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad R Series notebooks offer mainstream performance and features for frequently mobile users who want easy, ready-to-run computing. These affordable notebooks offer lightweight designs with great performance, outstanding battery life on select models and large, bright displays. The ThinkPad R51 mobile workstation provides high-performance graphics for displaying detailed designs, dramatic demos and high-powered presentations.
| | Features |  | Refurbished | | 40GB HDD | | 512GB RAM | | 802.11 WIFI | | BATTERY CARE INSTRUCTIONS | | DVD CDRW COMBO | | NIC | | PM1.7 | | RESTORE INSTRUCTIONS | | USER MANUAL | | WIN XP PRO | | 90 Warranty through CWI, Inc |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value |  4.5 | | Performance |  5 | | Ease of Use | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4.5 |
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4 of 5 DDR memory Wednesday, February 04, 2009
DonD from West Plains,MO
I thought this used DDR2 memory. I was wrong; otherwise, this appears almost identical to the T43 except that it is not as refined----somewhat chunkier (thicker.) Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Solid as a rock, but not that cheap... Friday, December 26, 2008
Bob O'Neal from Suffolk, VA
For what it is (a somewhat out-dated notebook), this computer is a fairly good deal. It'll be fine for my wife's non-demanding use, since it has all the basics nailed. I rate it's performance based on it's capability, NOT a comparison to more modern units, and give it a 5. The display is bright and super-clear, battery life is excellent, WI-FI works perfectly and it will do anything a basic user could ask with adequate speed. Gamers - forget this one (but you knew better already).
Shipping, as always, was very fast and our only complaint upon receipt was a few scratches on the top of the case. I understand re-furb, but have bought such products before that arrived in a like-new physical condition. Everything worked fine out of the box and, even with no detailed manual included, set-up was easy. We put on Office 2003, anti-virus, music burning software and even Adobe Elements and have about 30MB of hard drive left. No valuable applications come pre-loaded. It's a basic machine!
With that said, my wife is very satisfied with it, as it will do anything she requires. I rate value as only 4, because this was a fair (but not great) deal at $399. I see the price is down, after Christmas. If you're not a big fan of Vista and IE 7, and you aren't a power-user, this could be the right notebook for you. It really isn't powerful enough for those, so running XP is perfect. I like to upgrade memory on older computers, but this one gets by just fine with the installed 512MB (a surprise). We'll likely leave it alone. Was this review helpful?
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