Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad T410: Upgrading

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:48:42 +0000

If I’m putting in a faster mem module, does it matter which slot the faster (and bigger) one is in and which one the slow one is in?

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:11:26 +0000

I use the 2nd hard drive caddy in the Ultra bay for my T400 but for some reason that same caddy will not work in my T410? It fits just fine but doesn’t do anything when connected. I cant seem to find a part number on Lenovo website to order a new one if it in fact is different. Had anyone else experienced this issue?

thanks,

Mark

By: User video: Pop your new ThinkPad’s Ultrabay one-handed | Thinkpads.com - News, Reviews, Coupons, Deals on ThinkPad & IdeaPad Laptop computers

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:16:15 +0000

[...] a deal breaker, and I didn’t even heavily stress it in my T410 review. I did stress it in my T410 Upgrading article, as the focus was on swapping components in the T410 and this was certainly a regression [...]

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:51 +0000

Navck,
Thanks for taking the time to make the video. In an undocked situation, it certainly does appear to be easier than I had originally thought. However, I am still wondering what the effect would be trying to change out the UltraBay WHILE the T410 is docked. It seems to me that a person would have to undock their Thinkpad, swap the ultrabay, THEN redock it.
After being spoiled with the ability to do swap ultrabay’s one handed while docked or undocked and having this feature being present on Thinkpad model all the way back to the T23, I have a hard time accepting why Lenovo decided to change this on the T410.

By: Navck

Navck — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:53:48 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRv4N35QLbo
Here, I made a video with the Ultrabay release with one hand… No flipping over either…

By: Navck

Navck — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:39:09 +0000

There are so many misconceptions here and some of them are really unfunny
1. Keyboard is a great improvement after the BIOS update, I can aggressively type at my 150WPM pace that I do with my Model M with the T410 keyboard.
2. The T410 is easier to take apart than my T43
3. The Ultrabay CAN be removed with one hand, use your right hand to tilt the T410 on a stable surface, use your index fingernail to push the release and use your middle finger to slide it out. Otherwise, just push the release and use your free hand to prod it. This system is a nice and positive lock over the T43′s spring loaded latch, which has had the drive pop out a few times before. I would have preferred the small button be larger and with less spring tension while the sliding piece gained a bit of texture for grip.
4. The 16:10 ratio is a compromise over the T43′s 4:3 Flexview screen, but it is much better than the (Horrible for general uses) 16:9 format. Watching 16:9 content leaves two black bars, which is nice for subtitles. A little less optimism for 4:3 content on full screen…
5. I like the new keyboard indicator LEDs, except the capslock indicator because I use two pieces of microfiber to pad the keyboard (Less wear). The onscreen display helps with that.

Oh and the Thinklight is brighter, too.
I do miss the blinking wireless indicator for data transfer, that was nice on the T43 to know of network activity…

By: ct

ct — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:00:29 +0000

I was wondering whether it’s possible to upgrade the discrete graphics card in the T410. I like pretty much everything about it except I need 512mb or more on graphics… can I get that on the T410 or do you have to go to a 510?

By: Will

Will — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:04:19 +0000

thanks for the quick reply. a few more quick questions. is there any flex in the screen when you open and close it? also is there some flex when the screen is close and you press on the center of the screen. is your keyboard review out yet? if so can you please post the address as i cant seem to find it. thanks

By: John Hobbes

John Hobbes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:08:31 +0000

They are most incorrect.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:32:33 +0000

Hey
I am wondering if one of the memory sticks is soldered onto the motherboard? Here is a article that mentions one of the RAMs being soldered onto the motherboard. http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Lenovo-Thinkpad_T410.htm

it might be a mistake

Thanks!