Gizmodo: x60

Dealzmodo: Thinkpad Laptops and Tablets up to 50% Off at Lenovo Outlet

Sean Fallon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:30:07 EDT

If you need a new laptop and you are pressed for cash, or you enjoy the heart-pounding thrill of values, the Lenovo outlet is having a firesale on new R, T, X and Z series laptops and X series tablets—many of which are being sold at 50% off. Who knows how long the deals will last, so you had better jump on 'em while you can. [Lenovo Outlet via Crunchgear via JkOnTheRun]

Lenovo X60 Tabletized, Gets the Achilles Hinge

Brian Lam — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:48:53 EDT

I love the x60 Thinkpad. It's small, solidly built, and has a model with built in cellular data. A few days ago, the blogs went mad over leaked info about an X60 tablet with Core Duo and Solo processors, and the ability to use both a magnetic pen (standard on tablets) or a finger to draw on the touchscreen. More options generally aren't a bad thing.

The main thing I find strange is...

...the very concept of a Thinkpad tablet.
No tablet hinge I've ever seen has been sturdier than a couple of plastic straws tied together. It's the very concept of a rotating, swiveling, and ultimately cracking hinge that seems at odds with the essence of what makes a ThinkPad so geektastically bulletproof and protected by IBM tech support Angels.

This is all theory; there is no recall for the not even released notebook, rumor-whores. In fact, I'm sure that if anyone can build a tablet with a strong hinge, its IBM/Lenovo. But part of me that that loves the X60, wishes it could be left alone as the iconic road warrior notebook I think of it as. Tablets are for babies.–Brian Lam

PS: This isn't their only Tablet. The X40 (pictured) has a similar screen size as the X60, albeit with a slower Pentium M chip and has no option for cell data.

We've got Lenovo X60s Tablet PC specs [Gotta Be Mobile]

Samsung's Core Duo Pair

tgrumet — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:20:33 EST

Samsung's been a busy bee, and per usual, comes out with some good-looking equipment for us to ogle. The X60 and the R65 are both Core Duo notebooks with 15.4- and 15-inch displays respectively. Both come with T2300 Core Duo processors backed up with half a gig of RAM and 80GB hard drives and both are blessed with Samsung's "Digital Natural Image Enhancement" (DNIE) and "SuperClear" technology.

The X60 also comes with an ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 graphics card, five hours of battery life and weighs in at 5.3 lb. You can grab this baby for about $1,800. The R65, on the other hand, is a bit more of a powerhouse, with a nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card, SRS 3D speakers and two PC card slots which can use both PCI Express and PCMCIA standards. It weighs in at about 6 lb. and runs for about $2,000.

Samsung Sexes Up Core Duo [Trusted Reviews]

Samsung's Sexy New Dual-Core Laptops

gizmodo.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:07:21 EST

Samsung is trying to do one on Apple with its new X60 and R65 dual-core laptops. Sexy and sleek like a MacBook Pro, with their polished metal and black keyboards they have an TiBook-esque appearence. The X60 has a 15.4" widescreen which looks stunning, Gigabit ethernet, five-hour battery life, and so much more. 802.11 a/b/g wireless, Bluetooth, and twin-array microphones to filter out unwanted ambient noises and ensure high quality sound add to the mix to make the X60 a serious powerhouse laptop. The R65 has all the bells and whistles as well, but adds built-in rear SRS 3D speakers for the ultimate multimedia experience. These lovely laptops will set you back about $1585 for the X60 and $1765 for the R65. Start saving, buddy.

Samsung Thin & Light Dual-Core Laptops [BIOS]

Monster 10 Megapixel Cameras from Vivitar

tgrumet — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:31:14 EST

Yup, you knew it was coming. What's the digital camera business without the megapixel wars? And to eclipse the competition best they could (they are NOT French for god's sake), Vivitar announced 2, 10 Megapixel cameras at CES. The X60 has 6x optical/8x digital zoom lens, 2.8-inch LCD and a VGA/30 frames per second (fps) MPEG-4 movie mode and uses SD memory—also offering PictBridge and USB 2.0. The X30 includes a 3x optical zoom with a 2.5-inch LCD, VGA resolution/30 fps AVI video capture, also with SD card and PictPridge support. No prices yet but expect to see these cameras 2nd quarter of this year.

Vivitar Debuts 10-Megapixel Cameras At CES [TWICE]