Sunday, March 7th, 2010Recently we reviewed Lenovo’s ThinkPad T410, the latest in their bread & butter lineup with a new chassis and some nice design tweaks. One of the things Lenovo has stressed in the past is their desire to improve serviceability on their laptops. This took a decided nose dive around the T60 models, with the memory placed under the touchpad and a dozen screws holding the touchpad and keyboard in. And when you went to put the palm rest back on? You needed to be a Xen master to contort the palm rest such that every latch clicked into place, and even then you probably still had a creaky panel now. Lenovo has made some nice improvements in these areas, even over the T400 which had evolved from the hellish T60 and T61’s. Let’s dive in (more…) Tags: thinkpad t410
Posted in Reviews | 16 Comments » Monday, March 1st, 2010  Quick GlanceGood: Every port & connectivity option imaginable, high performance, runs cool, great touchpad, improved battery design Bad: Picky keyboard, fan runs often, no switchable graphics | Specs | Lenovo ThinkPad T410 | | Processor | Intel Core i5-430M (2.26-2.53GHz) | | OS | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit | | Memory | 4GB DDR3 | | Graphics | NVIDIA NVS 3100M 256MB | | Storage | 320GB 7200rpm SATA | | Display | 14.1-inch WXGA+ LED backlit, 220 nits | | Optical | DVD burner | | Ports | 5-in-1 card reader
4 USB 2.0 (one powered)
eSATA
DisplayPort & VGA output
Ethernet
IEEE Firewire 1394a (4-pin)
Smartcard Reader | | Dimensions | 13.2 x 9.4 x 1.1-1.3 inches | | Weight | 6-cell: 5.0lb, 9-cell 5.35lb | | Price | $1494 as tested |
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Posted in Reviews | 5 Comments » Monday, February 8th, 2010
Some recently updated documents from Lenovo shed light on versions of their ThinkPads will have the lower priced Intel Core i3 processors. We actually noted this last month when the T410s appeared in the PSREF docs, with the T410si model listed as having the lower end Core i3 chips. Now Lenovo has updated the documents indicating that T410i and T510i models, in addition to the T410si, will be available for purchase. The big question is how one will be able to purchase a Core i3 ThinkPad. Lenovo hasn’t historically offered separate sub-models of a product for sale on their website. When you consider that it would add an extra layer of complexity to their T Series lineup for potential buyers, I’m not expecting to see the ‘i’ models on Lenovo.com. Hopefully Lenovo will add the Core i3 chip to its existing web configurations, offering a lower price point to the already rather competitive T410 and T510. Source: [Lenovo PSREF] via [Engadget] Tags: thinkpad t410, thinkpad t410s, thinkpad t510
Posted in ThinkPads | No Comments » Thursday, February 4th, 2010  It didn’t take Lenovo long to whip out the e-coupons for their new products, now offering a respectable 10% off of the refreshed ThinkPad T410, as well as the completely new X100e ultraportable and Edge 13 “small business” systems. The T410 in particular is a pretty respectable deal for a newly announced model, especially one with such a pedigree of features, Core i5 processor and standard LED backlit display. Check out the details and base specs below. This deal expires February 10th. ThinkPad T410 starting at $899 after 10% coupon ThinkPad X100e starting at $426 after 10% coupon - Base specs: 11.6-inch HD display; AMD Neo MV-40 1.6GHz single core
- ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics; 1GB DDR2 RAM; 160GB HDD
- 6-cell battery; ThinkPad BGN WiFi; WWAN upgradeable
- Coupon code: USPRETHINK
- Click here to configure and purchase
ThinkPad Edge 13.3-inch starting at $550 after 10% coupon - AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-core L325 1.5GHz; 2GB DDR2; 13.3″ 1366×768 LCD
- Radeon HD 3200 128GB; Win7 Home Premium; 250GB Hard Drive; 802.11n
- 4-cell battery; HDMI; Card Reader; Spill-resistant keyboard; 1-year warranty
- Coupon code: USPRETHINK
- Click here to configure and purchase
Tags: thinkpad edge, thinkpad t410, thinkpad x100e
Posted in Laptop & Tablet PCs | 2 Comments » Friday, January 8th, 2010  Lenovo just posted updated versions of its incredibly helpful PSREF documents. These data-laden PDF files contain specific model configurations and full detail of all their products. If you are a speeds & feeds freak, these are your bible. Feel free to hit the link at the end We’ll go through the specific tidbits gleaned for each model and then provide a little analysis at the end of the post. Let’s get started! (more…) Tags: CES 2010, thinkpad t410, thinkpad t410s, thinkpad t510, thinkpad w510, thinkpad x100e
Posted in ThinkPads | 18 Comments » Monday, January 4th, 2010  Continuing our coverage of Lenovo’s product launches, we have the refreshes of Lenovo’s bread & butter T and W Series ThinkPads. Lenovo is incrementing to the 10’s with the product number, so we present to you the T410, T410s, T510 and W510. As I was writing this post, Lenovo’s Matt Kohut put up an excellent summary of all these refreshed models, highlighting the major changes, including a few that I’d have missed. I highly suggest you give it a read. Let’s take a look at what is new: All models - New Arrandale-based Intel Core i5 & i7 processors, including quad-core in W510
- T510 & W510 are now 15.6-inch 16:9 ratio, 14-inch models stay 16:10
- Keyboard design (larger Esc/Del keys, larger keycaps, etc) from T400s
- Dual noise cancelling mics, low light webcams & dedicated mic mute (as seen on T400s)
- Mini Dock Series 3 docking support (as seen on T400s, details here)
- Full Windows 7 Enhanced Experience support
- Larger, flush-mounted touchpads (appears to be same type & texture as on T400s)
- Fn & CTRL key mapping in BIOS
- T410, T510, W510 support new “bump” battery that attaches to bottom-rear of notebook (see pic below, T410s excluded)
- Existing Ultrabay batteries no longer compatible with T410, T510, W510; is compatible with T410s
- All LED backlit screens with symmetrical LCD (no more off-centered LCD, cosmetic change only)
- Powered USB port that is active when machine is in standby/hibernate, denoted by yellow tab
- USB/eSATA combo port
- ExpressCard 34mm & 5-in-1 card reader (no more choosing between the two)
ThinkPad W510 - Available 95% color gamut display with optional color calibrator
- Four SO-DIMM slots for 16GB max DDR3 1333 RAM
- RAID 0, 1 via Bay Adapter
- Single USB 3.0 port, in addition to three USB 2.0 ports
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1GB switchable graphics
- 128GB, 160GB & 256GB SSD options
- Core 2 Quad i7-720QM (1.6GHz), i7-820Q (1.73GHz), Extreme i7-920XM (2GHz)
ThinkPad T410 - Entirely new mechanical design
- Adds 4th USB 2.0 port
- 6-cell battery now sits flush (unclear if new batteries are used)
- NVIDIA NVS 3100M 512MB switchable graphics standard (same on T510)
- Core i5-520M (2.4GHz), i5-540M (2.53GHz) & i7-620M (2.66GHz) processors (same on T510)
ThinkPad T410s - NVIDIA NVS 3100M 512MB switchable graphics standard
- Core i5-520M (2.4GHz), i5-540M (2.53GHz) processors
Phew, that turned out to be a lot more changes than I figured when just glancing at the documents. Now let’s talk a bit about what all this means – hit the jump for more analysis and photos. (more…) Tags: CES 2010, thinkpad t410, thinkpad t410s, thinkpad t510, thinkpad w510
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