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New sony SA vs T420s - I think I am jumping ship

Last post by arc888 « Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:46 pm
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by Nubulin » Fri May 27, 2011 12:21 am

I've been looking hard at a new T420s to replace my trusted T500, but I just can't get that excited about it. The quality of ThinkPad screens just...

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Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:46 pm
customizing a T520 - where is Windows 7 ultimate...?

Last post by redhook « Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:19 pm
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by Alejandro Audisio » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:13 pm

When customizing a T520 I cant seem to get anything else in the OS department thats not Win7 Pro. Doesnt Lenovo offer the Ultimate version for this...

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Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:19 pm
T420 comments and T420 vs E420s

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:50 am
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by Carewolf » Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:22 am

I bought an E420s a month ago, but ended up sending it back due a several issues, but mainly that I couldn't live with the low-resolution glossy...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:50 am
Is it possible to build a T410 motherboard into T400 ?

Last post by visionviper « Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:36 am
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by sloomy » Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:13 am

Greetings,

is it possibile to build a T410 board into T400 Notebook? Or are the cases and the boards soo differently?

Has someone tried it?

I...

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Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:36 am
install mandriva aside ubuntu

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by deickos » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:31 am

i have ubuntu 10.4 and tried to install mandriva 10 but after i found i couldnt get to ubuntu from bootloader - so i deleted mandriva and put back...

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Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:30 am
Thinkpad Warranty Issue, Need HELP URGENT

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:26 pm
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by nikJ » Thu May 26, 2011 2:49 am

I had a three year warranty on my thinkpad T400. I was cleaning my keyboard by removing the keys and 1 key broke. I tried to fix it back with Glue...

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:26 pm
Thinkpad T: T410, T410s, T510 on-going coupons & deals

Last post by Alejandro Audisio « Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:40 pm
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by TechDeals » Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:29 am

Here you will find on-going coupons and deals on the newest ThinkPad T series. Please check the pages often as offers will change weekly.

Lenovo...

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Last post by Alejandro Audisio
Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:40 pm
T410 System Recovery Discs Failure

Last post by Harryc « Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:14 am
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by drs » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:51 pm

I tried to create system recovery discs for my T410. The process went very very slowly, until it hung. Basically, I created a CD to boot, and after...

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:14 am
T420s various woes (updated)

Last post by Harryc « Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:52 am
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by synchromesh » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:44 pm
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So I got my T420s recently. It's a regular i5 with Intel 3000. It's a nice machine although I now see what people were complaining about when it came...
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Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:52 am
T500 - Battery & AC issue/question

Last post by jskowron77 « Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:56 pm
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by jskowron77 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:41 am

Hello - I have a T500, running win7 64-bit, but am having a problem with the battery/ac with the laptop.

(I have tried multiple batteries).

Here's...

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Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:56 pm
8gb ram, why?? please explain???

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:01 pm
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by pedalinmedic » Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:47 pm

So my new(er) lenovo w510 with windows 7 32 bit has 8gb of ram. Why would lenovo do this since win7 can only use 4gb? Im confused? should I upgrade...

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Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:01 pm
T43 speaker volume: how to change with command line options?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:52 pm
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by Peter8049 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:33 pm

How can I reduce or increase the speaker volume of my T43 by using the command line? Obviously, the keyboard knobs modify the volume independently...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:52 pm
VISTA Business 64-bit

Last post by craigmontHunter « Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:19 pm
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by WVZR1 » Sat May 28, 2011 2:23 pm

Will a VISTA Business 64-bit restore/recovery run and activate on a machine delivered with 32-bit originally?
The machine is a 2768-GM1

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:19 pm
Installing an Intel 320 series SSD in a T420s...

Last post by underclocker « Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:04 am
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by alexap » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:32 am

FWIW, last week I assisted a client with a T420s purchase. We went for the top of the line, but non-Optimus model, with the i5 2.6GHz cpu (model...

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Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:04 am
Just Ordered a New Keyboard...

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:12 pm
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by hunterman223 » Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:48 am

I just got off the phone with Lenovo ordering a replacement keyboard for my T400. I wanted a new one as the current one is showing some wear on a few...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:12 pm
T410 System Update problem - "An error occured while down...

Last post by Wojtek « Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:32 am
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by Wojtek » Mon May 09, 2011 1:49 am

For the last week I have problem with ThinkVantage System Update (v4.00.00046). When TVSU tries to get the list of new packages, I get message box An...

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Last post by Wojtek
Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:32 am
how hot and noisy your T420s?

Last post by alexap « Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:46 am
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by alexap » Tue May 31, 2011 12:01 pm

i'm planning to buy T420s and wanted to ask existing owners how hot and noisy running you T420s
which configuration shall i take to have less noisy...

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Last post by alexap
Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:46 am
T410 - Cisco 64 Bit VPN Client takes 2 hours to run

Last post by njbeachcool « Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:21 am
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by njbeachcool » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 pm

I am running 64 bit Windows enterprise on my T410. I have been trying to run the Cisco 64 Bit VPN Client (IPSEC) for over a month now. It is one of...

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Last post by njbeachcool
Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:21 am
My ThinkPad T520 Review

Last post by stefi « Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:45 am
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by own6volvos » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:51 pm

Hey guys!

I know some of you guys might recognize me from around these parts, although now I am working for a new company this time around....

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Last post by stefi
Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:45 am
Broadband installation question for a T520: for use overseas

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:42 pm
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by baertracks » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:59 am

I'm considering the purchase of a T520 to upgrade from my T500.

The online customization at Lenovo provides an option to purchase an Integrated...

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Last post by bill bolton
Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:42 pm
Rescue and Recovery stuck at 0% when restoring a backup

Last post by thoth « Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:09 pm
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by thoth » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:25 am

Hey all,

Last night at around 12am I got a nasty piece of malware that wouldn't let me access my usual malware-removing tool (system restore) and...

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Last post by thoth
Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:09 pm
ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 with T520

Last post by baertracks « Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:24 pm
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by fasterbybike » Tue May 17, 2011 5:04 am

Can this mini dock be used with a quad core T520 ?

This page
mentions dual core only ?

If this is not compatible what is the docking solution for...

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Last post by baertracks
Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:24 pm
ThinkPad T400 - renewing the thermal grease

Last post by blackomegax « Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:58 am
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by Czechnology » Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:10 pm
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hey everyone!

I've always had issues with my T400 running way too hot (especially under Vista, got a bit better with W7).

Recently it started to...
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Last post by blackomegax
Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:58 am
Thinkpad T520 (or other thinkpads) pulsing fan question

Last post by renagref « Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:01 pm
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by tc35 » Fri May 20, 2011 10:13 pm

I’m considering buying a Thinkpad T520 and the only thing that is holding me back is the fan pulsing noise that a few users have reported (which I’m...

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Last post by renagref
Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:01 pm
T420 Noob questions

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:38 am
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by trezaei » Sun May 22, 2011 4:44 pm

Hi All,

I just bought a T420 and a port replicator 3 plus.
Here are specs:

i5-2540 (2.6)
8GB (4 from lenovo, 4 oem upgrade)
128GB SSD
9 cell...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:38 am
What sort of SSD to be used on T420?

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:25 pm
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by Supnatic » Mon May 23, 2011 10:39 pm

Recently just got my T420 was thinking of change a larger capacity SSD, will be appreciate for any advice.

Thank you!

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:25 pm
Ridiculous DPC Latency Levels [IMG WARNING]

Last post by hunterman223 « Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:58 am
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by hunterman223 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:46 am

I am having very severe issues with DPC latency on my T400. When playing music with iTunes and loading webpages, THIS is what happens.

Whenever the...

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Last post by hunterman223
Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:58 am
Yellow USB iPhone charging

Last post by extcontact « Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:52 am
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by extcontact » Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:44 pm

Sure, it charges when the machine is asleep, but what do I have to do to get it to charge when I'm using the notebook...? This seems crazy...

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Last post by extcontact
Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:52 am
Hybrid video card

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Tue May 31, 2011 5:36 pm
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by Meta03 » Tue May 31, 2011 2:59 pm

Do all T400s and T500s come with a hybrid Intel/ATI Radeon video cards?

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Tue May 31, 2011 5:36 pm
Could someone with a T520 take a look at its DisplayPort?

Last post by Stranger2k « Tue May 31, 2011 4:32 pm
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by Stranger2k » Tue May 31, 2011 3:45 pm

I need to figure out what type of adapter cable I need to connect it to my DVI-only monitor. Could someone take a look at the DisplayPort logo next...

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Last post by Stranger2k
Tue May 31, 2011 4:32 pm
Worn Edges on Rubber Lid of T400 [PIC WARNING]

Last post by hunterman223 « Tue May 31, 2011 11:33 am
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by hunterman223 » Tue May 31, 2011 10:02 am

First, I apologize for the absolutely horrifying quality of the camera on my iPod Touch. My normal camera needs it's batteries charged or I would...

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Tue May 31, 2011 11:33 am
How do people (really) like the T520?

Last post by blackomegax « Mon May 30, 2011 9:05 pm
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by hman » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:00 am

I’m a T42p owner, and am looking for an upgrade. The computer is 6 years old now, going strong, but I’d like more speed, long battery life, and...

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Last post by blackomegax
Mon May 30, 2011 9:05 pm
T420 i5 or i7?

Last post by antskip « Sun May 29, 2011 11:29 pm
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by wkearney99 » Thu May 26, 2011 3:26 pm

Does the T420 get similar battery life out of both processors when NOT performing high load tasks?

As in, should I just spring the extra money for...

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Last post by antskip
Sun May 29, 2011 11:29 pm
cannot use 8GB of ram with T500/windows 7 x64?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun May 29, 2011 9:33 pm
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by kwell » Fri May 27, 2011 12:12 am

Hello,

Last month I upgraded my T500 to 8GB of Mushkin ram, and shortly thereafter started experiencing black/blue screen crashes. From several...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sun May 29, 2011 9:33 pm
65w with USB suitable for T420?

Last post by ParatoOptimal « Sun May 29, 2011 6:38 pm
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by wkearney99 » Sat May 28, 2011 9:30 am

I've ordered a T420 (i7, 4gb, 500gb, 9 cell, basically 'loaded') and am looking to pick up a few things for it.

One being a spare power adapter. I...

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Last post by ParatoOptimal
Sun May 29, 2011 6:38 pm
question about ordering online

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat May 28, 2011 5:18 pm
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by oranger34 » Sat May 28, 2011 12:00 pm

I ordered a T420 and paid online on the official site.
But several days later, the trasaction disappeared from my account.
It says it is shipped. But...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat May 28, 2011 5:18 pm
error 1802 on T41

Last post by Thinkpad Lover « Sat May 28, 2011 12:07 pm
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by vivetck » Fri May 27, 2011 3:30 pm

i get an error 1802. The thing is I never installed a MINI PCI card..everything was working fine 12 hours ago and when I got back from work I got...

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Sat May 28, 2011 12:07 pm
Can anyone recommend a good Forum site for Win Server 2008?

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by Dude » Mon May 23, 2011 10:31 am

Can anyone recommend a good Forum site for Windows Server 2008? Sorry did not know were else to put this.

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Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:00 am
i7-2630QM versus i7-2620M

Last post by ausmike « Sat May 28, 2011 4:23 am
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by antskip » Sat May 28, 2011 3:25 am

After lots of reading online and seeking advice, I have ordered a T520 with a quad-core i7-2630QM and NVidia Quadro NVS 4200M Optimus, along with SSD...

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Last post by ausmike
Sat May 28, 2011 4:23 am
Upgrading T410

Last post by miscthree « Sat May 28, 2011 12:31 am
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by Alexan » Wed May 25, 2011 6:47 am

Hei everyone, Im a new thinkpad user.

I need your expert advice on upgrading my T410, currently mine has 2GB RAM and 7200RPM HDD.

What im thinking...

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Last post by miscthree
Sat May 28, 2011 12:31 am
T410s wireless not connecting when waking from sleep mode

Last post by miscthree « Sat May 28, 2011 12:09 am
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by fongmac » Fri May 27, 2011 10:58 am

I have a T410s which will not connect to any wireless after waking from sleep mode. The only way to connect to wireless is to reboot the machine....

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Sat May 28, 2011 12:09 am
Purchase advice for T520

Last post by fastson « Fri May 27, 2011 3:33 pm
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by fastson » Fri May 27, 2011 10:52 am

Greetings, this will be my first post here. Hopefully not the last. :P

I have an old IBM T30 that gave up a few months ago, the second RAM module is...

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Last post by fastson
Fri May 27, 2011 3:33 pm
Favourite T420 4GB RAM upgrade?

Last post by blackomegax « Fri May 27, 2011 1:31 am
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by mike135 » Thu May 26, 2011 12:25 pm

My T420i has just shipped and like many I got the single 4GB DIMM with the intention of upgrading to 8GB total.

So I'd like to know from other T420...

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Last post by blackomegax
Fri May 27, 2011 1:31 am
T420 incompatible with tp_smapi?

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu May 26, 2011 10:04 pm
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by chx1975 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:19 pm

I upgraded to latest BIOS 83ET52WW (1.22 ) but loading tp_smapi (actually thinkpad_ec) still results in FATAL: Error inserting thinkpad_ec...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu May 26, 2011 10:04 pm
T420s Micro SSD ?

Last post by mike135 « Wed May 25, 2011 7:50 am
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by Tscn » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:46 am

One of the big features Lenovo has been promoting for the T420s is the MicroSSD storage for OS/key applications that is in combination with a...

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Last post by mike135
Wed May 25, 2011 7:50 am
T520 Bios update cripples 2720QM cpu

Last post by ausmike « Tue May 24, 2011 9:32 pm
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by Mike350 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:53 pm

After I updated T520 to BIOS version 1.25, the Core i7 2720QM processor would no longer use the Turbo Boost Technology to throttle individual cores...

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Last post by ausmike
Tue May 24, 2011 9:32 pm
Is this the right laptop and price?

Last post by brtennis1 « Tue May 24, 2011 3:08 pm
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by brtennis1 » Sun May 22, 2011 2:50 pm

I am looking for a new laptop and have heard good things about the T420 (please tell me if there are major issues!). I have loaded it with the...

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Last post by brtennis1
Tue May 24, 2011 3:08 pm
T420S average waiting time

Last post by synchromesh « Tue May 24, 2011 12:14 pm
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by synchromesh » Thu May 19, 2011 4:24 pm

I ordered my T420S on 5/3. It said that it should ship by 5/26 which is a bit ridiculous - over 3 weeks just to ship it? Anyway, it's 5/19, I chatted...

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Last post by synchromesh
Tue May 24, 2011 12:14 pm
T500 Issue with UBUNTU 11.04

Last post by ygivon « Tue May 24, 2011 5:40 am

by ygivon » Tue May 24, 2011 5:40 am

Just upgraded to latest UBUNTU 11.04 .
The latest Kernel supplied would stuck on ETH0 whether physically connected or not . I had to use the...

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Last post by ygivon
Tue May 24, 2011 5:40 am
Closing the lid on T420 for hibernite

Last post by blackomegax « Mon May 23, 2011 10:05 pm
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by Kameeleon » Sat May 21, 2011 4:33 am

I have issue when closing the lid. From Power manager its set to closing the lid = Hibernite
BUT.... its sometimes stays on or resumes, because when...

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Mon May 23, 2011 10:05 pm

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