They are designed to run completely off the usb ports and only draw 180ma each. They do not even have sepearte power supplies. I am having problems running them off my eepc 900ha. Despite working for monthes with no problem, one channel has started to come through very low and I can't seem to fix it...

Cool, thanks for the opinions. Yeah the X60s is definitely looking like the one. Hopefully that ULV cpu will help a little with power saving. I have seen a couple floating about on the bay so may just have to pull the trigger!

I think I mean do the usb ports provide 500mA of power. If I get an X60 I want to use it with 2 midi controllers that both take their power from the ports, so basically want to know if they will work.

Any help appreciated...

Hi there just wondered if anyone has used one of the OEM thinkpad X60 batteries you see floating around on ebay and online stores. Are they any good?

[Mod edit: merged with topic "original genuin battery Vs compatible ones; the best choice?"]

Yeah we tend to get screwed for everything here in the Uk. Tbh at the moment i'm running my Dj soaftware/hardware off a 1.6ghz atom based eepc! So I don't think it will be a problem. Increased size of the thinkpad is a bit of a bummer. 10 inch would be nice, but I want better performance for photosh...

Many thanks for your help. I would like to get a core duo as the performance improvement does seem considerable. However I am on a very tight budget, plus I need to buy an HDD too. I can pick up a core solo version with 1gb ram for around £185 here in the Uk in excellent condition. Unfortunately the...

Hi guys, sorry to hijack the thread but I may be getting an X60 soon, maybe the 1.66 core solo version (am on a very tight budget!) and will be looking to upgrade the HDD. Will this hard drive work? >>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seagate-Momentus-7200-4-SATA-3Gb-s-250-GB-ST9250410ASG_W0QQitemZ1503674534...

Hi Guys, My name is Nick and I am brand new to the forum. Hope you are all well, looks like a great community. Anyway the reason I joined was to get some advice relating to X series Thinkpads, the x60 in particular. I currently own a netbook which I use to dj with via 2 midi controllers. I am having...