Lenovo ThinkPad R60
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Average of 7 scores (from 11 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad R60
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The R60 has been a great choice for me. I get all the things ThinkPads are known for such as great build quality, a fantastic keyboard, and industry leading service and support all while paying less than I would have for the T60. I know since I purchased a few months ago, the cost margin between the T60 and the R60 has lessened, but I still think the R60 offers great value for someone who needs a well built notebook and can't quite afford the goodness of the T60.
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Display mäßig, Verarbeitung gut
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/28/2006
Rating: display: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: PC World Archive.org version
The ThinkPad R60, like the R52 it replaces, offers classic ThinkPad features and extremely flexible configurations starting at a budget-conscious $700. However, some of the changes, such as a new, stiff keyboard, may disturb fans of older ThinkPads. Chief among the new features is the option to connect with Verizon's wireless WAN (WWAN) service. While WWAN networks are still slow compared with Wi-Fi networks, they expand wireless connectivity to cell-phone ranges to minimize dead spots. As a result of a new "roll cage," an inflexible magnesium alloy frame added to protect internal parts, the keyboard has a much harder stroke than the popular keyboards on previous ThinkPads do. Neither set of mouse buttons depresses as deeply as before.
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(von 100): 79, Leistung 85, Ausstattung 76, Preis/Leistung durchschnittlich
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/25/2006
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 70% performance: 85% features: 76%
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The R60 is recommended for small business buyers and those in education. I'd highly recommend looking at the T60 if you travel a lot as it is thinner and lighter. But if you're at a desk a lot or just want this for use in the home, the R60 makes more sense than the T60 as you can get equivalent performance and pay a little less. If you have $1,000 and need to buy a notebook for the home, instead of assuming a ThinkPad will be out of your price range you should certainly check out the R60e series (the lower priced end configurations for the R60 are dubbed R60e).
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/27/2006
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The plain black case of the midsize R series may not elicit excitement, but its broad range of configuration options--with prices starting at $799--provide tremendous flexibility for businesses looking to make the most of their tech dollar. With the ThinkPad R60, Lenovo loaded up the solid R-series case with new parts, such as Intel's newest Core Duo processors, fast 667MHz RAM, and ATI's latest Mobility Radeon graphics chips. The result is a well-made laptop with enough oomph to tackle any basic business task.
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6.7 von 10
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/27/2006
Rating: Total score: 67%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Go DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/28/2007
Rating: Total score: 74% price: 80% features: 80% workmanship: 95%
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/08/2006
Rating: price: 80% performance: 70% features: 70% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/30/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 70% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%
Source: Preissuchmaschine DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/16/2006
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 86% features: 80% ergonomy: 79%
Source: Preissuchmaschine DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/29/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 95%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)
T2300: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.10":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.3 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
81.86%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.