IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads

Models

T410s (Feb 2010),

chipset QS57 up to Core i7 640M
PC3-8500 non-parity - PC3-10600?(de) up to up to 1066MHz max 8GB
SATA ? (probably II)
14.1" possibly as [MultiTouch](www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/MultiTouch)
Intel HD Graphics
and/or Nvidia NVS 3100M

T410 (Jan 2010),

chipset [3400 series](https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/5-chipset-3400-chipset-datasheet.pdf)
up to Core i7 620M
PC3-8500 max 8GB
SATA ? (probably II)
14.1" WXGA (1280x800) or WXGA+ (1440x900)
Intel HD Graphics 5700MHD (Ironlake)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M with 256MB
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M with 512MB
CD/DVD bay
2 x MiniPCI Express

T400s (Jun 2009) new build design,

thinner (note the S before the P9600 cpu model) and lighter than the T400

1066MHz FSB up to [Penryn/SP9600](http://ark.intel.com/products/37260/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-SP9600-6M-Cache-2_53-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB) 25W -- NOT CHANGABLE
[PC3-8500](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/PC3-8500) max 8GB
SATA II
14,1" possibly as Multitouchscreen
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
CD/DVD bay
2 x MiniPCI Express

T400 (Aug 2008),

1066MHz FSB with Socket P up to Penryn/P8700 25W and Penryn/T9600 35W
[PC3-8500](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/PC3-8500) max 8GB
SATA II
14.1"
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Switchable Graphics with Intel GMA 4500MHD and ATI Mobility Radeon HD **3470** (256 MB)
CD/DVD bay
3 x MiniPCI Express

T500 (Aug 2008),

1066MHz FSB up to P9500 25W and T9600 35W
[PC3-8500](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/PC3-8500) max 8GB
SATA II
15,4"
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Switchable Graphics with Intel GMA 4500MHD and ATI Mobility Radeon HD **3650** (256 MB)
CD/DVD bay
2 x MiniPCI Express

T61,

800MHz FSB with Socket M up to [Merom/T7800](www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2_Duo_(Merom)) 35W and [Penryn/T8100](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2_Duo_(Penryn)) 35W
[PC2-5300](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/PC2-5300) max 8GB (unofficial)
SATA I unlockable to SATA II with an [unofficial bios mod](http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Middleton%27s_BIOS)
14.1 and 15.4"
T61p -- NVIDIA BUG -- nVidia Quadro FX 570M (128 MB) (Only in 14.1")
T61p -- NVIDIA BUG -- nVidia Quadro FX 570M (256 MB) (Only in 15.4")

T60,

[FSB 533 MHz or FSB 667 MHz](http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/945GM_Express.html) with Socket M up to **Merom/T7600** 34W
max 2 x 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300
SATA I
T60p -- max 2 x 1GB DDR2 PC2-4200/PC2-5300
T60p -- ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 (256 MB) graphics adapter
T60p -- ATI Mobility FireGL V5250 (256 MB) graphics adapter

Additional notes

sata

see sata

chipset

really avoid the Intel 945GM or P945M chipset limitation as the addressable memory will be 4GB - I/O space ~= 3.2GB. The Intel 965 chipset limitation is less harmful with max addressable memory 4GB.

ddr

DDR2 4GB SODIMMs are so freaking expansive you might want to stick with 2 x 2GB DDR2 anyway.

fsb

Some respectable freak is playing with the FSB on a T61.

Check your FSB on a linux system e.g. on a 945 chipset running an 667fsb,

lspci | grep 'Host bridge'
sudo lshw | less

core -> cpu -> clock: 167Mhz

==> with a x4 multiplier this equals 668 (667) Mhz.

battery

battery may last a bit longer with the integrated graphics versions

models

the Z61e/m/t/p is similar to the T60 but with webcam and 16:9 widescreen (and smaller resolution)

T60 T61 T400 T400s T500 all have an ExpressCard/54 slot to eventually plug an USB 3.0 card. It’s also possibly available on the T410s instead of the Ricoh multicard reader.

T60(p) T61(not p) T400 T400s T500 T410s are all comptaible with Ultrabay Battery III