Comments | sfllaw: ThinkPad T60p

sfllaw

ThinkPad T60p

Oct 10, 2006 16:14

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geeky, consumerism, p.u.o, computers

Comments 37

zedinbed October 10 2006, 20:40:24 UTC

Thinkpads are damn ugly and damn sexy at the same time. I love my trusty T42!

sfllaw October 10 2006, 22:01:27 UTC

They're not really that ugly, I find. They're not beautiful, but functionally elegant.

Except for this blasted touchpad. ;)

ink_13 October 10 2006, 20:56:09 UTC

My old T22 is still providing reasonable servie at 5.5 years of age, although I increasingly covet my sister's T43.

Good to hear that the newer T models are still worth buying.

sfllaw October 10 2006, 22:40:35 UTC

Well, the T22 was a really good model. It has a very bright screen compared to my old A20m.

The new T series are still beefy and heavy machines like they used to be. So they're still a good buy for the next year or so.

ze_dinosaur October 10 2006, 21:09:51 UTC

Now that you have a brand new laptop, I'll have to find other things to make fun of you about :P

sfllaw October 10 2006, 22:40:52 UTC

I'm sure you'll find something.

octal October 10 2006, 21:24:59 UTC

I'm trying to decide between an $1100 t43 and a T60p or Z61p. I have a T43p which I'll either keep or give to a new employee, or give him the T43, once my T43p is fixed.

Having to buy all new docks, power supplies, etc. for the 60s vs. 20-43 is kind of annoying, since I have 3-4 T43/T43p machines, a bunch of batteries, a dock II, etc.

sfllaw October 10 2006, 22:48:20 UTC

I think the Z61p is a little too big for a laptop. It would fail to fit in my messenger bag. Although the large 1920x1200 screen would be nice, I don't want to be spoiled by ludicrous amounts of screen real-estate.

what about the video card driver.... anonymous October 10 2006, 21:25:46 UTC

you are using wich ATI video card?????

Re: what about the video card driver.... sfllaw October 10 2006, 22:42:38 UTC

Because it's a T60p, the video card is an ATI Mobility FireGL V5200. The free VESA driver still works, even in 1600x1200 mode. But it's terribly slow.

Modern versions of fglrx are required for accelerated video. Unfortunately, neither of these drivers support the X-Video extension, which makes video a bit clunky.