SUSE Linux Based Lenovo ThinkPad T60p Officialy Announced

The industry’s first Linux-based Lenovo ThinkPad mobile workstations are officialy announced today. Novell’s recently released SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 operating system will run on the ThinkPad T60p laptop.

The new laptop is aimed at electronics engineers and chip designers. According to press release, the Linux-supported ThinkPad T60p workstation is “a result of a two-year research and development effort between Lenovo, Intel and Novell, allows electronic engineers engaged in integrated circuit and board level design the necessary support solution for numeric intensive applications in any mobile environment”.

With this new offering, Lenovo for the first time ever brings Help Center assistance to Linux customers who purchase select models of the ThinkPad T60p. The Help Center will offer support for select Lenovo ThinkVantage Technologies, drivers, basic Linux configuration and hardware issues. Novell will continue to support core operating system questions and issues.

Both the 14-inch and 15-inch ThinkPad T60p Linux Mobile Workstations, featuring Intel Core Duo processor, will be available beginning August 15th via the Lenovo Web site, www.lenovo.com and through select business partners. Prices start at $3,099 for 14″ models and $3,199 for 15″ models.

According to Laptop Logic’s report, Linux-based T60p users must provide their own copy of SLED 10, because Lenovo does not pre-load the operating system. “Once the Linux T60p is purchased along with a separate copy of SLED 10, Lenovo provides full support, drivers, and ThinkVantage Technologies (TVT’s),” report says.

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