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Lenovo Thinkpad T400 Review Jul 15 2009
Thinkpad T400 – 0 (with discounts, if you buy through Med Business, you can get discounts) 2.24 Ghz 3mb L2 cache Core 2 Duo processor 2.0 Ghz DDR3 Ram 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD CD-RW/DVD 14.1″ LED Display 1280 x 800 (aka 720p HD, can’t go up to 1080p) Intel 4500mhd video card (mediocre, can’t be used for gaming) 9 Cell battery (max brightness + Word + Firefox on youtube and hulu = 8:30 hours at 100%) For those who use the Windows Experience as a measure My scores are as follows Processor (5.2) Memory (5.9) Graphics (4.2) Gaming graphics (3.8) Primary Hard Disk (5.3) Windows Base Score (3.8, derived from lowest score) I’ll try to get back to you if you have any questions or comments on it, or if there is something you want me to show on the laptop.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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@infarkt11 sorry I haven’t gotten back to you sooner. After 11 months of use my Thinkpad is quite reliable. I’ve dropped it a few times (twice on accident once on purpose) and nothing’s malfunctioning. It is a slow system setup however and I regret not shelling out more money for at least a ram increase to 4GB, or waiting for the core i5/i7′s to come to the market. Extended Warranty isn’t really worth it as long as you keep your laptop safe.
@yudsan I recently just installed the Adobe Master Collection CS5 on my T400. Sadly the graphics card and low memory couldn’t handle After Effects CS5, Premier Pro CS5, and Encore CS5 (those three need at least 4 GB of Ram and a high end graphics card aka GPU and a 64-bit Operating System). With 2GB ram and a 2.26 Ghz CPU Adobe is not sluggish, but it’s not exactly a breeze. Photoshop is exhausting to use with this set up. Gimp works much better. and Corel Painter, I’m not sure.
@leadorg At the time of purchase, my P8600 is 2.26 ghz (verified by the Lenovo and Windows hardware system info). There are different serial models of CPUs that vary in their speed ratings.
Again at the time of purchase the optional CCFL came with a thicker display casing, as stated by Lenovo, than the LED, and less material means smaller width and weight. Lenovo could very well have come out with new casings for their CCFLs that match the LED
I hate the feel of the trackpoint not sensitivity
@writing523 At the moment, good tech support is kind of dragons and unicorns, they probably existed in the past, but now they’re just stories. I hear Toshiba has good support, but I have not personally used their tech support. For a ridiculous premium of roughly $150-500 Dell has “North American based” Support, not worth it. HP is pure hell. Sony, hit and miss. American Express has good warranties on purchases made with their signature cards, but that’s not exactly support. Best Buy is ok…
@ctrlaltdlt01 to my knowledge the T400 does not have a slot for 3G or Wi Max mobile broadband cards, but it can be installed when ordering. the T401 and T402 probably do not have a slot and are also installable cards as well.
Hi,
Thank you for the really helpful review. I was wondering if you know of any companies that do have good tech support? I need a business laptop and was looking at the new Lenovo 410 but I hate terrible support — that’s kind of a dealbreaker for me.
i just got one of these computers second hand. thanks for the informative review. My question is do you have the slot for 3G sim cards and was the built-in to your laptop? My T400 has this little sim card slot underneath the battery tray but I cant detect an actual WiMax or broadband card.
in china about RMB 11,000
P8600 is 2.4 ghz not 2.2 ghz (which is the P8400).
LED backlight LCD is not lighter or thinner, but it has over 100,000 hours of life expectancy compared to the 20,000 or so hours of the CCFL.
You can change the trackpoint sensitivity.
@yudsan Most current generation laptops can handle Photoshop and since Corel Painter is not as stressful on the system as Photoshop, it should be covered. I recommend the minimum. a 2Ghz Dual Core Processor (i5 or i7 if you can afford it, it will save you money by not having to buy another computer later) 2 gb of DDR3 ram that has the same frequency as the motherboard and cpu. and a good GPU aka Video Card I’d say about 1 gb for that but 512 is ok. 2gb for the same reason as the processor
Hi crapadarappa, I have a question.
How well would this machine work for creating digital artwork, using programs like Photoshop and Corel Painter. What kind of specs would you recommend for such usage?
Thanks!
T400s (and Thinkpads for that matter) are not meant to have good graphics. What I was referring to is that for a Business-oriented laptop, the display was good, the GPU options are not meant for gaming, but for programs like AutoCAD and Photoshop. Macbooks are better for consumers that like a jack of all trades with an emphasis on wireless networking and entertainment. Apple GPUs aren’t that good either, but better than Thinkpad
Actually most laptops made to be distributed in America are only assembled in China, the parts themselves come from Mexico, Singapore, and the USA
the quality of the thinkpad has gone to shit, China fucks up everything!! When will they start making pc’s in America!!
a couple weeks
Hey man, thanks for the video, how long did it take them to ship after you ordered?
Nice, You rock! One of the best reviews! I’m thinking to buy T400, just waiting for the 15%-20% off deal. Do I really need to purchase extended warranty? Do they break a lot? How is your thinkpad behaving now, after 6-7 month of use?
Hey, I’d be happy to help you out, but for me to do that I would need to know what kind of set up you have as a base score doesn’t tell me anything. Without knowing much about your setup, I would immediately suggest a faster processor, faster and more ram, and the most important, a more powerful video card.
hey your videos was cool but i want to increase my base score to play all kinds of 3D cool games but my base score is 3.3 and the other ones are higher i need hel =(
what do you mean the access connections? sorry im not understanding.
When Win 7 comes it comes with a booklet that tells you where to get the drivers back, a warning the “access connections” tool does not work with Win 7, your wifi will be fine, you will just need to rely on the 3rd party software that came with your laptop.
as to navi choices, to each his own, it’s my opinion that the trackpad is superior, but if you like the trackpoint, that’s cool
hey I just ordered one, its shipping now. I ordered the one with this intel crap card. I spent about the same as you but I have the WSXA+ or whatever the 1400×900 LED with Camera, bluetooth pan, and 6 cell battery. (I saw ur battery im kinda disappointed it looks ugly sticking out)
.also How do I get all my thinkpad drivers and stuff back when I reformat if I choose to put my ultimate win 7 ?
by the way the “nub” is a much better device, why the hell would u want to rub on that annoying pad
@crapadarappa Do you read post first, before allowing users to post?
Thank you brother I will let you know how it works after I doi the cleaning, from the jungle.
hey typically start up slow downs happen because there is a lot of programs you computer has been commanded to start up. I suggest using a program called “CCleaner” go to the “Tools” tab and then the “Startup” tab and uncheck all programs that you won’t be using until you actually need it, that should speed things up. Also use the “Cleaner” tab (analyze, then run cleaner) to free up your system memory. Hope this helps