The best T60 review...

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fullauto · #31 Post by **fullauto** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:48 pm

darrenf - great find! The pics are definitely the best I have seen.

I had no idea the T60 was so different, especially the cooling system.

That could be great news...

lithium726 · #32 Post by **lithium726** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:56 pm

I would also really like to know where the graphics processor is going to go and how it is going to be cooled, this looks like an Intel 950 model.

Rose · #33 Post by **Rose** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:06 pm

I would also like to know if the 14.1" verison of the T60 is the one that HAS a fan air intake in the bottom. Ive been bashing about this in an earlier thread as beeing the biggest drawback in the T60 design, but later was told by others that there were no holes in the bottom on the pre production models beeing out. So what is it? Is the 14.1" infected of a fan air intake in the bottom or not?

donking! · #34 Post by **donking!** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:32 pm

Doesn't it look in those photos like the CPU is connected through a socket. So would that make it upgradeable?

darrenf · #35 Post by **darrenf** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:33 pm

The photos sure seem to suggest that the air intake is on the bottom. Most disturbingly, the fan appears to be gasketed on one side where it contacts the base of the case to *prevent* air from being drawn in from other parts of the case. It seems like this would lead to higher heat buildup as compared with the current design.

-darren

beingblue2068 · #36 Post by **beingblue2068** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:55 pm

hoya wrote:
beingblue2068 wrote: secondly, T60's 14.1 LCD is brighter than T43's.
What is your source of information on this? As far as I can tell, Lenovo is using the SAME lcd panel suppliers that it uses for the T43, with the addition of a TMD supplied 14" SXGA+ panel.

The first Korean review talks about more brighter and better 14.1SXGA LCD in T60 than that in T43 and shows comparing pictures. However, it doesn't wirte any specs or tech infos. But I can see the difference in those pictures.

beingblue2068 · #37 Post by **beingblue2068** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:55 pm

http://www.nottes.com/notebook/main.asp ... oardid=424

This is the first Korean review.

Sottozero · #38 Post by **Sottozero** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:01 pm

RonS wrote:The 1280x1024 DVI limit was eliminiated by the stock IBM drivers about 1.5-2 years ago. I drive my 24" 1920x1200 display right off the Dock II's DVI connector using the stock drivers.

I was just told my my Lenovo rep that the new advanced dock for the T60 only supports 1600 x 1200 via the DVI port. That means I can't drive my HP L2335 23" LCD (1920 x 1200).

If this is true, it really, really blows. I'll have to cancel my entire order.

a_d_y_a · #39 Post by **a_d_y_a** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:29 pm

Sottozero wrote:
RonS wrote:The 1280x1024 DVI limit was eliminiated by the stock IBM drivers about 1.5-2 years ago. I drive my 24" 1920x1200 display right off the Dock II's DVI connector using the stock drivers.
I was just told my my Lenovo rep that the new advanced dock for the T60 only supports 1600 x 1200 via the DVI port. That means I can't drive my HP L2335 23" LCD (1920 x 1200).

If this is true, it really, really blows. I'll have to cancel my entire order.

if u use the ati omega drivers then u can use a lot higher resolutions. Look here

http://www.omegadrivers.net/about.php

dont be hasty to cancel your order. and the omega drivers are really cool and stable. i ran them exclusively with my t43.

Rose · #40 Post by **Rose** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:31 pm

a_d_y_a wrote:
Sottozero wrote: I was just told my my Lenovo rep that the new advanced dock for the T60 only supports 1600 x 1200 via the DVI port. That means I can't drive my HP L2335 23" LCD (1920 x 1200).

If this is true, it really, really blows. I'll have to cancel my entire order.
if u use the ati omega drivers then u can use a lot higher resolutions. Look here

http://www.omegadrivers.net/about.php

dont be hasty to cancel your order. and the omega drivers are really cool and stable. i ran them exclusively with my t43.

and did you try those drivers on a 1920x1200 screen through DVI?

a_d_y_a · #41 Post by **a_d_y_a** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:40 pm

darrenf wrote:
own6volvos wrote:The IR port doesn't have a purple LED
Seriously? What causes the camera to pick that up?

http://www.nottes.com/notebook/lgibm/re ... 0_a03b.asp

-darren

it happens beacuase most cameras have an IR filter on the sensor which blocks out IR light from normal daylight. It cannot block the IR from the IR port of the laptop.

YMMV

a_d_y_a · #42 Post by **a_d_y_a** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:46 pm

Rose wrote:
a_d_y_a wrote: if u use the ati omega drivers then u can use a lot higher resolutions. Look here

http://www.omegadrivers.net/about.php

dont be hasty to cancel your order. and the omega drivers are really cool and stable. i ran them exclusively with my t43.
and did you try those drivers on a 1920x1200 screen through DVI?

unfortunately no. but let me ring someone up who has a badass display.

simscitizen · #43 Post by **simscitizen** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:21 pm

You can drive 1920*1200 through DVI with a crappy mobility radeon 7500. I'm sure you will find a way with you T60 to drive that 23" display...look it up on the T4x forums.

People, stop listening to a bunch of support guys that tell you only what they can read from a sheet...this doesn't help anyone.

lithium726 · #44 Post by **lithium726** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:59 pm

i found a pic of the T60 board with discrete graphics

http://image2.sina.com.cn/IT/cr/2006/0306/425415445.jpg

heres the cooling solution for it...

http://image2.sina.com.cn/IT/cr/2006/03 ... 927182.jpg

and heres the review where i got this

http://tech.sina.com.cn/n/2006-03-06/1344858722.shtml

if you check out the pictures, their model does not have the cooling vents on the bottom

Rose · #45 Post by **Rose** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:30 pm

lithium726 wrote:i found a pic of the T60 board with discrete graphics

http://image2.sina.com.cn/IT/cr/2006/0306/425415445.jpg

heres the cooling solution for it...

http://image2.sina.com.cn/IT/cr/2006/03 ... 927182.jpg

and heres the review where i got this
http://tech.sina.com.cn/n/2006-03-06/1344858722.shtml

if you check out the pictures, their model does not have the cooling vents on the bottom

its seems that the 15" model has no vents, and that the 14.1" has.

Cultural_Broker · #46 Post by **Cultural_Broker** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:20 pm

T60 has just the same thickness with T40s. The only difference is that T60 does not have the edge-cut design, which T40s have. The edge-cut design makes T40 "seems" slimmer than T60.

Aroc · #47 Post by **Aroc** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:04 pm

If there were ever such a thing as finely-cut Thinkpad T60 sashimi, I think I just saw it.

jjesusfreak01 · #48 Post by **jjesusfreak01** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:53 pm

a_d_y_a wrote:
darrenf wrote: Seriously? What causes the camera to pick that up?

http://www.nottes.com/notebook/lgibm/re ... 0_a03b.asp

-darren
it happens beacuase most cameras have an IR filter on the sensor which blocks out IR light from normal daylight. It cannot block the IR from the IR port of the laptop.

YMMV

Usually just cheaper CMOS cameras like those found in cellphones (not CCDs), which coincidentally dont have IR filters. Try shining your TV remote into your cell phones camera and see what I mean.

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