... Like any self respecting nerd I should be telling the world that it is a useless pile of junk, however there is something endering about my old ThinkPad that makes me use it on a daily basis, and pass over newer machines to use it.
People may scoff when I produce the large black, rubberized ... Read review
(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
Advantages: Reliable, preforms well about what you expect! Modular drives Disadvantages: Specs apear to be "Defunct"
...something endering about my old ThinkPad that makes me use it on a daily basis, and pass over newer machines to use it.
People may scoff when I produce the large black, rubberized rectangle from a Compaq case, but when I turn it on people begin to understand why I use such an "obsolete" machine. On paper the 600E is undoubtedly "retro," using nothing more than a Pentium II 400mhz processor, 128megs of RAM, and not ... ...a student, and the ThinkPad never gets more strenious use than word-processing and web surfing, but at the student end of things, what more could I want a laptop for. The stability of running XP on a geriactric ThinkPad is incredible, never once has the machine had a full hardware crash, and with a boot up time of no more than 100 seconds, its the best £150 I've ever spent.
IBM as ever have put reliability top of the list, and the ... more
As I write a review about a laptop that is six years old, it makes me wonder why I am doing this. Like any self respecting nerd I should be telling the world that it is a useless pile of junk, however there is something endering about my old ThinkPad that makes me use it on a daily basis, and pass over newer machines to use it.
People may scoff when I produce the large black, rubberized rectangle from a Compaq case, but when I turn it on people begin to understand why I use such an "obsolete" machine. On paper the 600E is undoubtedly "retro," using nothing more than a Pentium II 400mhz processor, 128megs of RAM, and not a CD-RW or DVD-RW in sight. The machine has the origional "Designed for Windows 98" labels on the keyboard, but I chose to run XP or Windows 2000 (I'm a very fickle man,) on the machine. Before I continue my review, I am a student, and the ThinkPad never gets more strenious use than word-processing and web surfing, but at the student end of things, what more could I want a laptop for. The stability of running XP on a geriactric ThinkPad is incredible, never once has the machine had a full hardware crash, and with a boot up time of no more than 100 seconds, its the best £150 I've ever spent.
IBM as ever have put reliability top of the list, and the rubberized casing, and whats this..? a trackball, yes the ThinkPad was one of the last brands of laptops to use the now completlely defunct trackball, over the obligitory touch pad. This can be a bit of a nucience when you first discover the old ThinkPad series, but as someone who has owned quite a few newer laptops it does have the advantage that you don't "lean" on the pad whilst you are typing, and also the trackball is not as likely to be damaged.
The screen is bright, and at 13.3", its not small for laptops of this age either more than enough screen to use for word processing and internet browing without the constant scrolling required for smaller screens.
Strangely, I have not managed to ever own a laptop with built in ethernet, (despite most people agreeing that this is "standard" for laptops now,) all comunication is handeled by the IBM soft-modem built into the machine, however if truth be told, I have never used the modem, optng for Wireless browsing with my PCMCIA wireless card, (with a ThinkPad solid click,) the card is quick recognized and I'm away. The infa-red port, (I know the usefullness of this is getting more and more questioned,) is usefull for syncing my mobile phoe with, and an external monitor D-SUB for connecting the machine for more pernament use. Most of the external connections, are shrouded under "flip down" plastic covers, less oppurtunity to get fluff in them!
ThinkPad drives of this age are modular, spectacular if you need to get hold of a replacement drive, (Ebay, I've found is a great source,) with a simple click, your away (unlike the painfull hours trying to fit a new CD-ROM drive in my Compaq Armada!) My slight niggle here is that the ThinkPad was built with only one modular bay, meaning the floppy drive has be plugged into the "expansion bay" (supplied with the machine) should you need to use it and the CDROM drive at the same time. The expansion bay is on a cable, just pluged into the side of the machine, in true PnP style, I've never had any problems than this.
In conclusion, I'd give this product an A* anyday, heres to the ThinkPad!
Advantages: well it runs good and is very durable Disadvantages: speed and USB 1.0 for file transfer
my thinkpad600E is slightly faster with 168MB Ram and a 10GB Hard drive i cant play new games on it but i can use it for word processing pictures internet play some older clasic games it run great for only 366MHZ though dont slow up to much but if you are looking for something cheap protable to do thing that arent to processer intencive i say get one Its a tough cokie two they dont break easy you could use this as a starter computer for a child the only real con i can think of for this lap top is that there is no wireless built in for internet just infra red. it also runs Windows XP very well a must have for a internet/document computer. ...
Advantages: So light you could comfortably run with it Disadvantages: External floppy drive, Dvd rom loading is in the front
Well in my prevoius review I made mention on my baby's adrupt end well I decided to tell you about her.
I bought the IBM E600 in 2003 and I have to mention I was in desperate need of a laptop as I was just told by my boss that I was going to our branch in Malawi to help them as we were buying a plot and wanted all paper work inorder etc. and also be able to connect to the internet.
When I was handed the E600 to me at first I thought did I get scamed how come the carrycase it was in was so light it was unbelieveable!! And upon opening the carry case I was faced with one of the most beautiful and distinguish looking piece of machinery. It comes in a black colour with a rubbery suede feel to it (if there is such a word) hehe!
The E600 has a
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
13.3" TFT
Parallel port
2 USB ports
Infrared port
DVD ...
The thin and powerful ThinkPad 600E notebook is a new breed of innovatively designed, reliable, easy-to-use mobile computers that translates form and function to new levels of sophistication. The stylish ThinkPad 600E is a truly perfect travel partner-maximum power, minimal weight, ingeniously designed for the way you work. The ThinkPad 600E features the new Intel Mobile Pentium II processors with AGP, large active matrix TFT displays, sufficient hard disk drives, full docking capability, and an UltraslimBay that holds either a diskette or CD-ROM drive. The ThinkPad 600's beautifully crafted design integrates the finest mobile technology features while minimizing its weight and size. With a thin 36mm profile and travel configurations at approximately 2.3kg, the ThinkPad 600 is a truly ideal travel partner - maximum power, minimum weight, ingeniously designed for the way you work. The ThinkPad 600 is the brilliant design integration of form and function resulting in a lightweight, sophisticated package with bold power, aggressive performance and the personality of a ThinkPad notebook at a competitive price.
