I about crapped a brick!

[AssPenny]

Yep, got scared. I got my T60 (2623-d6u) mid last week, fired it up and all went well.

I started doing the typical things of tuning it up, stopping unneeded services, uninstalling the junk, etc.... Well, on a reboot, right after post, i BSOD'd and it restarted and said it couldnt find any bootable device, no HD or CDrom. I restarted again, same thing.

CRAP!!!

Well, i tried it again and started tapping the crap out of the restore and it went in and i could fully restore it to factory setup. Its been running great every since. I must have wacked something nasty there.

Quick review.

--Build quality is great, feels sturdy as hell.

--Screen is very nice, bright and crisp, pretty much as expected.

--Performance is lagging due to lack of memory, got another gig on the way already.

--Keyboard blows dog. Very clackity. No flex in it and keystroke is fine, but i hate the cheap plastic noise.

--Wireless reception is so so, definately weaker than the Atheros chip in my T42.

--DVD burner works very nice, no probs there.

--Speakers are still weak, kinda was hoping for a bit more sound. Same as all the other T series.

--Asprin looking buttons do look a bit cheezy, but they dont feel cheap at least.

--The screen is nice and tight on the hinges, nice bonus.

--One extra USB port was nice.

--Battery is 10Wh stronger than a T4x series, so thats nice. Plus the power management software is lots nicer.

--Thinklight is better focused.

--I like the smaller trackpad, im a stick guy so its less in the way now.

--WAY more crap installed than before. I will be watching this for Chineese conspiracy spyware for quite a while.

--Bluetooth light is green like the others, blue would have been a nice touch.

--Power adapter is a 90w unit vs the old 72w.

--Windows button is small, so i could care less its there.

Oh well, thats enough for now.

[lithium726]

sounds like you mightve uninstalled the IDE driver o_O

glad you like the machine!

[astro]

--Keyboard blows dog. Very clackity. No flex in it and keystroke is fine, but i hate the cheap plastic noise.

Of course, it has to be asked... What kind of keyboard is it?

[AssPenny]

Dont know. How would i check?

[astro]

Sorry mate, type in your machine type and serial here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... sLookup.vm

Check the Mfg and FRU part numbers against the keyboard part list here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62741

[tfflivemb2]

Hey, thanks for the info. I was also curious as to how to determine which keyboard I had on my T21 and T23s. All three are NMB, versus ALPS.

[lithium726]

Hey, thanks for the info. I was also curious as to how to determine which keyboard I had on my T21 and T23s. All three are NMB, versus ALPS.

interesting, it still picks up your T2x machines?

it says my T23 cant be found... for warranty or any other purpose either...

[tfflivemb2]

Yep, picked up each of them. I believe I was even able to get it to detect my 600Es too, but I don't remember with any clarity.

[AssPenny]

Kewl, i will bookmark those links.

I have a Samsung SXGA panel.
Keyboard is Chicony (sucks)

I think i will have to call them up complaining about this keyboard, see if i can get an alps or that mnb brand.

[draco2527]

[quote]

--Bluetooth light is green like the others, blue would have been a nice touch.

quote]

The dell's (DX10) come with the BT as "blue", I work a lot in "dim" light to no light environment and that "neon-blue" stands out like a sore thumb; I think IBM/Lenovo went green for a reason!!! Some of their reasoning with other things I do not agree with..but this one, I DO!

[AssPenny]

I actually thought it was a Bluetooth requirement to have the indicator light in blue, kind of a trademark thingy. At least this is the first device i have seen that that it isnt.