The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    T61 Palm rest - quick question.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jesseasi, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. jesseasi

    jesseasi Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    89
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I just ordered a T61 and I have never seen one in person.

    I just remembered a problem I have had with previous notebooks.

    Can someone tell me what the palm rest is made out of? I have had a compel and two dells in the past that were made out of plastic and over time and heavy use - I actually wore away the paint from the plastic in that section.

    Since then I have been using a Sony SZ where it is made out of metal - so I have not experienced any of those issues.

    So what is the T61 made out of?
     
    jesseasi, Feb 7, 2008
    #1
  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    3,639
    Messages:
    4,135
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    The T61 palmrest is made of a really durable plastic. I definitely don't see the paint on this thing wearing out. It's not a smooth paint like the Dells or anything. It's as if it's not even painted. It'll last for sure.
     
    Arki, Feb 7, 2008
    #2
  3. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    610
    Messages:
    2,645
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Thinkpads are made out of a carbon-fiber synthetic. It looks and feels like plastic but seems to have a lot more structural strength. There is no paint, it's just pure black.
     
    Renee, Feb 7, 2008
    #3
  4. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

    Reputations:
    2,291
    Messages:
    3,023
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    106
    Its a carbon fiber/plastic material made by mitsubishi I believe (had the logo last time I had the palmrest off)
     
    dietcokefiend, Feb 7, 2008
    #4