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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
Excellent build quality, Good keyboard changes, Nice polished design, eSATA and DisplayPort ... finally, Very fast even with integrated graphics
Limited battery options, 1.8" storage drive, Different docking connector
Overall I think Lenovo put a lot of time into thinking through the changes they made with the T400s so they wouldnt offend too many ThinkPad customers. The keyboard change is significant, but for all intents and purposes they stuck with the tried-and-true...
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
Bland styling; smallish battery; mediocre 3D performance
Lenovo worked its magic on the company’s stalwart T-series, creating the lightest 14.1-inch laptop on the market. Business buyers and discriminating consumers will appreciate this thin-tech showcase. ...
Abstract: The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s looks like your boring tray-table business notebook. But what the flight attendant doesn't know is that the Windows 7 14.1-inch capacitive touchscreen laptop is the first capable of four finger multitouch and it's fingert...
Excellent multitouch display, excellent keyboard, well built
Location of ports can be inconvenient, slow hard drive, screen is relatively dim
The touch screen on the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s Multitouch is responsive and accurate. It’s not just a novelty; it can actually be useful if you’re a photographer or designer. We also love the keyboard and build quality of the T400s laptop, but...
Excellent keyboard, 2.6cm thick, strong construction, built-in 3G module for Vodafone accounts, very fast solid-state drive, bright 14.1in screen, 1.75kg, Wi-Fi with PAN
Slow wireless networking performance, no dedicated graphics RAM
Despite the slow wireless networking and the lack of a dedicated graphics card, the 14.1in size, light weight, thin frame and advanced features combine to make the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s the perfect laptop for corporate high-flyers. We give it 5 stars ...
Published: 2009-08-31, Author: Darren , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: NameThe Lenovo ThinkPad T400s (the 's' could stand for 'small' or even 'surprising') is an evolutionary step up from the ThinkPad T400, which is itself a good all-purpose business laptop.So how did Lenovo improve on a laptop that already offered a great b...
