Laptops Arena

As any ThinkPad owner will attest, the design is minimalist, somewhat boxy, and all black, without any of the shiny accents or startling colours of other models. I prefer this look to the newer plastic white-grey look on many consumer and lower-end corporate notebooks.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X60 won't attract undue attention in a business meeting or classroom outside of its amazingly small size and professional look.

This laptop is, in my opinion, the ultimate business laptop for those who move around (who don't sit at the same desk all the time). Its immense portability combined with processing power, battery life, professional design, and keyboard comfort make it the perfect notebook for those who need any or all of the above.

I take this notebook to classes and its small size and weight allows me to easily juggle paper, binders, and documents without having to worry about running out of batteries or sluggish programs. Although there are a few problems with the notebook, I think it really shines in the ultraportable class above all other current models.

Via notebookreview.

Weighing a very manageable 5.8-pounds, the Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T60p is a business notebook that’s designed for both work and play. Featuring an Intel Core Duo T2600 processor (2.16-GHz), 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 100GB SATA HDD, ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 256MB GDDR3 graphics, biometric fingerprint reader, and a vibrant 14.1-inch SXGA+ display. Here’s the bottom line:

It’s great to see that Lenovo is still building ThinkPads the way that IBM used to. The Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T60p is a truly excellent mobile computer, with the credentials to do what even most high-end desktops aren’t capable of

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When Lenovo acquired IBMs PC and laptop business many feared for the reputation and quality of the famed IBM ThinkPad brand. However, they ought to have feared not as Lenovo sensibly kept the ThinkPad brand going, and judging by our reviews the quality has stayed too.

The ThinkPad brand then retains the high-end while Lenovo reserves its own brand for its more affordable notebooks, much like this Lenovo 3000 V100 Ultra. As part of the 3000 range, the full title is the Lenovo 3000 V100, which is a little confusing. Firmly in the ultra-portable category, this notebook features a 12.1in widescreen display and weighs only 1.86Kg, yet has its optical drive built-in.

The trackpad is on the small side but does the job, but the mouse keys have a wobbly and slightly flimsy feel to them. To the right of this is a fingerprint reader. This is a technology that has been carried over from IBM's ThinkPad range. Once you've enrolled your fingers you can use a swipe to login, rather than typing your name, which is hardly a big deal.

More potentially useful is the ability of the Omnipass software to detect password fields and offer to remember them for you so you can enter secure web sites without having to remember usernames and passwords - a swipe will do it instead.

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