IBM ThinkPad 600 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T60

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ThinkPad 600 compared with ThinkPad T60

	IBMThinkPad 600	LenovoThinkPad T60
Overview
Released
Released	April 1998	February 2006
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	14.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1024 × 768	1024 × 768
Brightness
Brightness	150 nits	150 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Listed US 2645-51U has 13.3-inch active-matrix TFT XGA LCD, 100:1 maker contrast and 75 ms response; 150 nits on AC or 90 nits on battery. Other original600 configurations offered 12.1-inch SVGA TFT or 13-inch XGA HPA dual-scan LCD; panel subtype/native refresh unpublished	14.1-inch XGA TFT LCD on listed 1951-43U; native refresh and panel subtype unpublished in PSREF
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz	Intel Core Duo T2400
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	1	–
Graphics
Graphics	NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD	Intel GMA 950
Memory
Memory	32 MB	512 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	4 GB	60 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Listed US 2645-51U has Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz, 66 MHz bus and 512 KB L2 cache; original600 also offered Pentium MMX 233 MHz or Mobile Pentium II 233 MHz	Listed US 1951-43U has dual-core Core Duo T2400 at 1.83 GHz,667 MHz bus and 2 MB shared L 2 cache; later T60 configurations also offered Core 2 Duo
GPU
GPU	NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD NM2160B with 2 MB embedded graphics memory; XGA displays 65,536 simultaneous colours, SVGA supports 16 million	Intel GMA 950 integrated in 945GM on listed 1951 configuration; other T60 variants offered separate Radeon graphics, while T60p is a separate workstation model
Memory type
Memory type	Listed 32 MB SDRAM standard; Pentium II versions support 288 MB maker maximum with two 144-pin SO-DIMM expansion sockets; Pentium MMX versions have 256 MB maximum; 66 MHz non-parity 3.3 V SDRAM	Listed 1951-43U has 512 MB PC2-5300 DDR2-667 in one socket; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets, maker 4 GB maximum
Storage type
Storage type	Listed US 2645-51U has removable 4.0 GB Enhanced IDE hard drive and standard 24X–10X CD-ROM; UltraslimBay supports interchangeable diskette/CD-ROM and optional DVD, LS-120, Zip or second hard drive, with differing warm/cold-swap requirements	Listed 1951-43U has 60 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive and DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive; replaceable 9.5 mm SATA disk with shock mount and Active Protection System; removable 9.5 mm Ultrabay Slim optical drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3 hours	Up to 6 hours
Weight
Weight	2.55 kg	2.5 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	36.5 mm	31 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	300 × 240 mm	311 × 255 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable lithium-ion battery, maker 3-hour claim; no non-disruptive battery exchange. Headline 2.55 kg is upper maker configuration weight, within 2.14–2.55 kg range; original CD-ROM review samples differ	Six-cell lithium-ion battery; maker maximum 6 hours, optional nine-cell up to 9 hours or nine-cell plus Ultrabay battery up to 11.5 hours; headline weight is maker upper figure with optical drive and battery, not a bare-body measurement
Charger
Charger	56 W barrel-connector AC adapter	65 W AC adapter for integrated-GMA configuration
Materials
Materials	–	Magnesium-composite top cover, carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic bottom and internal magnesium roll cage; maker height range 26.6–31 mm, maximum 31 mm listed
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-A, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, 802.11a/b/g on listed US 1951-43U
Webcam
Webcam	–	No built-in camera listed; USB webcam offered as accessory
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	One USB, VGA, 9-pin serial, parallel, external diskette connector, PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection, infrared up to 4 Mbps, modem and separate audio input/output; two TypeI/II or one TypeIII PC Card slots with CardBus and Zoomed Video. Ethernet requires an optional PC Card/docking solution	Three USB 2.0, VGA, infrared 4 Mbps, RJ-11 modem, Gigabit RJ-45, separate microphone input/headphone output, CardBus slot and ExpressCard 34/54 slot; docking connector, with DVI through optional Advanced Mini Dock or Advanced Dock
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size alphanumeric keyboard with nine Fn-key functions and flat palm rest	89-key spill-resistant keyboard with ThinkVantage button and ThinkLight keyboard illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	No touchpad; TrackPoint with Press-to-Select, Release-to-Select and centre scroll/magnifier button	UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Front stereo 0.5 W speakers with keyboard volume controls	Stereo 1 W speakers with dedicated volume/mute buttons
Microphones
Microphones	Internal microphone with external audio input	Internal microphone and separate microphone-input jack
Biometrics
Biometrics	Power-on, supervisor and hard-drive passwords; security keyhole and optional Allen screw for disk retention	Trusted Platform Module 1.2; fingerprint reader optional and not present on listed 1951-43U; power-on, supervisor and hard-drive passwords