T40P vs T60

T4x series specific matters only
Post Reply
Message
Author
kelcon
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:05 pm
Location: Krakow, Poland

T40P vs T60

#1 Post by kelcon » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:51 pm

Hello!

Please help me to chose laptop. I am information architect / graphic designer (so Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Visio are my key software).

I have only to chooses: Thinkpad t40p or Thinkpad t60.

I will mostly use it with additional LCD monitor connected.

Please help :)

Regards, Kelcon
Last edited by kelcon on Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
BillMorrow
*Senior* Admin
*Senior* Admin
Posts: 7155
Joined: Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:40 pm
Location: San Francisco -> Florida -> Georgia
Contact:
Contact BillMorrow

#2 Post by BillMorrow » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:40 pm

welcome to the thinkpad owners club.. :)

well, a T40 was a really nice thinkpad..
it is a bit long in the tooth (i.e. old) now..
and there are no new ones available..

the T60 is MUCH better..
faster and more up to date..

it all depends on your ability to get either one in poland..
and your available budget..
Bill Morrow, kept by parrots :parrot: & cockatoos
Sysop - forum.thinkpads.com

*
She was not what you would call refined,
She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
~~~Mark Twain~~~
Top
kelcon
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:05 pm
Location: Krakow, Poland

#3 Post by kelcon » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:13 pm

BillMorrow wrote:welcome to the thinkpad owners club..
:)
BillMorrow wrote:it all depends on your ability to get either one in poland.. and your available budget..
My boss gave me alternative:
- used t40p
- new t60 (basic model, not p)

Both are available.

Regards, Kelcon
Top
syedj
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 712
Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:54 am
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire

#4 Post by syedj » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:15 pm

In between T40p and T60, my choice would be T60 for a graphics intensive usage.
“Long you live and high you'll fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.”
Top
pianowizard
Senior ThinkPadder
Senior ThinkPadder
Posts: 8368
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:07 am
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Contact:
Contact pianowizard

#5 Post by pianowizard » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:24 pm

The T60 is definitely more powerful than the T40p. Being much newer, it may also have more warranty left and may stay healthy for a longer time. The only (small) advantage that the T40p has is that it's probably slightly lighter. But it sounds like you always use it on a desk anyway, so the weight shouldn't matter.

In summary, get the T60!
Microsoft Surface 3 (Atom x7-Z8700 / 4GB / 128GB / LTE)
Dell OptiPlex 9010 SFF (Core i3-3220 / 8GB / 8TB); HP 8300 Elite minitower (Core i7-3770 / 16GB / 9.25TB)
Acer T272HUL; Crossover 404K; Dell 3008WFP, U2715H, U2711, P2416D; Monoprice 10734; QNIX QHD2410R; Seiki Pro SM40UNP
Top
Troels
ThinkPadder
ThinkPadder
Posts: 1017
Joined: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:55 pm
Location: Aalborg, Denmark

#6 Post by Troels » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:03 pm

What graphics card and screen does the T60 come with? If it is XGA and GMA950 forget it and grab the T40p instead.
Depends on your usage of course, but impressively few people feel the real world difference between dual core and single core, i believe. Not anyone i know can tell the difference with the everyday tasks at least.

Judging by your uses, and saying that the T60 has GMA950 and/or an XGA screen, the T40p will be the only productive choice for you.
Top
pianowizard
Senior ThinkPadder
Senior ThinkPadder
Posts: 8368
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:07 am
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Contact:
Contact pianowizard

#7 Post by pianowizard » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:26 pm

Troels wrote:Depends on your usage of course, but impressively few people feel the real world difference between dual core and single core, i believe.
The OP uses Photoshop a lot, and I suspect the difference between Pentium M and Core Duo would be quite obvious in this case.
Microsoft Surface 3 (Atom x7-Z8700 / 4GB / 128GB / LTE)
Dell OptiPlex 9010 SFF (Core i3-3220 / 8GB / 8TB); HP 8300 Elite minitower (Core i7-3770 / 16GB / 9.25TB)
Acer T272HUL; Crossover 404K; Dell 3008WFP, U2715H, U2711, P2416D; Monoprice 10734; QNIX QHD2410R; Seiki Pro SM40UNP
Top
Sloba
Freshman Member
Posts: 51
Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:40 pm
Location: Orlando, FL

#8 Post by Sloba » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:07 pm

Hi everyone! This is my first post here :)

Go back to the topic. For me the key points are:
1) you are going to use external screen (most of the time)
2) you are going to use software which is cpu power hungry

The time of dualcore cpus is coming (I am talking about optimizations for dual core cpus on a software level) and you will definitely have benefits in the near future if not at this point of time.

To conclude: I would go with T60

Regards
Top
pae77
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 738
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:59 am
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA

#9 Post by pae77 » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:42 pm

I have a nice T42p. I recently configured a new HP laptop running xp pro with a 1.66 ghz c2d processor and 1 gig ram with a 5400 rpm hd, intel GMA graphics, for my wife. Let me tell you, this lowly HP just absolutely blew my T42p away with speed in every department. Video was much better on the HP. Every program I tried loaded and ran noticeably faster. The only thing my TP had on it was the screen resolution. Now I lust for a C2D machine and my T42p feels like a slug.
HP DV8t | Intel i7-Q 720 | 6GB (DDR3 1333) RAM | 1 TB (500GB Seagate 7200 rpm x2)| GeForce GT 230M (1GB) | 18.4" FHD | SuperMulti 8X w Lightscribe | FP Reader | Bluetooth | HDTV Tuner | Win 7 Ultimate x64. Backup: T61p (8891-CTO)
Top
kelcon
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:05 pm
Location: Krakow, Poland

#10 Post by kelcon » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:14 pm

Thanks for all advices.

I chose:

ThinkPad T60 T7200 with:
- 2GHz CPU
- 1GB RAM,
- 100GB 7200rpm HDD,
- 14.1in 1400x1050 LCD,
- 128MB ATI Radeon X1400,

:)

Best regards, Kelcon
Top
syedj
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 712
Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:54 am
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire

#11 Post by syedj » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:47 pm

Wise choice :) Good luck with the machine. I am sure you will love it.
“Long you live and high you'll fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.”
Top
Troels
ThinkPadder
ThinkPadder
Posts: 1017
Joined: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:55 pm
Location: Aalborg, Denmark

#12 Post by Troels » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:14 pm

Hehe... that was the only correct choice actually. Nice Thinkpad, but i wouldn't call that a 'basic model' :)
Top
Kyocera
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 4826
Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:00 pm
Location: North Carolina, ...in my mind I'm going to Carolina.....
Contact:
Contact Kyocera

#13 Post by Kyocera » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:33 pm

You will be a happy camper :) that's about as close to a t60p as you can get really.
Top
Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “ThinkPad T4x Series”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests