The Z61m is the second and last standard model in the Z6x series and was manufactured between May 2006 and September 2007.

The series is interesting because it produced the first widescreen models. It was only produced for a short time and is therefore increasingly difficult to obtain. In terms of quality, it is on a par with the R series, but has angled edges at the front and rear. The series was discontinued after widescreen models were also introduced in the T and R series. It was designed as a multimedia series, which is also reflected in Firewire slots in addition to the new displays. In January 2022, the series celebrated a revival with the Z13 and Z16.

The Z61m is based on the T60/R60 and is only available in 15.4". As in my case, the device was also available with an optional titanium cover. This gives the device a more elegant and robust look and adds another 400 grams of weight. The cover is sensitive to fingerprints and even careful cleaning can easily damage the coating.

Technical data

Component Feature
Type 9450-3HG
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T2500 (2 GHz, 2 MB cache)
RAM 1.5 GB DDR2 (PC2-5300)
Graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB memory)
Display 15.4" TFT (1680x1050)
Hard disk 80 GB SATA (2.5")
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Hannah Montana Linux 9.04
Sound Intel HD Audio (AD1981HD)
USB 2.0
Modem 56k (MDC-1.5)
LAN Broadcom BCM5752M (Gigabit)
WLAN Intel 3945ABG (2.4/5 GHz, 54 Mbit/s)
Bluetooth 2.0 (BDC-2)
Floppy disk -
CD/DVD DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Card reader SD/MMC, MS
Expansion cards CardBus (type 2), ExpressCard/54
Interfaces IrDA, Firewire, headphones, microphone, LAN, modem, VGA, USB, S-Video Out
Battery 5200 mAh, 10.8 Volt
Size 357x263x40 mm (WxHxD)
Weight 3.28 kg (400g additional weight due to titanium cover)

Special features:

  • Firewire
  • One of the first widescreen devices
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Webcam
  • Titanium cover

Diagnostic output

# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV515/M54 [Mobility Radeon X1400]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5752M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
15:00.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Flash Media Controller
15:00.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0c45:627b Microdia PC Camera (SN9C201 + OV7660)
Bus 002 Device 007: ID 0a5c:2110 Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2) [Bluetooth Controller]
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0424:2502 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0483:2016 STMicroelectronics Fingerprint Reader
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

# lscpu
Architecture:                    i686
CPU op-mode(s):                  32-bit
Byte Order:                      Little Endian
Address sizes:                   32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
CPU(s):                          2
On-line CPU(s) list:             0,1
Thread(s) per core:              1
Core(s) per socket:              2
Socket(s):                       1
Vendor ID:                       GenuineIntel
CPU family:                      6
Model:                           14
Model name:                      Genuine Intel(R) CPU           T2500  @ 2.00GHz
Stepping:                        8
CPU MHz:                         1165.884
CPU max MHz:                     2000.0000
CPU min MHz:                     1000.0000
BogoMIPS:                        3990.26
L1d cache:                       64 KiB
L1i cache:                       64 KiB
L2 cache:                        2 MiB
Vulnerability Itlb multihit:     KVM: Mitigation: VMX unsupported
Vulnerability L1tf:              Vulnerable
Vulnerability Mds:               Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Vulnerability Meltdown:          Vulnerable
Vulnerability Mmio stale data:   Unknown: No mitigations
Vulnerability Retbleed:          Not affected
Vulnerability Spec store bypass: Not affected
Vulnerability Spectre v1:        Mitigation; usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Vulnerability Spectre v2:        Mitigation; Retpolines, STIBP disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS Not affected
Vulnerability Srbds:             Not affected
Vulnerability Tsx async abort:   Not affected
Flags:                           fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon bts cpuid aperfmperf pni monitor est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm

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