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So far, we've been purchasing the standard T model, such as T400, T410, T420. I've never considered the T4-s models since they cost a bit more. But now it seems the prices are more affordable for the T430s and the T430u (ultrabook) models. I'm leaning more towards T430u with SSD which is only about $100 more than T430. Compare mac laptops. Hp T430 Intel Celeron N4000 4gb Ram. Refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad T420 14 1 Core. Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5577 Gaminglaptop 15 6. Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5577 Gaminglaptop 15. The only way to do great work is to love what you do,You only live once, But if you do it right, once is enough.: Marlon.
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Hi, I'm new here. =) I'm thinking of getting a 'new' laptop on the weekend to serve as my work laptop (Basically word processing, excel spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations, watching 1080p youtube videos, that kind of stuff). There's a laptop reseller store near my boarding house that sells both the T420 and T430, and I'd like your input on which one I should get:
- T420 specs (Core I5 2nd gen, 320 gb HDD 7200 rpm, 4 gb ram, 1600x900 screen resolution, 9 cell battery, non-backlit keyboard, thinklight present, windows 10 pro)
- T430 specs (core I5 3rd gen, 320 gb HDD 7200 rpm, 4 gb ram, 1600x900 screen resolution, 9 cell battery, non-backlit keyboard, thinklight present, windows 10 pro)
Basically I want to increase the RAM to at least 8 gb and put in either a Samsung 750 or 850 EVO Solid State Drive so I can boot up faster. However, I'm worried that the T420 (the initial choice because it's a thousand pesos cheaper than the T430 and because it has the non chiclet keyboard), might not support SATA III, also I want USB 3.0 ports, and the one with the better wifi module for future proofing (I usually attach an ethernet cable to the office router, which is located right next to my cubicle, but sometimes I need to travel between multiple offices and use the wifi). What are the pros and cons of choosing one over the other? Also, how do I switch from HDD to SDD without having to do a clean installation of the OS and download the drivers all over again (it's kind of a pain in the ass for my office's IT guys to clean install then download the drivers since our internet connection is bad at times; or can I just install Lenovo Companion and not look back)?
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Type | Notebook computer |
Release date | 2000 |
The ThinkPad T series is a line of laptop computers introduced by IBM in 2000. After the transfer of the consumer computer division in 2005, they were developed and marketed by Chinese technology company Lenovo.
History[edit]
IBM introduced the T series as part of their ThinkPad brand in 2000.[1] The laptop was meant to cater to users working with multiple networks and in different environments. This resulted in the development of the IBM Embedded Security Subsystem.[1]From the time of its inception, the series was designed to balance speed and mobility. Despite a 14.1” screen, similar to desktops at the time, the titanium composite body on the laptop was designed to keep the weight as low as possible.[1] Users were also given options to swap components for mobility, like a DVD player, writeable CD drive or numeric keypads.[1]
The ThinkPad T20 was released by IBM as the successor to the ThinkPad 600 laptops.[2] Despite the weight of 2.1 kg (4.6 lb), the T20 had a 14.1-inch (360 mm) screen making it the lightest laptop offering with that screen size.[3] With the addition of an internal 8x DVD-ROM drive, the weight remained as low as 2.4 kg (5.2 lb).[4]
In October 2000, the ThinkPad T20 was upgraded and released as the ThinkPad T21 laptop with the Intel Mobile Pentium III (800 MHz) CPU.[5] The 14.1” LCD display offered a higher resolution of 1400 × 1050. The hard disk space offered was a 32GB—high for the time.[1]
Further minor refinements were made to the T2X series resulting in the T22 and finally in 2002 with the T23 a Pentium III-M 1.13 GHz 'Tualatin' having 128MB RAM and a 30GB hard drive.
The ThinkPad T30 was released in May 2002, with options for the Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M processor with the Intel 845MP Mobile Chipset.[6] Additional options included the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 video controller with 16 MB graphics memory, a 14.1” LCD display with a resolution of 1400 × 1050, and 1 GB PC2100 RAM.[7] This was complemented by a 60 GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, making it a powerful laptop.[8]
The last ThinkPad to have been manufactured directly by IBM (T43).
Announced in March 2003, the ThinkPad T40p represented the first in the T series' 'performance' class of laptops.[9] The ThinkPad T40p offered ATI Mobility 9000 with 64 MB VRAM, a 14.1” LCD display with 1400 × 1050 resolution, a maximum of 2 GB PC2100 RAM, and a 60 GB IDE hard disk.[10] The design was followed by the T41 and T41p and the T42 and T42p (ATI Mobility 7500, 9600, and FireGL T2), with almost complete parts interchangeability, except for the fan (normal or p-series), keyboard (14.1' or 15'), screen (14.1' or 15'), and screen inverter. The 15' T42 and T42p models were offered with an optional 1400 × 1050 or 1600 × 1200 'FlexView' IPS LCD display.[11]
Launched in April 2005, the ThinkPad T43 and T43p laptops were the last T-series laptops manufactured for IBM.[1][12] The major improvement was a move to lower-cost DDR2 RAM and a bus speed increase from 400 MHz to 533 MHz. The CPU also was the first to have the XD bit, making it the first Thinkpad that could run Windows 8.x and Windows 10.
In December 2004 Lenovo of China announced the acquisition of the IBM PC division[13] including the ThinkPad brand (at the time, 40% of the PC division was working in China.) ThinkPads were being made by Lenovo's arch-rival Great Wall Technology.[14]
Lenovo released the ThinkPad T60 and T60p laptops in February 2006.[15] While designed and manufactured by Lenovo, the T60 and the T60p still featured the IBM logo on the machines.[1] In May 2007, the T61 and T61p laptops slowly phased out IBM logos in favor of the ThinkPad logo.[16] It also was the first T Series notebook to adopt widescreen resolution as a mainstream option; the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio screens was also offered as an alternative at the time but mass industry adoption of the widescreen standard meant that it was the last ThinkPad of its kind to use the 4:3 standard.
ThinkPad T series (2000-2008) | ||||||||||||
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4:3 screens | ||||||||||||
13' | Mainstream | T20 | T21 | T22 | T23 | |||||||
14' | Low-cost | T61u[17] | ||||||||||
Mainstream | T20 | T21 | T22 | T23 | T30 | T40 | T41 | T42 | T43 | T60 | T61 | |
Performance | T40p | T41p | T42p | T43p | T60p | T61p | ||||||
15' | Mainstream | T42 | T43 | T60 | ||||||||
Performance | T42p | T43p | T60p | |||||||||
16:10 screens | ||||||||||||
15,4' | Mainstream | T60 | T61 | |||||||||
Performance | T60p | T61p |
The naming convention for the T Series was changed by Lenovo following the release of the ThinkPad T400 and T500 in July 2008.[18] The Txxp models (like the T61p) were replaced by Lenovo’s ThinkPad W Series laptops.[19] Designed as mobile workstations, the W series grew to become Lenovo’s line of performance-oriented laptops.[20] The T series remains Lenovo’s premier line of laptops, aimed at corporate and enterprise users and is praised by users for its outstanding Linux compatibility. The T-p lineup later returned with the T440p, T460p, T470p and T540p before ultimately being canceled for the -80 Generation.
ThinkPad T series (2008-2018) | ||||||||||||||
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Type | T*0* (2008) | T*1* (2010) | T*2* (2011) | T*3* (2012) | T*4* (2013) | T*5* (2015) | T*6* (2016) | T*7* (2017) | T*8* (2018) | T*9* (2019) | ||||
Intel | AMD | |||||||||||||
14' | Ultrabook | T430u | ||||||||||||
Slim | T400s | T410s | T420s | T430s | T440s | T450s | T460s | T470s | T480s | T490s | T495s | |||
T431s | ||||||||||||||
T410si | T420si | T430si | ||||||||||||
Low-cost | ||||||||||||||
(R400) | T410i | T420i | T430i | |||||||||||
Mainstream | T400 | T410 | T420 | T430 | T440 | T450 | T460 | T470 | T480 | T490 | T495 | |||
Performance | T440p | T460p | T470p | |||||||||||
15' | Mainstream | T500 | T510 | T520 | T530 | T550 | T560 | T570 | T580 | T590 | ||||
Performance | T540p | |||||||||||||
Docking stations compatibility | ||||||||||||||
Essential Port Replicator; Advanced Dock; Advanced Mini Dock | ||||||||||||||
USB Port Replicator with Digital Video | T430u | |||||||||||||
Port Replicator Series 3; Mini Dock Series 3; Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (90/135/170W) | T431s (with 04X0856) | |||||||||||||
USB 3.0 Basic Dock; USB 3.0 Pro Dock; USB 3.0 Ultra Dock | ||||||||||||||
Basic Dock; Pro Dock; Ultra Dock (90/135/170W) | Some of discrete graphic models not compatible | |||||||||||||
USB-C Dock | ||||||||||||||
Basic Dock (USB-C) |
Specifications[edit]
Processor package soldered | Battery configuration
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Recent 14' models are:
Model | Release date (US) | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (min) | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Storage | Screen | Battery |
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T400[21] | July 2008 | 335.5 × 239 × (27.5–32) | 2.5 kg (5.6 lb) | Up to Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 (2 x 2.8GHz, 6MB L2) | Intel GM45 | 8GB DDR3 — 1067MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 1+1 SATA | 1280 × 800 TN 1440 × 900 TN | M(9) U |
Intel PM45 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 (256MB GDDR3) | |||||||||
T400s | June 2009 | 337 × 241.5 × (21–26) | 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 (2 × 2.4GHz, 6MB L2) | Intel GS45 | 8GB DDR3 — 1067MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 1+1 SATA | 1440 × 900 TN | M(6) U |
T410[22] | Jan 2010 | 335.5 × 239 × (27.5–32) | 2.23 kg (4.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-640M (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM57[23] | 8GB DDR3 — 1067MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA HD Option + NVIDIA NVS 3100M | 1+1 SATA | 1280 × 800 TN 1440 × 900 TN | M(9) S |
T410s[24] | 337 × 241.5 × (21–26) | 1.77 kg (3.9 lb)[a] | Intel Core i5-540M (2 × 2.53GHz, 3MB L3) | Intel QS57[b] | 8GB DDR3 — 1066MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA HD Option + NVIDIA NVS 3100M | 1+1 SATA | 1440 × 900 TN | M(6) U | |
T420[25] | Feb 2011 | 340.5 × 232 × 30 | 2.24 kg (4.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-2670QM (4 × 2.2GHz, 6MB L3) | Intel QM67 | 16GB DDR3 — 1333MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 3000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN | M(9) S |
T420s[26] | 343 × 230 × (21.2–26) | 1.78 kg (3.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-2640M (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM67 | 16GB DDR3 — 1333MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 3000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1600 × 900 TN | M(6) U | |
T430[27] | June 2012 | 340.5 × 232 × 30 | 2.17 kg (4.8 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-3840QM (4 × 2.8GHz, 8MB L3) | Intel QM77 | 16GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 4000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 5400M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN[28] | M(9) S |
T430s[29] | 343 × 230 × (21.2–26) | 1.78 kg (3.94 lbs) | Up to Intel Core i7-3520M (2 × 2.9GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM77 | 16GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 4000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 5200M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN[30] | M(6) U | |
Modern case | ||||||||||
T430u[31] | Sept 2012 | 340 × 236 × 21 | 1.85 kg (4.1 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-3517U (2 × 1.9GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM77 | 16GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 4000 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT620M (1GB VRAM) | 1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN[32] | m |
T431s[33] | March 2013 | 331 × 226 × 20.7 | 1.63 kg (3.6 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-3687U (2 × 2.1GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM77 | 12GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (4GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 4000 | 1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1600 × 900 TN[34] | m |
T440, T440 Touch[35] | Sept 2013 | 339 × 232.5 × 23 | 1.68 kg (3.7 lb)[c] | Up to Intel Core i7-4600U (2 × 2.1GHz, 4MB L3) | 8/12GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (0/4GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 4400 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT720M (2GB VRAM) | 1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN[36] | M(9) m | |
T440s, T440s Touch[35] | 331 × 226 × 20.7 | 1.59 kg (3.5 lb)[c] | Up to Intel Core i7-4600U (2 × 2.1GHz, 4MB L3) | 12GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (4GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 4400 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT730M (2GB VRAM)[d] | 1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080[37] IPS | M(6) m | ||
T440p[38] | Nov 2013 | 339 × 232.5 × 29.5 | 2.13 kg (4.7 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-4910MQ (4 × 2.9GHz, 8MB L3) | Intel QM87 | 16GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 4600 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT730M (2GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080[39] IPS | M(9) u |
T450 | Jan 2015 | 339 × 232.5 × 21 | 1.81 kg (4.0 lbs) | 5th Gen Intel Core i7-5600U (2 × 2.6GHz, 4MB L3) i5-5300U (2 × 2.3GHz, 3MB L3) i5-5200U (2 × 2.2GHz, 3MB L3) i3-5010U (2 × 2.1GHz, 3MB L3) | 32GB DDR3L — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 5500 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940M (1GB VRAM) | 1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN 1600 × 900 IPS Touch | M(6) m | |
T450s[40] | Feb 2015[41] | 331 × 226 × 20.7 | 1.58 kg (3.5 lb) | 5th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-5600U (2 × 2.6 GHz, 4MB L3) i5-5300U i5-5200U | 20GB[42] DDR3L — 1600 MHz (4GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 5500 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940M (1GB VRAM) | 1 SATA 1 M.2 | Anti-glare: 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch | M(6) m | |
T460[43] | Feb 2016 | 339 × 232.5 × 21 | 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) | 6th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-6600U (2 × 2.6 GHz, 4MB L3) i5-6300U i5-6200U i3-6100U | 32GB DDR3L (2 slots) | Intel HD 520 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT 940MX | 1 SATA/M.2 | Anti-glare: 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (Option) | M(6) m | |
T460s | 331 × 226.8 × (17–18.8) | 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) | 6th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-6600U (2 × 2.6 GHz, 4MB L3) i5-6300U i5-6200U | 20GB DDR4 (4GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 520 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT930MX | 1 M.2 | Anti-glare: 1920 × 1080 IPS 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch 2560 × 1440 IPS | m*2 | ||
T460p | 339 × 235 × 24.5 | 1.8 kg (4.0 lb) | 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6820HQ (4 × 2.7 GHz, 8MB L3) i7-6700HQ i5-6440HQ i5-6300HQ | Intel QM170 | 32GB DDR4 (2 slots) | Intel HD 530 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940MX | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | 1920 × 1080 IPS, Anti-glare 2560 × 1440 IPS | M(6) | |
T470[44] | 2017 | 336.6 × 232.5 × 20 | 1.58 kg (3.5 lb) | 7th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-7600U (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) i7-7500U i5-7300U i5-7200U i3-7100U | 32GB DDR4 (2 slots) | Intel HD 620 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940MX | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | Anti-glare: 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (Option) | M(6) m | |
T470s | 331 × 226.8 × (17–18.8) | 1.32 kg (2.9 lb) | 7th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-7600U (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) i7-7500U i5-7300U i5-7200U | 20/24GB DDR4 (4/8GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel HD 620 | 1 M.2 | Anti-glare: 1920 × 1080 IPS 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch 2560 × 1440 IPS | m*2 | ||
T470p | 339 × 235 × 24.5 | 1.8 kg (4.0 lb) | 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7820HQ (4 × 2.9 GHz, 8MB L3) i7-7700HQ i5-7440HQ i5-7300HQ | Intel QM175 | 32GB DDR4 (2 slots) | Intel HD 630 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940MX | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch Anti-glare: 1920 × 1080 IPS 2560 × 1440 IPS | M(6) | |
25[f] | 2017 | 336.6 × 232.5 × 20 | 1.58 kg (3.5 lb) | Intel Core i7-7500U[e] | 32GB DDR4 (2 slots) | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5) | 1920 × 1080 Anti-glare, IPS Touch (Option) | M(6) m | ||
T480[45] | Jan 2018 | 336.6 × 232.5 × 20 | 1.58 kg (3.5 lb) Up to 1.87 kg (4.1 lb) | 7th– and 8th Gen Intel Core[e] i7-8650U (4 × 1.9GHz, 8MB L3) i7-8550U i5-8350U i5-8250U i5-7300U i5-7200U i3-8130U | 32GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 620 (or UHD 620) Option + NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5) | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (on cell) 1920 × 1080 IPS 2560 × 1440 IPS | M(6) m | |
T480s[46] | 331 × 226.8 × 18.5 | 1.32 kg (2.9 lb) | 8th Gen Intel Core[e][47] i7-8650U (4 × 1.9GHz, 8MB L3) i7-8550U i5-8350U i5-8250U | 20/24GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (4/8GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel UHD 620 Option + NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5)[47] | 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080 IPS touch 2560 × 1440 IPS | m | |||
T490[48] | Apr 2019 | 329 × 227 × 18.9 | 1.46 kg (3.2 lb) or 1.55 kg (3.4 lb) | i5-8265U (4 × 1.6GHz, 6MB L3) i7-8565U (4 × 1.8GHz, 6MB L3) | 40/48GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (8/16GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel UHD 620 Option + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2GB GDDR5) | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (on cell) 1920 × 1080 IPS 2560 × 1440 IPS | m | ||
T490s[49] | 329 × 226 × 16.1 or 329 × 227 × 17.2[g] | 1.27 kg (2.8 lb) or 1.49 kg (3.3 lb)[g] | i5-8265U (4 × 1.6GHz, 6MB L3) i7-8565U (4 × 1.8GHz, 6MB L3) | 8/16/32GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (soldered) | Intel UHD 620 | 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (on cell) 1920 × 1080 IPS 2560 × 1440 IPS | m | |||
T495[50] | TBA | 329 × 227 × 18.9 | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (on cell) 1920 × 1080 IPS | m | ||||||
T495s | 329 × 226 × 16.1 | 1920 × 1080 IPS Touch (on cell) 1920 × 1080 IPS | m | |||||||
Nvidia graphic cards switches with Optimus Technology.
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Recent 15' models available from Lenovo are:
Model | Release date (US) | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (min) | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Storage | Screen | Battery |
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Classic case | ||||||||||
T500 | July 2008 | 357.5 × 255 × 33.5 | 2.67 kg (5.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 (2 × 2.93GHz, 6MB L2) | Intel GM45 | 8GB DDR3 — 1067MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA 4500MHD | 1+1 SATA | 1280 × 800 TN 1680 × 1050 TN 1920 × 1200 TN | M(9) U |
Intel PM45 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 | |||||||||
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 | ||||||||||
T510[1] | Jan 2010 | 373 × 245 × (31.8–35.6) | 2.67 kg (5.9 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-640M (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) | Intel QM57 | 8GB DDR3 — 1067MHz (2 slots) | Intel GMA HD Option + NVIDIA NVS 3100M | 1+1 SATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080 TN | M(9) S |
T520[1] | Feb 2011 | 373 × 245 × (31.8–35.6) | 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-2860QM (4 × 2.5GHz, 8MB L3) | Intel QM67 | 16GB DDR3 — 1333MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 3000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080 TN[51] | M(9) S |
T530[52] | June 2012 | 373 × 245 × (31.8–35.6) | 2.5 kg (5.56 lbs) | Up to Intel Core i7-3940XM (4 × 3.0GHz, 8MB L3) | Intel QM77 | 16/32GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2/4 slots) | Intel HD 4000 Option + NVIDIA NVS 5400M (1GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 mSATA | 1366 × 768 TN 1600 × 900 TN 1920 × 1080 TN[53] | M(9) S |
Modern case | ||||||||||
T540p[54] | Nov 2013 | 380 × 253 × 27.9 | 2.47 kg (5.4 lb) | Up to Intel Core i7-4910MQ (4 × 2.9GHz, 8MB L3) | Intel QM87 | 16GB DDR3 — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 4600 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT730M (2GB VRAM) | 1+1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 TN 2880 × 1620 IPS | M(9) u |
T550[55] | Jan 2015 | 380 × 252 × 22.5 | 2.26 kg (5.0 lb) | 5th Gen Intel Core[a] i7-5600U (2 × 2.6GHz, 4MB L3) i5-5300U (2 × 2.3GHz, 3MB L3) i5-5200U (2 × 2.2GHz, 3MB L3) | 32GB DDR3L — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 5500 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940M (1GB VRAM) | 1 SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 TN 2880 × 1620 IPS | M(6) m | |
T560[56] | Feb 2016[57] | 380.6 × 258 × 22.5 | 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) | 6th Gen Intel Core[a] i7-6600U (2 × 2.6 GHz, 4MB L3) i5-6300U i5-6200U | 32GB DDR3L — 1600MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 520 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940MX | 1 SATA/M.2 | Anti-glare: 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS 2880 × 1620 15.5'[b] IPS | M(6) m | |
T570 | March 2017 | 366 × 253 × 20 | 2.04 kg (4.5 lb) | 7th Gen Intel Core[a] Up to i7-7600U (2 × 2.8GHz, 4MB L3) | 32GB DDR4 (2 slots) | Intel HD 620 Option + NVIDIA GeForce GT940MX | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | 1366 × 768 TN 1920 × 1080 IPS 3840 × 2160 IPS | M(6) m | |
T580[58] | Jan 2018[47] | 366 × 253 × 20 | 1.97 kg (4.3 lb) | 7th8th Gen Intel Core i5, or 8th Gen i7[a][47], up to i7-8650U (4 × 1.9GHz, 8MB L3, with vPro) | 32GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (2 slots) | Intel HD 620 (or UHD620) Option + NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5) | 1 M.2/SATA 1 M.2 | Anti-glare: 1920 × 1080 IPS 1920 × 1080 IPS multi-touch 3840 × 2160 IPS | M(6) m | |
T590[59] | Apr 2019 | 366 x 248 x 19.1 | 1.75 kg | 8th Gen Intel Core i5/i7[a], up to i7-8665U (4 × 1.9GHz, 8MB L3, with vPro) | 40/48GB DDR4 — 2400MHz (8/16GB soldered, 1 slot) | Intel UHD 620 Option + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2GB GDDR5) | m | |||
Nvidia graphic cards switches with Optimus Technology.
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Reviews[edit]
PCWorld said that the ThinkPad T20 “packs a bigger screen, a more comfortable keyboard, and a larger set of useful features into a smaller package than any of its competitors.”[60] The Web site epinions.com said that the ThinkPad T20 was “worth the wait” giving it 4.5 stars out of 5.[61]
In a review of the ThinkPad T60, Notebook Review called the T-series laptops the “flagship of the ThinkPad brand”,[62] aimed at corporate professionals.[1] Some of the T-series characteristics as listed by notebookreview.com include durability, security, usability, and performance.[63]
The ThinkPad T410 was awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars by Notebook Review upon release.[64] The review noted the centering of the screen, eliminating the thick bezel on one side and the thin bezel on the other.[65] The review indicated that the pros were the speed, battery life, and wide selection of ports.[66] The cons were minor distortions on the screen when flexed, and the high pitched fan.[67] WIRED also reviewed the T410 laptop positively, saying that “Lenovo’s thoughtful ThinkPad is a near-perfect machine”.[68]
The PC Advisor review of the ThinkPad T510 called the lack of alterations to the traditional design a good thing.[69] It also highlighted the professional appearance and ‘sturdy build quality’, indicating that this makes the laptop stand out from others in the market.[70]
The T420 and T520 laptops were different from their predecessors mainly through an upgrade to Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors.[71] The T420 received a total score of 85% from the Notebook Check web site.[72] The fan noise was noticeably reduced, as indicated by a reviewer from PCWorld.[73] The T-series laptops, the T420, the T420s, and the T520, have been lauded for their battery life – up to 30 hours with a 9-cell battery slice.[74]
Gallery[edit]
- An IBM ThinkPad T22 or T23 before the sale to Lenovo
- A ThinkPad T43p with a BOE-Hydis LED backlit IPS display, note the extreme viewing angle
- A T43p compared against a T60p (both laptops are 15')
- A 15' T60p (left) compared against a 14' T60p (right)
- A Lenovo ThinkPad T61 running Windows 10. Note the ThinkLight being switched on.
- A Lenovo ThinkPad T440
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With the ThinkPad T20, the follow-up to the popular ThinkPad 600 series, IBM sets a new standard for travel notebooks
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With a travel bezel in its modular bay, the T20 weighs only 4.6 pounds, the lightest we've seen for a notebook with a 14.1-inch (360 mm) screen.
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Even carrying the internal 8X DVD-ROM drive you get at this price, it still weighs only 5.2 pounds.
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The T20 transformed into the ThinkPad T21 in October 2000, with all the main enhancements being the brand-new Intel CPU to as much as Intel Mobile Pentium III 850 MHz, a higher resolution 14.1” TFT display having 1400 × 1050, as well as hard drive capacities as much as 32GB.
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The real game changer was in fact the roll-out of the ThinkPad T30 in May 2002. This T30 had a choice of specifying the Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M processor to as much as 2.4 GHz running together with the Intel 845MP Mobile Chipset.
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Together with the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 video controller with 16 MB graphics memory and a 14.1” LCD display with as much as 1400 × 1050 resolution and the option of 1 GB PC2100 RAM, it was a real sharp performer.
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You could stipulate a 60 GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive combo for the UltraBay and with its Intel AC’97 Audio this particular fantastic compact notebook computer was capable of running your films back in the hotel after a hard day's work.
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The moment the ThinkPad T40 was announced in March the year 2003, we saw the earliest of the ‘performance’ workstation specific ThinkPad’s
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the ThinkPad T40p with the ATI Mobility FireGL 9000 with 64 Megabytes ram, a 14.1” TFT display with 1400×1050 resolution, still only 2 MB PC2100 ram as maximum, but with a 60 Gigabyte 7200 RPM Hard Disk for speedy data access.
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The actual ThinkPad T43 as well as ThinkPad T43p were the very last pure IBM ThinkPad’s, being introduced in April 2005, with Lenovo concluding the acquisition of the trademark in May 2005.
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The very first Lenovo owned T Series were the ThinkPad T60 along with T60p released in February 2006, although these were nevertheless sporting the IBM badge, and also had been needless to say designed within ThinkCentre Global Head Quarters in Raleigh North Carolina, as all ongoing ThinkPads even now are.
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the T Series range had dropped the IBM brand with the T61 plus T61p in May 2007
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the very first ‘real’ Lenovo ThinkPad’s arrived with the ThinkPad T400 and T500 in July 2008.
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Until now the Thinkpad T-Model from Leonovo, which was enhanced after the short ending -p, set the standard for professional users with high performance demands. After a complete overhaul of the Lenovo product lineup, coincident with the launch of the Intel Centrino 2, Lenovo is now starting a few new notebook series. Among them are the new mobile workstations with the labels W500 and W700, which are meant to replace the Thinkpad Txxp models.
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The new W series is ultimately designed specially for professional graphic designers who want maximum performance paired with practical mobility.
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Although it wears the third-highest price tag in our two-spindle notebooks roundup, the $3699 ThinkPad T20 is worth every penny. It packs a bigger screen, a more comfortable keyboard, and a larger set of useful features into a smaller package than any of its competitors. It should delight ThinkPad fans and newcomers looking for a lightweight notebook hampered by few compromises.
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The ThinkPad T-series can be thought of as the flagship of the ThinkPad brand, it's squarely targeted towards business users and professionals.
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Durability, security, usability and performance are all important characteristics of the ThinkPad T series.
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- ^'Lenovo ThinkPad T410 Review'.
Once opened, ThinkPad fans will notice that Lenovo finally centered the screen, so no more thick bezel on one side and a thin bezel on the other.
- ^'Lenovo ThinkPad T410 Review'.
The full-redesigned Lenovo ThinkPad T410 offers quite a few enhancements over the previous generation T400, including less keyboard flex, an updated keyboard, a nicer touchpad, huge improvement in port selection, and better component access through the chassis.
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Cons: Screen shows some distortion when flexing, High pitched fan could be annoying
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- ^'Lenovo ThinkPad T510 review'.
Since Lenovo bought IBM's PC and notebook business, not much of the ThinkPad's iconic design has changed, and this is a good thing.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad T510 notebook has the same business-like look, the same sturdy build quality, and most of the features that make ThinkPads standout from other business laptops.
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Essentially, the Tx20 laptops only differ from the previous models, called T410 and T510, by a hardware refresh to the new Sandy Bridge processors.
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The fan near the vent spun consistently even while typing this review, but it didn't get annoyingly loud.
- ^'Lenovo ThinkPad T420s, T420 and T520: up to 30 hours battery life'.
Battery life is up to 15 hours with the 9-cell pack on the T420, or up to 11 hours with the 9-cell on the T520; the T420s can last up to 10 hours with both the 6-cell regular battery and snap-on battery slice. Alternatively, pair the T420 with the optional 9-cell battery slice and it will run for a ridiculous 30 hours.
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- 'ThinkPad T Series'. official laptops web site. Lenovo. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- 'ThinkPad T Series'. official professional-grade web site. Lenovo. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- 'ThinkPad T Series'. Linux guides to Thinkpads. Thinkwiki.org. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
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