** Reply to message from Kenn Yuill  on
Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:21:36 -0400

Kenn,

Below is the link you can use to get info on any Thinkpad ever
made:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doctypeind=8&template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FonlinePublicationsLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo


George

> Hi George,
> 
> Thanks for confirming my suspicion that this unit is around 8 years old 
> & would likely have limited RAM, 256 or 384 MiB, plus a possible problem 
> of recognizing an HDD > 6 GiB.  I will ask her to get the  model & 
> series number from the unit, but she is away for 2 weeks & the so-called 
> technical chap may or may not respond to any request for information 
> from me.  However, I will pass on your input for her perusal... thanks.
> 
> 
> On 08/07/06 at 12:19, George Czerw wrote about the subject of
> "[OS2HW] IBM Laptop Model 610?"
> >  ** Reply to message from Kenn Yuill
 on Sat,
> >  08 Jul 2006 10:38:36 -0400
> >
> >  Kenn,
> >
> >  I scoured IBM/Lenovo's websites and there is no IBM Thinkpad Model
> >  610 listed anywhere. They only list models 600, 600E and 600X, which
> >  were first introduced in 1998 and obsoleted in 1999.  The 600 & 600E
> >  had Pentium II processors up to 366MHz, the 600x had a Mobile Pentium
> >  III, either 500 or 650MHz.  I would have your wife try to get the
> >  exact Model & Series information from the IBM service tag on the
> >  boffom of the unit.  Then you can really figure out what it is.
> >
> >  The 600 series thinkpads were nice machines in their time, but I
> >  wouldn't waste $$$ on one now, when you can buy refurbished 1.2 P4
> >  notebooks online for $400!
> >
> >  George
> >
> >
> >
> > >> I am not familiar with the model nos. of IBM laptops and my wife
> > >> has an opportunity to purchase a used model 610 from her employer
> > >> for $120 CAD.  Her aim is to use this laptop for the short term,
> > >> ~6 months, then replace it with a newer ThinkPad or Toshiba.  I
> > >> did a search for this model on Lenovo's site with no hits, but
> > >> see references to the 600 series on Bill Morrow's site,
> > >> , such as battery
issues & an
> > >> article on how to "mount a HDD over the 6 gig
limitation" for a
> > >> "760X series".  Of course, the 600 series may
be newer & not
> > >> suffer such a limitation.  However, I do not see any search
> > >> facility on this site, which is a shame, so will have to glean as
> > >> much as possible from these articles.  I am interested in knowing
> > >> any problems &/or limitations from any current or former
> > >> owner/users of a Model 610, or the 600 series, as well as any
> > >> other site where reliable information is available.
> > >>
> > >> Would anyone offer advice on such a purchase? TIA.
>                                 -oOo-  
> 
> -- 
> 
> Chimo,
>       Kenn
> _________________________________________________________
> 
>  Always act as if life is a joyous journey. - K.A. Yuill
> 
> _________________________________________________________


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