Lenovo ThinkPad X61s Review - Trusted Reviews
A review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X61s (UK449UK) Notebook has been posted over at Trusted Reviews. 'Aside from embedded HSDPA our sample is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo L7500, a low-voltage chip that runs at 1.6GHz with an 800MHz front side bus and features 4MB L2 Cache. In terms of raw performance this should compare favourably to the U7600 found in the Latitude D430, which has a slower 1.2GHz clock speed, 2MB L2 Cache and a 533MHz front side bus. However, it will also consume more power, with the Ultra-Low Voltage U7600 having a maximum consumption of 10 Watts compared to the 17 Watts of the L7500. This is supported by 1GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM, configured as two 512MB modules. As you've probably heard from all quarters this is cutting it fine for running Vista, which given that this machine comes loaded with Vista Business is a bit of a problem. As such, I'd recommend either switching to Windows XP for investing in a RAM upgrade.'