Thin-and-light laptops Updated December 14, 2005 When you're hauling your luggage across the airport, every pound counts. Whereas larger laptops can weigh 10 pounds or more--enough to overwhelm any folding tray table--thin-and-light laptops weigh between 4 and 6 pounds. Generally, they have midsize displays (between 12 and 14 inches), optical drives, big hard drives, and a full complement of ports and connections. Even though their keyboards and touch pads are a bit smaller than those usually found on desktop replacements, thin-and-light laptops offer all the features and power business users need. |
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Lenovo ThinkPad Z60t 2511 (Pentium M 760 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB HDD) |
Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, SuperDrive) 
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Sharp M4000 |
Gateway M250E |
Lenovo ThinkPad T43 2687 (Pentium M 750 1.86 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB HDD) |
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| Review date | November 18, 2005 | December 9, 2005 | September 6, 2005 | August 16, 2005 | April 18, 2005 |
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| Review summary | With an exceptional design, competitive features, innovative connectivity, and solid performance and battery life, the ThinkPad Z60t is versatile enough for home and business users at home or on the road. | Though pricier than the 12-inch iBook G4 and some comparable PC laptops, the 12-inch PowerBook G4's performance, solid set of features and software, and killer design will overjoy intermediate and advanced mobile users. | The flashy Sharp M4000 WideNote offers a wide screen, a comfortable keyboard, and decent (though not stellar) performance in a remarkably light case. | With its extended battery, the well-designed Gateway M250E will keep road warriors and students computing for hours upon hours--just don't expect blazing performance. | The IBM ThinkPad T43 delivers similar performance but lesser battery life than the identically designed ThinkPad T42; we think the latter remains the better buy. |
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| User comments | 8.1 Excellent (from 18 users) | 8.6 Excellent (from 29 users) | 7.6 Very good (from 17 users) | Be one of the first to rate this product! | 7.0 Very good (from 28 users) |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 13.1 in x 9 in x 1 in | 10.9 in x 8.6 in x 1.2 in | 12.3 in x 8.9 in x 1.5 in | 13 in x 9.7 in x 1.1 in | 12.2 in x 10 in x 1.2 in |
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| Weight | 4.9 lbs | 4.6 lbs | 3.7 lbs | 5 lbs | 5.1 lbs |
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| Processor | Intel Pentium M 760 / 2 GHz | Motorola PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz | Intel Pentium M 740 / 1.73 GHz | Intel Celeron M 360 / 1.4 GHz | Intel Pentium M 750 / 1.86 GHz |
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| Cache Memory | 2 MB - L2 cache | 512 KB - L2 cache | 2 MB - L2 cache | 1 MB - L2 cache | 2 MB - L2 cache |
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| RAM | 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz - PC2-4200 | 512 MB (installed) / 1.25 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz - PC2700 | 512 MB (installed) / 1.5 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM | 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz | 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz - PC2-4200 |
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| Hard Drive | 100 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm | 80 GB - 5400 rpm | 80 GB - 5400 rpm | 40 GB - 4200 rpm | 60 GB - 5400 rpm |
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| Optical Storage | DVD-Writer - Plug-in module | DVD?RW - Integrated | CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - Integrated | CD-ROM - Integrated | DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - Plug-in module |
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| Graphics Controller | Intel GMA 900 | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 - 64 MB | Intel GMA 900 | Intel GMA 900 | ATI Mobility Radeon X300 - 64 MB |
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| Networking | Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - IEEE 802.11a , - Gigabit Ethernet , - Fast Ethernet , - Bluetooth | - IEEE 802.11g , - Bluetooth , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet | - IEEE 802.11g , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet | Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - Gigabit Ethernet , - Fast Ethernet | Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - IEEE 802.11a , - Gigabit Ethernet , - Fast Ethernet |
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| Battery | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
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| OS Provided | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | Apple MacOS X 10.4 | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
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| Product name | Lenovo ThinkPad Z60t 2511 (Pentium M 760 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB HDD) |
Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, SuperDrive)
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Sharp M4000 | Gateway M250E | Lenovo ThinkPad T43 2687 (Pentium M 750 1.86 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB HDD) |
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| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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| Price range | Email me when this product is available |
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This product is available directly from the manufacturer's Web site.
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