<p>Laptop Specs Fall 2007 -ThinkPad T61</p>
<p>Impressive...some of the specs almost as good as my desktop I built a few months ago, plus it's widescreen. Anyone know a cost and a battery life? I could use a new laptop</p>
<p>The RPI laptop is usually about $2000 or so. If you got the "President's Award," it's free. Either way, it's an awesome deal considering what you're getting. Battery life is about 3-4 hours, depending on how bright you have the screen set. You can get an extended life battery, which can last up to 7 hours if you have the brightness turned way down.</p>
<p>Generalities about the RPI laptop program aside, it would be nice to know what the actual price of the laptop is, because a couple years ago it was $2500, big difference. The good deal is due to the software package included, which is irrelevent for a number of applications which RPI makes available for free download and licensing anyway.</p>
<p>RPI's T61 is $1950.
See <a href="http://www.rpi.edu/laptops/laptops07/2007.brochure.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.rpi.edu/laptops/laptops07/2007.brochure.pdf</a> for details.</p>
<p>//Last year's T60 was $1999</p>