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POWERHOUSE: 266MHZ PENTIUM II NOTEBOOK
IBM ThinkPad 600
IBM has already upgraded its slim, modular ThinkPad 600 with a 300MHz Pentium II and optional DVD drive, but that configuration wasn't available in time for our tests. As a result, we tested a 600 with a nearlyas-quick 266MHz Pentium II processor and 24x CDROM drive.
Like the NEC Versa SX, the ThinkPad 600 is one of the more compact notebooks on the market. It's only 1.5 inches thick-just a millimeter or two thicker than the NEC-and it weighs only a fraction more. And like the new Compaq Presario, the ThinkPad 600 uses a thin rubber-like coating on its palmrest for comfortable typing and mouse maneuvers.
We didn't expect the...