IBM ThinkPad 600

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IBM ThinkPad 600 series
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IBM ThinkPad 600X
Manufacturer IBM
Release date1998
Discontinued2000
CPU 233 MHz - 650 MHz,
Memory32-64 MB SDRAM (PC66 on 600/E, PC100 on 600X)
Connectivity Serial, Parallel, VGA out, USB, IBM docking port, IBM external floppy drive port, CardBus, Video Out
Website pc.ibm.com/us/thinkpad/600series at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-05-11)

The IBM ThinkPad 600 series was a series of notebook computers introduced in 1998 by IBM as an lighter and slimmer alternative to the 770 series. Three models were produced, the 600, 600E, and 600X; [1] the series was succeeded in 2000 by the ThinkPad T20 series.

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Features

The 600 series was designed to be a more portable version of the 770 series, featuring slimmer dimensions and a weight of around 5 pounds (2.3 kg), by using lightweight but strong carbon fiber composite plastics. The 600 series also introduced the new UltraSlimBay (not to be confused with the UltraBay Slim as found on the later T40/T60 series), as well as easily interchangeable RAM and hard drives; all 600 series machines shipped with 32 or 64 MB of RAM integrated on the motherboard from the factory.

The 600 series originally shipped with either Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, with later models shipping with Windows 98 or Windows 2000; all 600 models could also run Windows 3.x, OS/2 Warp 4, Windows Me, or Windows XP as well as various Linux distributions. None of the 600 series models included wireless adapters or Ethernet ports as an option, but these could be added through a third-party PCMCIA/CardBus card.

One common problem of the 600 series was a battery defect, where the battery would discharge rapidly or otherwise have a poor battery life; use of a third-party battery as well as a BIOS update can help alleviate this problem. [2]

Models

Comparison

ModelIntroduction

Date

Withdrawal

Date

Base

Price

Display

Options

Resolution

Options

CPUMemoryVideo

Controller

Audio

Controller

Hard Drive

Options

Misc

Info

TFTHPA
600Apr 1998Aug 1998?12.1"

13.3"

Color

13.0"

Color

640x480

800x600

1024x768

(XGA)

Pentium I - 233 MHz MMX

66 MHz Bus

512 KB cache

or

Pentium II - 233-266 MHz

66 MHz Bus

512 KB cache

32-288 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

NeoMagic

NM2160B

2MB iDRAM

Cirrus

CS4237B

3.2 GB4.0 GB6.4 GB10 GB UltraslimBay options:
  • 1.44 MB FDD

Li-Ion Battery - 3 hr

600

(Sep 98)

Sep 1998Jun 1999?13.3"

Color

-640x480

800x600

1024x768

Pentium II - 300 MHz

66 MHz Bus

512 KB cache

64-288 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

5.1 GB6.4 GB10 GB
600ENov 1998Mar 1999?13.3"

Color

-32-288 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

NeoMagic

NM2200

2.5 MB SGRAM

AGP

Cirrus

CS4239 ISA

CS4610 PCI

6.4 GB10 GB UltraslimBay options:
  • 1.44 MB FDD

Li-Ion Battery - 3 hr


600E

(1999)

Mar 1999Mar 2000?13.3"

Color

- Pentium II - 300-366 MHz

66 MHz Bus

256 KB cache

4.0 GB6.4 GB10 GB UltraslimBay options:
  • 1.44 MB FDD
  • 24-10X CD-ROM
  • DVD-ROM

Li-Ion Battery - 3 hr


600E

(400)

Jun 1999Jan 2001?13.3"

Color

- Pentium II - 400 MHz

66 MHz Bus

256 KB cache

64-288 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

6.4 GB10 GB
600XDec 1999Jan 2001?13.3"

Color

- Pentium III - 450-500 MHz

100 MHz Bus

256 KB cache

64-576 MB

100 MHz

SDRAM

NeoMagic

NM2360

4 MB SGRAM

AGP

Cirrus

CS4624

CS4297A

6.0 GB12.0 GB18.0 GB
600X

(2000)

Feb 2000Feb 2001?13.3"

Color

- Pentium III - 500-650 MHz

100 MHz Bus

256 KB cache

64-576 MB

100 MHz

SDRAM

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Preceded by
IBM ThinkPad 560
IBM ThinkPad 600
April 1998-December 2000
Succeeded by