Z60M first impressions...

[a31pguy]

My first impressions are ... well it's fast. No doubt. 533mhz bus with 233 mhz DDR2 RAM (Dual Channel) provide for some snap in running apps. The X600 is not bad at all. I have an X850 XL in my desktop and it's comparable. HL2 Source games and Battlefield 2 work flawlessly (which means I have to give my son back his desktop! USB 2.0 is excellant. The embedded security system and fingerprint reader make me smile (being a security consultant).

So it's not a Core Duo and it doesn't have and x1600. Buyers regret? When I need a laptop I need a laptop - not vaporware. Widescreen is a plus. 128 MB of DDR2 VRAM is excellant. PCIE is also a bonus. Benchmarks show it's twice as fast in graphics as my A31p. 1/3 faster on SSE2 and Floating point instructions. It's twice as fast in multi-threaded operations. No RS-232 serial port is a drawback - but I'll get used to it.

Ultrabay Enchanced is interesting. So now I have to purchase even more hard drive sleds to approach the storage capcity of my A31p (with 3x 100 gb hard drives). My A31p is still my workhorse for now - primarily because of the software load and capacity it has. Add all of the ultrabay options for the A31p and it still has tremendous value at work. Eventually I'll put in the eight or so hours to load the software and optimized the configuration that my A31p has. But I'll save that for a rainy day with nothing to do.

Now - to figure out how to retrofit EVDO into it and convine Levono to build an A60p.

[macdaddie0]

Just go mine also.
This is a great notebook.
I used to have A30p and the Z60m feels more solid.

Nice job Lenovo/IBM.