I did what you two recommended and sure enough the up grade memory stick was no good...the seller has been an (A+) and is gonna send another one for free. Thank you both for sharing your wisdom!
Here is what I paid for this NEW not refurbished LENOVO R61...
$799 and $45 shipping for a grand total of $844
This is my very first laptop, I know very little about computers so please tell me if I did good buying this bad boy or they stick me from the rear...
Your recommendations are highly appreciated, thank you guys!
Here is what my laptop has under the hood.
Detailed Description
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2x2.4Ghz
Operating System Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic
Memory 2 gig DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Wireless Wireless 802.11b/g
Video Cards Intel Graphics Accelerator X3100
Internal Hard Drives 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
Display 15.4 " Widescreen With Xbrite-Eco
Modem 56K Network
Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Optical Drive 8xDVD-RW(burn CD's and DVD's) Dual Layer
Sound Integrated 2.0 Channel Audio
Battery Lithium Ion
Security Software Pre-Installed Norton Internet Security 90-day trial
Digitial Music Musicmatch by Yahoo! Music - Basic music software
Digital Photography Photo Album™
SE Basic Lenovo Service & Support Plans 1 Year On-site Economy Plan
Internet Access Service 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Ports 3 x USB Ports / 1 x S-Video Out Port / 1 x Monitor Out Port / 1 x PCMCIA Card Slot / 1 x Express Card Slot
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec Other Software
• Rescue and Recovery™
• Access Connections™
• Client Security Solution™
• ThinkVantage Productivity Center with Away Manager
• ThinkVantage System Update
• ThinkPad Utilities (Power Manager and Presentation Director)
• Adobe® Reader
• Picasa from Google
• Multimedia Center for Thinkpads
• Windows Live™ Toolbar and Desktop
• InterVideo WinDVD™ and Creator