The ThinkPad T60 is a
laptop that was manufactured by
Lenovo and marketed under the
IBM brand.
Hardware
This sub-line includes the basic T60 and associated ''p'' series (for ''performance''; e.g., T60p). While designed and manufactured by Lenovo, the T60 and the T60p still featured the IBM logo on the machines.
The T60 and T60p can be initially ordered with 2 case options (the 14" 4:3 and 15" 4:3 models); the latest lineup includes an additional 15" 16:10 model with another motherboard layout (the motherboard of 4:3 models was compatible between 4:3-based cases).
The T60 is the first T-series ThinkPad to include the Mobile Intel
Core Duo "Yonah" (and later the Intel
Core 2 Duo
Intel Core is a line of streamlined midrange consumer, workstation and enthusiast computer central processing units (CPUs) marketed by Intel Corporation. These processors displaced the existing mid- to high-end Pentium processors at the time o ...
"Merom") technology, and the first T-series ThinkPads to come with a widescreen resolution option. This model has a
VMX-enabled
BIOS, meaning that running fully virtualised
operating systems via
Xen or
VMware
VMware, Inc. is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.
VMware's desktop software ru ...
is possible, provided a VMX compatible CPU is installed. 4 GB of DDR2 RAM can be provided, but only 3.25 GB would be visible - this was a chipset hardware limitation.
The keyboard for the T60 was manufactured by
Chicony Electronics
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwan-based multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes input devices, power supplies and digital image products. It offers desktop keyboards, mobile keyboards, digital cameras, perso ...
. The top cover of 14" model was made from magnesium composite (the 15" model has a PBRF plastic top cover), and all T60 ThinkPads have an internal magnesium frame.
Accessories
All T60 versions supports
ThinkPad UltraBay
UltraBay is originally IBM's name for the swappable drive bay in the ThinkPad range of laptop computers. When the ThinkPad product line was sold to Lenovo, the concept and the name stayed. Furthermore, it is used in some of Lenovo's own IdeaPad ...
accessories (but SATA connection speed of bay was limited prior to IDE compatibility).
The docking station options includes an Advanced Mini-Dock (with 15 ports, include the DVI-D and RS-232 support) and Advanced Dock with additional PCI-E card support (with up to 1x bus speed).
See also
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ThinkPad R60 - budget model
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ThinkPad X60 - portable (12") model
References
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