I was a little distraught when I [1] wrote the last post, but I plan to be more rational this time. This post will contain a careful comparison between the Macbook Pro (MBP) and the Thinkpad T60p (T60p) to, you know, help me rationalise what it is I was thinking when I hit that cancel button on the MBP and chose the T60p instead. These are just notes to self.
Update: Here are the [2] factors supporting my decision to pick the T60p over the MBP. The factors countering my decision are still being written up.
| Criterion | Macbook Pro (Z0DF) | Thinkpad T60P (2007C8U) |
| Customised Price* | $2,818.54 | $2,617.14 |
| Mouse Buttons | 1 | 3 |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo: 2 x 2 GHz (2 MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB) |
Intel Core Duo: 2 x 2.16 GHz (2 MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB) |
| Memory (RAM) | 2 GB (PC2-5300) | 2 GB (PC2-5300) |
| Maximum Memory | 2 GB (PC2-5300) | 3 GB (PC2-5300) |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 (256 MB GDDR3) |
ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 (256 MB GDDR3) |
| Native Display | 15.4″ 1440 x 900 Widescreen (Millions of colours) |
15.0″ 1600 x 1200 (Millions of colours) |
| Hard drive | 100 GB Serial ATA drive (7200 rpm) | 100 GB Serial ATA drive (7200 rpm) |
| Networking | 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g) Bluetooth 2.0+EDR |
Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Bluetooth 2.4 GHz Verizon Sierra CDMA2000 |
| Optical Media | DVD±RW/CD-RW | DVD±RW/CD-RW |
| Expansion | 1 ExpressCard/34 slot | 1 Type I/II slot 1 ExpressCard/54 or 34 slot |
| Dimensions | 1.0″ (h) x 14.1″ (w) x 9.6″ (d) | 1.4″ (h) x 13.0″ (w) x 10.5″ (d) |
| Mass | 5.6 lb | 6.00 lb |
| Battery | 60 Watt-hour lithium-polymer | 9 Cell Lithium-Ion (14.4 V) |
| Battery Life** | 3.5 Hours | 5.2 Hours |
| Basic Warranty | 1 year limited warranty | 3 years limited warranty |
| Cover Material | Aluminium | Magnesium |
| Supported OSs | Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) | Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 PC DOS 2000 |
| Bootup Technology | Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) | Flash ROM BIOS |
| Gimmicks | Magsafe connector Apple remote Isight camera |
3G Wireless Fingerprint reader |
* Final-final price, after all academic discounts and taxes.
** Averages of values I’ve seen reported under minimal use.
The following is an example of the aforementioned “academic discounts”.
pundit@emphaticallystatic.org
Proceed to print this entry, or return to the journal.