T60 Widescreen: Thinkpad new style post-IBM

When you first saw the Thinkpad T60 laptop on a large screen, you will be curious about its oversized shape, which is different from the traditional "square" Thinkpad models. This is also the difference that successful entrepreneurs in the world want to show through the laptop's appearance.

The T60 is one of the high-end Thinkpad laptops that is currently the most popular among global entrepreneurs because of its performance characteristics, thinness and very light weight (only about 1.8kg), convenient for portability. Continuous transfer and extended battery life.

Be more responsive to the wide screen

The latest model of the T60 series, the Thinkpad T60 Widescreen, has been added with a 15.4-inch widescreen display, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2 x 1.66 GHz) and a battery pack with a protruding rear core core. the back of the book, creating a slightly "crazy" design, especially in terms of the thinness and breadth of an unprecedented edition of the Thinkpad laptop's traditional design.

A little bit over the Widescreen's wide screen. This is the second wide screen model of Thinkpad, showing the flexibility and flexibility of Lenovo when it is no longer conservative with traditional IBM design, in order to meet the demand of wide screen use, helping businessmen show Display more applications and work content on the screen.

For example, you can view the report of the chief accountant by Excel to get more rows and columns thanks to the wide screen, while still reading the contract form on a Word text window. For movie enthusiasts, this is the optimal screen size for Hollywood widescreen movies that can stretch full screen.

However, when using this product, as noted by VietNamNet, because of its wider size and hinged distance, the Widescreen's screen cover is not as solid as the regular Thinkpad models. When shaking the upper two corners, although the screen cover is still made of carbon fiber and titanium alloy, it is durable and resistant to impact.

Security from the processor chip

The password lock interface is encrypted from the processor chip of the Thinkpad T60.

The first impression when using the Widescreen T60 is the Windows security built into the processor with IBM's ThinkVantage technology. Windows XP login password is encrypted with the processor chip, so normal XP password cracking tools will not be possible. This is a feature that entrepreneurs always want to protect their top-secret data.

However, password encryption with microprocessor chips also leads to some inconvenient issues. For example, you will not be able to change the password in the usual way in Windows XP with the User Account in Control Panel or the Change Password section when pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del, because the system will always say the old password it's correct.

The reason is that the old password you entered has not been coded by the processor chip, so Win XP will not see the same old password that the processor chip has encrypted. To change your password, you have to "find" the correct ThinkVantage tool to manage encrypted passwords in your computer's chip.

In terms of noise when the machine is operating, T60 is a laptop that limits the noise of processor fan and hard drive data. Even if you hold the laptop closed in a closed room, it is difficult to distinguish whether it is turned off or active. Unfortunately, though, the T60's keyboard allows for very high-speed typing, but there's a more "crisp" sound than previous T-series Thinkpad models. These noises can affect other people's sleep, such as when you try to drag your laptop to bed to do some late-night work.

For those working on . the way

With a battery design that adds cells (the battery core inside the laptop battery block) to form a back protruding array like the book, the T60 Widescreen creates a "ancient" and "pit" look unlike anyone else. Battery life is thus increased by about a third compared to other Thinkpad models.

VietNamNet has tried to play Quake III graphics game on T60, when the battery is 100%, it can allow continuous play up to 4 hours in high brightness screen mode. If browsing or compiling Office documents, it can be used continuously for nearly 5 hours if the screen mode is reduced, thanks to the ability of Duo Core dual-core chip can rest a chip when not processing data.

The ability to store electricity in the battery of the T60 is also very good compared to other laptops. Usually when the device is not used for a while, the amount of power in the battery is gradually depleted. But VietNamNet's test showed that after 2 weeks of no use, the T60's power stored in the battery dropped insignificantly, only from 30% to 28%.

Maximum data protection when moving

System Rescue and Recovery tool, a unique feature of ThinkVantage technology.

However, the most impressive feature of this product is not in the unique characteristics of the Tides Widescreen, but in the unique protection and data recovery technology of the Thinkpad laptop from the IBM era. From the chassis of the laptop case, which is impact-resistant, has a magnesium alloy layer that covers the mainboard and components, up to the rubber pad for the hard drive, the tool to lock the hard drive reader as soon as the laptop starts falling. .

Most notable is the System Rescue and Recovery tool, a unique feature of ThinkVantage Technology. After installing Windows and other essential software, you can ask the system to save all data and systems at that time. This save process lasts about 1 hour for an 80GB hard drive.

After that, even if you install to a new version of Windows Vista, format the hard drive or have a virus that corrupts Windows, just a ThinkVantage button, the System Rescue and Recovery feature will restore the old system at the time. You have saved, including all old Windows operating systems, installed software and existing data.

Not only that, this technology also allows you to select and save the data created after the time of saving the system restore point. This is also an essential technology for vital vital data of entrepreneurs.

Highlights: Too expensive!

The keyboard sits inside the camera body because the screen size of the T60 is too wide.

As global laptop sales continue to increase and machine prices continue to fall, starting prices for the Widescreen T60 range from $ 1,400 and up and depending on the configuration, specific options may be up to. 1,700 USD, this is really a product just "worth looking at" for most Vietnamese consumers.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to have people think that this is a product that represents a successful entrepreneur more than an outstanding use. Wide screen, new Intel Duo Core processor, Centrino WiFi technology, light weight of 1.8kg, slim design, fully configurable for Windows Vista (Vista Capable) are the cost factors for the team. W60 Widescreen up high.

Meanwhile, for experienced laptop users, the Pentium 4 Centrio chip is no more prominent than Pentium 4 M, even when used with a WiFi card outside of PCMCIA. Similarly, the 1.6-GHz x 2 Duo Core Duo processor has yet to show outstanding performance over the single-core Pentium 4 M 3.46 GHz core. If yes, it will only be clear in the ability to save electricity more.

The power of chip and computer manufacturers here is in product marketing, so consumers with little understanding when buying a laptop still have to ask if the salesperson has Centrino? Does Duo Core? If not for those things, it would be cheap . not buying.

However, for consumers who still have to worry about money like in Vietnam, perhaps a cheap Thinkpad laptop like G41, slightly heavier and rougher, single-core processor chip but yes Strong configuration, genuine warranty, with a price of less than 750 USD will be a "good value for money" option when there are still enough accompanying ThinkVantage technologies.

Minh Huy