[ltp] Re: z60m

[km]

On 25/04, Hamish Marson wrote:
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> It's that time of year again... I'm looking at a new thinkpad.
> Probably a z60m. Mainly for the display. Sadly, no dual core, but I
> notice that the UH3FKUK comes with 1GB of memory. Looking at crucial
> they say the standard is 256 or 512MB... So do the 1GB models come
> with a single 1GB stick leaving a free slot? Or are they just 512MB
> models with an extra 512MB module in there (That's what dabs.com says,
> but anyone who has one may know differently)?
> 
> Also the DVD writer... Anyone know which model it is? Same as the r50p
> (DVD-RAM with DVD-R/RW) or does this one do DVD+-R/RW? There doesn't
> seem to be much info there on that subject.
> 
> Screen... Are they all Ti covers? Even the black ones (i.e. just Ti
> with black paint), or are the black ones physically different?
> 
> Oh. Best price I've found so far is UK#1050. (Plus VAT). Anyone got a
> better price? dabs.com are the same... ONly 1 year warrenty though
> sadly. Might have to bump that up a bit.
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We've gotten z60m at work and I have mixed feelings about it.

The downsides:

* It's heavy and clumsy.
* The cover is titanium. I dont know if there is a black version.
* It has windows keys.
* No serial port, but I guess no new laptops have one.. incredibly enough.

The good parts:

* The screen is great.
* It's quiet.
* About 2.5 hours battery time, although im comparing with my old t30.
* Just about everything works in Linux (Gentoo). The only thing I havent
  bothered with yet is the finger print reader.
* The builtin 100GB SATA 16mb disk is almost as fast as my old 60gb 7200
  travelstar.

Regarding your questions:

There are 2 x 512mb modules in mine.

My DVD-ROM has model number UJ-830Z and is made by Panasonic. It's labeled DVD
Multi+. I've never tried burning DVD's with it but it says DVD+RW on it.

-km