Thickness comparison between x61 and x61s

Does anyone have a pic of the x60 and x60s that compares their thickness? I am assuming the 61 is the same thickness as the x60 series.

 

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You can find the dimension specs in this post

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3734

attached is a picture with the X61 on the right and the x61s on the left. X61 on the top and X61s on the bottom in the stacked picture.

 

Thank you for the pics! I was aware of the dimensions. What I wanted to know is if the added Height for the x61 was because it was lifted higher by its feet. Judging from the pics you attached, it looks like the x61 and x61s have the exact same case, but he x61 is elevated by the battery a bit more.

Don't the x61 and x61s use the same batteries? I thought the batteries for both were interchangeable with one another.

 

No, the X61 should be slightly thicker than the X61s, but as you can tell the difference is microscopic. Furthermore, the X61s is a couple ounces lighter than the X61 as well.

The X61 and X61s both use the same battery.

 

If they use the same battery, why does the x61 appear to be elevated higher? The highest point on the x61s is 1.1" and the highest point on the x61 is 1.4". In the images posted, it does not look like the x61 is nearly a third of an inch thicker than the x61s. It does look like its elevated by the battery higher though....

 

Here are the dimensions and weight of the older X60 and X60s.

# Dimensions:
X60: 10.5" x 8.3" x .83 - 1.39" (width x depth x thickness)
X60s: 10.5" x 8.3" x .83 - 1.11" (width x depth x thickness)
# Weight with 6-cell battery (without optical drive/with optical drive):
X60 - starting at 3.22lbs (11% lighter than X32)
X60s - starting at 2.54lbs (Japan) or 2.69lbs (rest of world) (7% lighter than X41)

The X61s is no doubt slimmer than the X60 and they do infact use the same battery. The X61 sits higher than the X61s because it uses a different chasis. My guess is that the X61 has thicker rubber gormets to help dissipate the heat from the hotter Core 2 Duo processor.

 

You didnt need to post those specs, i mentioned them above. I still don't understand how the x61 is elevated higher when it uses the same battery because the battery is touching the surface...

1.39 - 1.11 = .28

.28 is close to .33 which is one third of an inch.

In the images above it does not look like the case of the x61 is any thicker than the x61s. It DOES look like it is elevated higher.

Why is this the case if they both use the same battery and the notebook rests on the battery?

I dont know how to be any clearer about my confusion. heh

Perhaps the battery bay for the x61s is deeper than the x61 so that the feet under the battery just dont stick out as far? I dont know. Maybe andrew can take some close-up pics and hold a ruler next to them?

 

Am I the only one who can't see the difference between these two cases?

 

Thanks Andrew for posting these pictures. Judging from the pictures, I also cannot see any difference between the X61 and the X61s

 

Check out this link:

http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/f...=897/ENUS107-265&appname=lenovous&language=en

Physical specifications

* Width: 268 mm (10.5 in)
* Depth:
o 211 mm (8.3) in) models with four-cell batteries
o 238 mm (9.4) in) models with eight-cell batteries
* Height:
o 20 to 28 mm (0.8 to 1.1 in) four-cell slim line models
o 20 to 35 mm (0.8 to 1.39 in) four- or eight-cell models
* Approximate travel weight:
o Four-cell slim line battery: From 1.24 kg (2.73 lb)
o Four-cell battery: From 1.28 kg (2.83 lb)
o Eight-cell battery: From 1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
* AC adapter (two-pin or three-pin)
* Power cord for ac adapter


Suggests that the x61s is only thinner with the 4-cell slim battery.

 

umm i thought 61s does not use as much power as 61 too. is it bcoz it is slower?

 

It does use a little less power because it uses LV pentium procs. They dont give you that much more battery life though. IMO its not worth it.

 

andrew can you confirm my suspicions?

 

The X61 tablet edition, which also uses the low voltage CPU's will last about 8 hours using the extended battery.

An X61s, using the same low voltage CPU will probably last about the same amount of time using the extended battery.

 

heh, actually i was talking about the Height thing. Andrew has both and could verify this

 

The X61s is thinner and lighter than x61, though I can hardly tell the difference of the thickness by only looking at the pictures.

But I heard that x61s is a little bit slower... not sure it's true or not.

 

isagg, according to those specs i listed above the x61s is NOT thinner unless you are using the 4-cell slim battery, which does not give you as much battery life as the regular 4-cell.

 

oh wow.. I was just looking at the the dimension of these two and didn't know about the battery...

thanks though.

 

Yea, if you are going to be using an 8-cell in the x61s its only a third of a pound lighter and the same thickness as the x61. IF I am understanding this correctly.

 

so if you're gettint the 4 cell slim it is worth it. I think even with the 8 cell it is worth it because the front will still be .8 inches while the back will very from 1.1 to 1.3 with the battery.

I am going to buy an x61s with a slim and a 8 cell so I have the option, I was debating the x61s vs x61 issue because the x61 offers 2.0GHz but I'm looking at this as a portable machine that will do only light applications.

 

Having 2 batteries is not a good idea because the one you aren't using will wear out faster.

Also one of the advatanges I think the x61s has over x61 is that it runs cooler due to having a more power efficient CPU. However, I am not 100% sure of this.

The battery difference listed by benchmark indicates that the x61s should have an hour more battery life than the x61.