The 600E is the second model in the 6xx series and was manufactured between April 1998 and June 1999. Due to its design, it is probably one of the best known and most iconic ThinkPads. The case and keyboard are very sturdy and served as inspiration for the T2x series.

Technical data

Component Property
Type 2645-A40
CPU Intel Mobile Pentium 2 (366 MHz, 512 KB Cache)
RAM 32 MB SDRAM (PC-66)
Graphics card NeoMagic MagicGraph 256 (2,5 MB)
Display 13.3"-TFT (1024x768)
Hard drive 12 GB IDE HDD (2.5")
Operating system IBM OS/2 Warp 4
Sound Crystal Semiconductor (CS4239/CS4610)
USB 1.1
Modem 56K (IBM Mwave)
LAN -
WLAN -
Bluetooth -
Floppy 1.44 MB IDE
CD/DVD CD-ROM
Card reader -
Exapansion cards Cardbus, 2x PCMCIA Typ 2 oder 1x Typ 3
Interfaces Modem, USB, RS232, LPT, VGA, PS/2, PCMCIA, IrDA, Headphones, Microphone, external floppy
Battery 4000 mAh, 10.8 Volt
Size 300x240x36.5 mm (BxHxT)
Weight 2,55 kg

Special features:

  • one of the first ThinkPads with USB port
  • optical drive opens to the front instead of the side
  • soldered RAM and two sockets
  • CPU with MMC 2 socket

Diagnostic output

# lspci
TODO
# lsusb
TODO
# lscpu
TODO

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