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Intel Core Duo Thinkpad T60
The biggest feature of the Thinkpad T60 is the fact that it is one of Lenovo’s first Centrino Duo capable notebooks.? The sample we got was in fact a Centrino Duo system as it was equipped with an Intel 945GM chipset, 3945ABG wireless solution and an Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16GHz) processor.? IBM does offer other versions of the T60 that use the Core Duo processor but don’t meet the requirements to be called a Centrino Duo as well.?
Specs of the ThinkPad T60 Being Reviewed:
Model #: 2623-D3U
Processor: Intel T2500 2.0GHz Core Duo
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Calistoga i945GM/PM
Hard Drive: 100GB 5400RPM SATA (Hitachi Travelstar HTS541010G9SA00)
Memory/RAM: 1GB (1,024MB) (configurable up to 4GB)
Screen: 15.0” 1400×1050 SXGA+ (LG Philips LP150E05 – A2)
Graphics: ATI X1400 128MB
Optical Drive: Multi-Burner DVD recordable
Battery: 9-cell (extended life, protrudes from back of notebook)
Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11 a/b/g), Bluetooth 2.0, InfraRed
User Input: Touchpad, Pointing Stick, UltraNav buttons, Fingerpring Scanner
Warranty: 3-years parts and labor, 1-year thinkpad t60 battery
Dimensions: 14.1” screen config: 12.2” x 10.0” x 1.0-1.2” (width x depth x thickness) 15” screen config: 13” x 10.6” x 1.2-1.4” (width x depth x thickness)
Weight: 6.4lbs (14” T60 is about 5.2 lbs with a 6-cell battery and optical drive)
Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports
dock/port replicator
Display-out
AC adapter port
RJ-11 (Modem)
RJ-45 (Ethernet LAN)
Audio line out for headphone/speakers
Microphone
Slots: 1 Type II PC card slot
1 ExpressCard 54 slot
Buttons: Power on/off
Volume up/down/mute (3 buttons)
Wireless on/off
ThinkVantage shortcut button (shortcut to system support, security and diagnostics suite)
Battery lock and release
Price: $2,799 (as of 2/13/2006 at Lenovo.com)
Basically the same as its predecessor T-series notebooks did. The T60 body is a rugged plastic that does not flex. The magnesium reinforced lid won’t flex and provides amazing protection for the screen. The keyboard does not flex - at all. The thick metal hinges that attach the screen are very rigid and ensure the screen does not wobble. The keyboard is spill proof and has two drain holes to make sure if you do happen to spill your morning Starbucks coffee, the liquid is carried away from sensitive components and out through the bottom of the notebook. The hard drive is shock mounted and the entire chassis is a newly designed magnesium “roll cage” (it offers 30% more protection that past T-series chassis), and even if your T60 is dropped and broken the Active Protection System (APS) will stop hard drive activity to prevent data loss. The double screen latch system locks securely to make sure the screen stays down when being carried around. In other words, there’s no shortcuts being used in build quality from past ThinkPad notebooks since the Lenovo takeover of IBM - only enhancements.
The inside meant that this computer had an Intel chip inside meaning better performance than those other people, way back in 1993, not that Intel focused on the insides of the computer. Watch it and this will actually be bad for them. All those people won’t even recognize the intel they knew with the new logo.
I admit it, I have no use for the Weener (Windows) keys. Its a pointless feature to have if you use other OSs or migrating AWAY from Windows. Its like Nvidia’s chipset firewall solution…Another pointless feature for “Windows Only” users. (Which causes more trouble than its really worth). With Lenovo adopting all these “everyone else has it” features, its not the same ThinkPad anymore. They don’t stand out technologically, like they used to. Granted, the fingerprint scanner and keyboard light is interesting, but that’s all there is. My old R50 ThinkPad has a keyboard light as well. So I guess the only thing is the fingerprint scanner.
Like the ThinkPad Z61m, the Thinkpad T60 features a 15.4-inch wide-screen display with a 1,680×1,050 native resolution that affords a large amount of screen real estate (nearly 26 columns and 51 rows on the default Excel spreadsheet) but can make text appear small. Users who fall behind on their Vitamin A supplements can configure the T60 with a 1,280×800 resolution display. As with all ThinkPads, a reading light tucked into the bezel above the screen lets you illuminate the keyboard when working in dark environments. The T60 lacks the built-in Webcam found on the Z61m’s display bezel. As for ThinkVantage, that is useful…To some extent. I tried to “clean restore” WinXP from the hidden partition (as Windows requires a clean installation after 2 or more years of use), and I get a crapload of errors. The Trackpoint or Touchpad seem to be no longer detected, and so on. And other error messages. I couldn’t get past finishing the install. So I unhid that WinXP Partition, and formatted the sucker clean, gained 8GB back of HDD space. Which is enough for a quadriple boot…Win2k, Slackware, FreeBSD and Solaris. (And they all work fine with the Trackpoint/Touchpad).
In all Starting price is higher than comparable systems’; lacks a number of nonessential but fairly standard ports and connections. Sturdy, well-designed case; strong security features; full range of networking connections, including WWAN and Bluetooth; swappable internal bay; solid warranty terms and well-reputed support.
The article from : Notebook Review Cnet
Eee PC Hack - How to Make your Eee PC Boot in just 5 seconds!
Here’s a cool Eee PC Hack that uses a modified Fedora Linux to speed up the boot time of Eee PCs. I think this shows how great linux operating systems are modification by uses. I am sure you can do something similar with Windows, but not to the extent this hack does.
How did they do it? Arjan said it starts with the right attitude. “It’s not about booting faster, it’s about booting in 5 seconds.” Instead of saving a second here and there, set a time budget for the whole system, and make each step of the boot finish in its allotted time. And no cheating. “Done booting means CPU and disk idle,” Arjan said. No fair putting up the desktop while still starting services behind the scenes. (An audience member pointed out that Microsoft does this.) The “done booting” time did not include bringing up the network, but did include starting NetworkManager. A system with a conventional hard disk will have to take longer to start up: Arjan said he has run the same load on a ThinkPad and achieved a 10-second boot time.
via engadget, slashgear, Hack Page
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Eee PC Hack - How to Make your Eee PC Boot in just 5 seconds!
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New Toy Alert: ThinkPad X300
Playing around with a new gadget is the best way to beat the Monday Madness and avoid doing any real work. Thanks to the fine folks at Lenovo, I’ve spent the entire morning mucking around with a ThinkPad X300, the thin, light laptop that’s seen as a competitor to the Macbook Air. A head-to-head comparison is a tad tough, however, as this is an SSD model, while my Macbook Air is an HD model.
On a superficial level, the Macbook Air is just a beautiful machine. The ThinkPad x300, on the other hand, has the all-familiar (stodgy yet solid) feel. A detailed review will follow later, but for now, all I can say is I’m glad it’s running Windows XP and not Vista. If you have any specific questions for me, leave a note in the comments. And if you can’t wait for the full review, I suggest you check out Walt Mossberg’s review. He likes it.
[from bushwald] Why I love the TrackPoint
Display fun
Irregular Shed posted a photo:
One Epson DMD-206 display - the ones normally used on tills in supermarkets - hacked to be connected to a PC via its serial port, and hooked up to an IBM Thinkpad running Xubuntu Linux (Ubuntu with Xfce - because this is an old laptop).
Why? Because I can =)
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