IBM ThinkPad 600 vs Sony VAIO Z (VGN-Z11WN/B)

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ThinkPad 600 compared with VAIO Z (VGN-Z11WN/B)

	IBMThinkPad 600	SonyVAIO Z (VGN-Z11WN/B)
Overview
Released
Released	April 1998	2008
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	13.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1024 × 768	1600 × 900 (better)
Brightness
Brightness	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original600 configurations offered 12.1-inch SVGA TFT or 13-inch XGA HPA dual-scan LCD; panel subtype/native refresh unpublished	X-black LCD with white LED backlight
Colour range
Colour range	–	100% NTSC (Sony's claim)
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Scratch-resistant surface with reduced reflections
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz	Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	1	–
Graphics
Graphics	NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD	NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Memory
Memory	32 MB	4 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	4 GB	250 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	Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 at 2.4 GHz (PC Pro/Alphr and 01net); Intel Centrino 2 platform
GPU
GPU	NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD NM2160B with 2 MB embedded graphics memory; XGA displays 65,536 simultaneous colours, SVGA supports 16 million	NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS in Speed mode; Intel GMA 4500MHD in Stamina mode (PC Pro/Alphr); switching does not require a restart
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	–
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	250GB hard disk and dual-layer DVD writer (PC Pro/Alphr and 01net)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3 hours	–
Weight
Weight	2.55 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	36.5 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	300 × 240 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	Sony claims over five hours in Stamina mode; battery capacity and an exact maximum are not published in the European announcement
Materials
Materials	–	Carbon-fibre body; brushed aluminium keyboard panel and palm rest
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Charger
Charger	56 W barrel-connector AC adapter	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-A, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11a/b/g/Draft n
Webcam
Webcam	–	Motion Eye
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	2 × USB 2.0; VGA; HDMI (Speed mode only, mutually exclusive with VGA); Gigabit Ethernet; SD and Memory Stick slots; ExpressCard/34; i.LINK S400; separate microphone and headphone sockets; modem and docking connector; everywair 7.2Mbps HSDPA mobile broadband
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size alphanumeric keyboard with nine Fn-key functions and flat palm rest	Isolation keyboard with spaced, concave keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	No touchpad; TrackPoint with Press-to-Select, Release-to-Select and centre scroll/magnifier button	Touchpad with left and right buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Front stereo 0.5 W speakers with keyboard volume controls	Built-in stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Internal microphone with external audio input	Built-in monaural microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Power-on, supervisor and hard-drive passwords; security keyhole and optional Allen screw for disk retention	Fingerprint reader (TechRadar)
In the box
In the box	–	Windows Vista Business (PC Pro/Alphr)