All the usual expectations that I have of one of these computers were readily met: the build quality was great, the keyboard beautifully solid and the entire machine seemed to have retained the old Thinkpad aura despite being built by Chinese manufacturer Lenovo. <\/p>\n
For those who have never experienced the joy that's the Thinkpad, the fundamental external design has remained the same since the brand was first introduced in 1992.<\/p>\n
At the same time IBM has continued to add extra features to make the businessman's life easier, such as a small light to illuminate the keyboard in dark environments and a fingerprint reader that eradicates the need to remember your password. <\/p>\n
The T60 isn't a consumer-focused product, lacking either a webcam or a memory card reader, although business machines are increasingly including those features.<\/p>\n
Once I'd got the T60 set up and running on the company network, things began to go wrong. At this point I'm not sure whether I should be blaming the hardware or Windows XP for all kinds of strange behaviour. The system would freeze for no reason; the mouse would move around the screen and click randomly; and applica-tions would take forever to launch.<\/p>\n
I find it hard to blame Lenovo for that, because those seem like software issues. <\/p>\n
I still have a soft spot for the Thinkpad family but the review machine was definitely its black sheep.<\/p>\n
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