Testseek.com have collected 59 expert reviews of the Lenovo ThinkPad T400S and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo ThinkPad T400S.
November 2009
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The editors liked
Excellent build quality
Good keyboard changes
Nice polished design
ESATA and DisplayPort ... finally
Very fast even with integrated graphics
Excellent quality and construction
Thoughtful keyboard layout
Inventive touch-screen features.
Slender size and plenty of ports
Fantastic keyboard and touchpad
Blazing fast performance
Best-in-class keyboard
Intuitive Simple Tap interface
Multitouch panel works well. Exquisitely thin. Modular optical drive included. Fast
Energy-efficient processor. Nice resolution. Tough as nails. Phenomenal typing experience. Excellent green credentials.
Thin
Lightweight design
Loaded with features
Bright LCD with vibrant colors
Excellent keyboard
Remarkably thin and light
Durable design
Strong overall performance
Blazing solid state drive
Lightest in its class. Exquisitely thin. Modular optical drive included. Fast
But energy efficient processor. Very nice resolution. Tough as nails. Phenomenal typing experience. Excellent green credentials.
Fast performance for productivity apps
Music and video playback
Solidly built.
Extremely Compact and Lightweight
Strong Performance
Excellent Keyboard and Durability
Lightweight
Strong construction
Great keyboard and touch pad.
Lightweight and sturdy build
Ergonomic keyboard
Good onthego performance.
Unparalleled performance from a 14inch laptop. Nearly as thin as a MacBook Air — including an optical drive. Killer touchpad (plus TrackPoint for oldschoolers). Plus
Caps Lock LED!
Thinnest
Lightest 14.1-inch wide-screen notebook available
Excellent productivity performance
Fantastic keyboard
Full security
Durability
And manageability features
Solid-state-drive and WWAN options
Reasonable base price
Responsive touch screen
SimpleTap utility brings makes touch features more accessible
Full security and durability features
Very good case quality
Very good interface configuration
Very good interface distribution
Good keyboard and trackpoint
Very good application performance
Very fast mass memory
Low weight
High energy efficiency
Bright and unreflective display
Overa
The editors didn't like
Limited battery options
1.8" storage drive
Different docking connector
Expensive
Touch-screen features have limited real-world usefulness for most.
No discrete graphics card
Heavier than original T400s
High premium for touchscreen
No FireWire or extra card slot. No extended batteries available.
Average battery life
High cost (for the market)
Low end models have slow HDD
Poor graphics performance
Mediocre viewing angles
Memory card reader not standard
FireWire and extra card slot were concessions that had to be made. No extended batteries.
Expensive multitouch feature.
Only Available With Integrated Graphics
Relatively Expensive
No discrete graphics
SD card slot doesnt come standard.
Isn't as light as ultraportables
SSD can be persnikety with some apps.
Only three USB ports. Fn key where the Ctrl key goes. Unbelievably tinny
Distant audio. Soso battery life (2 hours
11 minutes). No ExpressCard slot.
Bland styling
Smallish battery
Mediocre 3D performance
Short runtime with standard battery
Must choose between a card reader and an ExpressCard slot
Early buyers must download touch utility
Contrast poor and viewing angle dependent display
Depending on the scenario
Disagreeable frequency noises (probably wireless modules)
Knobby touchpad not very suitable for multitouch
Display lid and keyboard stiffness not of the usual high level of ot
Abstract: Starting at $1599, the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s can be a compelling little laptop. Of course, once you start adding all the bells and whistles, the price kicks up significantly (our model, as reviewed, sells for $2130). Still, thanks to..
Abstract: Lenovo ThinkPad T series are most people’s favorite laptops as they are in good performance as well as good commercial choices. The 14 inches laptops with 2.4kg or so are a little heavier to us, so when Lenovo ThinkPad T400s with 1.8kg released, many T...
Abstract: When open the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s laptop, there is no much changes between the layout of ThinkPad T400s and ThinkPad T400. The location of the speakers, palmrest, fingerprint and the drive are all same. As the ThinkPad T400s comes with a 6-cell batte...
Fast performance for productivity apps, music and video playback, solidly built.
Expensive multitouch feature.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s is one of the first Windows 7 notebooks to have a multi touch display, and it’s fast at running most productivity applications. It has the signature ThinkPad look and solid build, a great keyboard and a good camera for web...
Abstract: Recently Lenovo issued a slight refresh to two models in the ThinkPad line, the T400s and the X200 tablet. Both received multi-touch capable LCD panels and the X200 also picked up an outdoor-viewable, much brighter LCD panel option. The multi-touch dis...
Very good case quality, Very good interface configuration, Very good interface distribution, Good keyboard and trackpoint, Very good application performance, Very fast mass memory, Low weight, High energy efficiency, Bright and unreflective display, Overa
Contrast poor and viewing angle dependent display, Depending on the scenario, disagreeable frequency noises (probably wireless modules), Knobby touchpad not very suitable for multitouch, Display lid and keyboard stiffness not of the usual high level of ot
Lenovo has modified exactly the right things on the T400s and has achieved an incredible plus on mobility, particularly due the reduced weight. The multifarious connectivity fulfills almost every wish, as it bids all three current connection options in fo...
Abstract: Lenovos T400s touch-screen model is as solid a laptop as the non-touch-enabled T400s, but a dearth of touch-enabled apps as well as a premium for the touch-screen make the system less than compelling at this time. However, in eWEEK Labs tests, the sy...
Abstract: Lovely textured trackpad (ironically redundant given the multitouch screen). Still offers solid ThinkPad design and sturdiness. Turns Paint into Fingerpaint — fun, Huge price markup for touch features. Massive performance, weight and battery hit...
Abstract: Lenovo ThinkPad T400s Touch Review Article ContentsLenovo ThinkPad T400s Touch Review Multi-touch functionality is one of the newest features being added to notebooks and tablets alike. Currently only tablets offer screen manipulation of objects, wh...
In our synthetic benchmark testing, the ThinkPad T400s Multi-Touch managed to hold its own and performance was in line with expectations. This is a ~$2500 machine though, and it should perform as such. The 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM and SSD really helped...
