<p>They've announced what computers the classes of 2008 and 2010 are getting next year, and they look like they're going to be amazing: <a href="http://www.wfu.edu/technology/reference/thinkpad/t60/specs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.wfu.edu/technology/reference/thinkpad/t60/specs.html</a>.</p>
<p>boo!!! no Windows Vista, its coming out next year!! :( instead they give out xp lol</p>
<p>aaaaggghhhh I'm so excited!</p>
<p>Awesome! I was hoping we'd get one with the fingerprint reader. I'm so excited.</p>
<p>i was asking, can you upgrade your computer. i mean, after you get it, can you update to windows vista when it comes out? or increase the RAM? hey does this have a finger reader.</p>
<p>I don't know about any of the other stuff, but it does have a finger reader. I checked the specs online at the Lenovo website.</p>
<p>I doubt that you'll be able to upgrade, but you'll get a new one at the beginning of your junior year.</p>
<p>Supposedly that 6-cell battery has an hour of life per cell (or at least that's the rumor) so it would have a 6 hour battery life, which is about twice the life of my laptop. Sweet.</p>
<p>I'm sure they're not giving y'all Vista because a) it's not out yet; b) they have to go ahead and buy all the computers now to get the software load/WF settings put on 2000+ computers before August, so they can't wait for Vista. They'll probably have it by your junior year though.</p>
<p>No, I'm pretty sure you can't upgrade on your own. You'll have to sign an agreement before you get your laptop and I think one of the details is that you won't mod the laptop...or IS/the RTAs won't help you with support. You don't have admin rights or own the Windows license to your laptop anyway so I don't think you could install a new OS? I could be wrong.</p>
<p>lol What is a finger scanner?</p>
<p>It's a new security feature. From what I gather, instead of entering your password to log onto your computer, you swipe your finger across the finger scanner, and it recognizes your fingerprint.</p>
<p>Exactly. You can also program it to be your password for other applications you run, like email or other programs/sites that need passwords for.</p>
<p>That might be the coolest thing I've ever heard.</p>
<p>Would it be wrong if I went to Wake JUST for the finger reader?</p>
<p>So yeah that was a joke.</p>
<p>I like the Chick Filet in Benson, too.</p>
<p>wait wait wait. do we get a laptop bag with the lenovo. cause usually, when ppl buy a lenovo/ibm in india, they get a laptop bag along with it.</p>
<p>Given the Core Duo processor and graphics card, the laptop looks like it should support Vista. However, I would tend to doubt that your college's IMS department or bookstore would want to support Vista, at least until the second fix came out. They will want standardization, and everything to work well, predictably and have proven backward compatibility. </p>
<p>At this point there doesn't seem to be that much reason for the schools to go to Vista.</p>
<p>No, you don't get a laptop bag. I bought my own when I got my freshman laptop.</p>
<p>What's the retail value of the computer provided by Wake? Anyone know?</p>
<p>By the way, Microsoft makes a USB fingerprint reader that sells for about $40-$50 - plugs right in to your PC or laptop. I've been using it for about 9 months and I love it. I don't even remember my passwords anymore since I never have to type them in!</p>
<p>My year, they told us that the value of our computers was almost $3,000. That's including all the software that they put on for us as well (we've got the whole Adobe suite and a bunch of other software that definitely adds up in price). I'm actually going to miss my current computer a little. The new one looks like it'll be wonderful, but I've never had a problem with the one that I've got (knock on wood) and I'm almost hesitant to turn in such a good, reliable computer. I'm keeping mine until January anyway, though, because I'm going to be abroad next fall, so I've got awhile left with it.</p>
<p>Ginny-</p>
<p>Can you give any insights into the study abroad program and where and what you plan to study? My daughter was impressed with their presentation at accepted student's day. Hope her impression was correct.</p>
<p>I've been very happy with the study abroad program so far. Wake really wants its students to go abroad, and so they make the process as easy as possible. I'm going on a Wake program, so there's been no problem with my courses transferring or anything like that, but I've heard from friends who aren't going on Wake programs that they've not had much trouble at all either. It's a little more complicated for people who are going on non-Wake programs because the courses have to be approved which involves going to the various departments at Wake and getting each course separately okayed, but I haven't heard of anyone having a problem doing that.</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm going to Venice with the bio department (which was really lucky because I'm a bio major).</p>