IBM ThinkPad 600

IBM · ThinkPad

ThinkPad 600

Released April 1998

An IBM business laptop with a removable UltraslimBay drive, TrackPoint, replaceable hard drive and two memory expansion sockets.

Size
13.3″
Display
–
Processor
Intel Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz
Memory
32 MB
Weight
2.55 kg
Battery
3 h

Display

Screen size
13.3″
Resolution
1024 × 768
Brightness
150 nits
Touchscreen
No
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original600 configurations offered 12.1-inch SVGA TFT or 13-inch XGA HPA dual-scan LCD; panel subtype/native refresh unpublished

Performance

Processor
Intel Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz
CPU cores
1
CPU threads
1
Graphics
NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD
Memory
32 MB
Storage
4 GB
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
GPU
NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD NM2160B with 2 MB embedded graphics memory; XGA displays 65,536 simultaneous colours, SVGA supports 16 million
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
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

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 3 hours
Weight
2.55 kg
Thickness
36.5 mm
Width × depth
300 × 240 mm
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
Charger
56 W barrel-connector AC adapter

Connections

Ports
USB-A, headphone jack
Operating system
Windows
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
Keyboard
Full-size alphanumeric keyboard with nine Fn-key functions and flat palm rest
Trackpad
No touchpad; TrackPoint with Press-to-Select, Release-to-Select and centre scroll/magnifier button
Speakers
Front stereo 0.5 W speakers with keyboard volume controls
Microphones
Internal microphone with external audio input
Biometrics
Power-on, supervisor and hard-drive passwords; security keyhole and optional Allen screw for disk retention

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageGraphics
Intel Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz32 MB4 GBNeoMagic MagicGraph128XD

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Replaceable hard drive and two memory sockets
  • Removable CD-ROM and diskette-drive options
  • TrackPoint with centre scrolling button

Cons

  • One USB port and no built-in Ethernet
  • 32 MB standard memory on the listed configuration
  • XGA display limited to 65,536 simultaneous colours

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
13.3″60 HzIntel Core 22 GB––2007
13.1″–Intel Core 24 GB––2008
14.1″–Intel Core Duo T2400512 MB2.5 kg6 hFeb 2006

Sources

  1. psrefstuff.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/twbook.pdf
  2. dinside.dagbladet.no/data/ibm-thinkpad-600/69250313
  3. pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/980518/tp600.htm

Photo: PC Watch (Japanese 2645-41J)

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