The ThinkPad T60 is a notebook that is powered by Intel’s Core Duo chipset and is built for large-enterprise business customers, incorporating a supply of connectivity features with few multimedia extras. The ThinkPad T60 weighs approximately 5.5 pounds and measures 10.5 by 13 by 1.5 inch and is powered by a 9-cell battery that provides up to 5.2 hours of usage time. The ThinkPad T60 is designed for the business traveler and provides them with the portability required for an on-the-road office. The ThinkPad T60 is designed with steel hinges, drain holes for accidental spills onto the keyboard, and a shock-mounted hard drive and internal roll cage that holds components in place.
It also features dedicated multimedia controls and a blue ThinkVantage button which provides users access to Lenovo’s system support and help utility. The ThinkPad T60 can be configured with either a 14-inch or 15-inch standard-aspect display and a variety of native resolutions. For ports and connections, the ThinkPad T60 features a VGA port, headphone and microphone jacks, slots for Type II PC Cards and ExpressCards, three USB 2.0 ports and a DVD burner in its swappable bay. The notebook provides users with basically all of the networking connections a businessperson requires, such as Gigabit Ethernet, 56Kbps modem, Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g wireless, and EV-DO WWAN. A switch on the front edge turns all wireless radios on and off. The ThinkPad T60 also includes security features such as a fingerprint reader and an Embedded Security Subsystem (similar to a Trusted Platform Module). The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 is backed by either a one-year or three-year warranty at an authorized repair center.
Specifications:
Physical Attributes
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 is a notebook with built-in Devices ThinkLight, Stereo speakers and wireless LAN antenna that is fit into its 13.1 x 10.6 x 1.4 inch and 6 lbs form factor. The notebook also features security features such as embedded Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) Security Chip and a Fingerprint reader.
Processor
It is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T2500 (2 GHz) processor with Multi-Core technology, 2 MB L2 cache, and 667 MHz data bus speed. The processor features Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Execute Disable Bit capability, and is a power-optimized processor system bus. The notebook also features a Mobile Intel PM945 Express chipset. It is also supported by a 1 GB (up to 4 GB maximum) DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz PC2-5300 RAM via one SO DIMM 200-pin slot.
Storage Controller
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 features a 100 GB Serial ATA-300 hard disk drive that spins at 5400 rpm, a DVD-RW (-R DL) / DVD-RAM optical drive with 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) read speed, 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 2x (DVD-R DL) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL) write speed and 16x (CD) / 4x (DVD-RW) / 3x (DVD-RAM) re-write speed.
Display and Audio
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 features a 15-inch widescreen TFT active matrix, 1440 x 1050 (SXGA+) resolution, with 24-bit (16.7 million colors) color support that features FlexView Technology. It is powered by an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 PCI Express x16 graphics card with 128MB Video Memory. The notebook also features AD1981HD sound card support that is compliant with High Definition Audio standards.
Communications and Connectivity
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 supports a fax / modem with 56 Kbps transfer rates that complies with ITU V.90 protocols, CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO Rev. 0 cellular enhancement protocols, wireless NIC Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG for data link protocol Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.
Expansion / Interface(s)
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 supports an ultrabay slim expansion bay, one SO DIMM 200-pin slot, an ExpressCard 34/53 slot and a CardBus – Type I/II slot. It features the following interfaces: three Hi-Speed USB (4-pin USB Type A), a VGA, 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), Modem RJ-11, a Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T RJ-45, 3.5 mm microphone–input, 3.5 mm headphones-output and docking/port replicator.
Power and Battery
The T60 is powered by a 9-cell Lithium ion battery with a capacity of 7800 mAh that provides up to 5.2 hour(s) of usage time. It is also powered by an AC 120 / 230 V power adaptor.
Operating System / Software / Security
The T60 comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista/Microsoft Windows XP Professional; PC Doctor, Sonic DLA, Diskeeper Lite, Sonic RecordNow!, InterVideo WinDVD, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Fingerprint Software, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, ThinkVantage System Update, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage Productivity Center, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium license, Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client license and Symantec Client Security 3.0 (with 90 days of updates).
Manufacturer Warranty
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 comes with a three year warranty for service and support (parts and labour) and a one year battery warranty.
Environmental Sustainability
The T60 is a Energy Star compliant with a Greenpeace policy rating (Mar 2009) of 3.1
Reviews:
“The premium you pay is worth it: the ThinkPad T60 delivers a sturdy design, a complete range of network connectivity, top-shelf performance, long battery life, and just enough ports for the typical business user.” – (CNET, 2006)
“The ThinkPad T-series can be thought of as the flagship of the ThinkPad brand, it’s squarely targeted towards business users and professionals. Durability, security, usability and performance are all important characteristics of the ThinkPad T-series. The T60 carries on these traditions with a jump in performance from the most recent T43 and some changes to configuration options available and the port and keyboard layout.” – (Notebook, 2006)
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