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Tablet Not fully functional after Win 7 upgrade

Last post by proaudioguy « Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:48 pm
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by proaudioguy » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:20 pm

Did a clean install using the lenovo provided discs, and ran all the system and windows updates, but the tablet only has the most basic...

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Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:48 pm
Need help choosing two configuration W500

Last post by ausmike « Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:49 am
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by Redfox 2.0 » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:49 am

Hello,
please help in the choosing two configuration W500 Think Pad for desiginer.

1 configuration

-Intel Core 2 Duo P8600@2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB...

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Last post by ausmike
Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:49 am
[ask]connecting external monitor via d-port problem

Last post by jwid « Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:53 am

by jwid » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:53 am

Edit/rephrase:

using a displayport to DVI adapter to connect w500 with ATI v5700 to a lenovo monitor.
presentation director sets extended desktop...

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Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:53 am
Anyone got new W500/W700 Windows 7 Professional x64

Last post by proaudioguy « Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:09 pm
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by arthurcorell » Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:33 pm

Order my W500 with 8GB Memory just a week before 10/22/2009.

It comes with Vista Business x64.

Lenovo won't provide me the Windows 7 recovery dvd,...

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Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:09 pm
Windows 7 ULTIMATE Exchange

Last post by proaudioguy « Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:41 pm
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by ausmike » Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:54 pm

I Have FINALLY received the LENOVO Windows 7 Ultimate Dvds from Lenovo ....(most painful process to get these ...seems it came Via Singapore to...

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Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:41 pm
W500 rattling sound

Last post by ausmike « Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:12 pm
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by obs » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:55 pm

I just got a W500 and immediately noticed a metallic slide/rattle sound when I flipped the laptop over to check the serial. It seems to be coming...

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Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:12 pm
Just received new W500 - First Impressions

Last post by Rochefort « Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:42 pm
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by diegot » Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:38 am

I received my ThinkPad W500 a few days ago. This is a great notebook! I thought I would give my 2 cents for anyone considering this model....

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:42 pm
W500 with backlit LED?

Last post by ausmike « Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:05 pm
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by voirin » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:09 am

Hi, I went into Harris Technology (store in Australia) and specifically asked for a Thinkpad with Backlit LED. The man told me that one is available...

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Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:05 pm
Roxio CD-DVD copier

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by Harendra Fernando » Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:40 am

Hi,

I bought my W500, from USA, which came with pre-installed Roxio Cd-DVD copier software.

After burning a CD when I tried to Finalize the CD, it...

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Last post by Harendra Fernando
Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:40 am
Wireless WAN

Last post by Harendra Fernando « Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:34 am
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by Harendra Fernando » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:58 pm

Hi, I have Integrated wireless WAN (11a/b/g/n wireless, Mini PCIe adapter, Intel WiFi Link 5100, 1x2 (Shirley Peak)) in my W500. I also have the...

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Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:34 am
Should I buy a W500 now?

Last post by Harendra Fernando « Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:27 am
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by rpug » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:16 pm

I think the W500 may be over the hill now. I've heard that the W510 is going to come out in January. I don't really need bleeding edge, but maybe I...

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Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:27 am
Battery drain when machine is off and unplugged

Last post by Fleche « Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:45 pm
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by Vmax8 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:44 am

Running a W500 Windows 7 RTM 64bit.

This machine loses battery charge after only a few hours when it's unplugged. It's properly shut down and not in...

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Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:45 pm
Wifi adapter options on W500 (Intel 5300 or 5150)

Last post by TPBigot « Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:09 pm
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by TPBigot » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:24 pm

The 2 Wifi adapter options currently offered for W500 are Intel 5300 or 5150. The differences appear to be:

5300 - up to 450Mpbs bandwidth...

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Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:09 pm
Anyone carry W500 units in stock and ready to ship?

Last post by QFoam « Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:44 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:04 pm

I waited a full month for LEnovo to deliver mine only to get the date extended another 30 days for delivery! CANCELLED!

I need a fully loaded W500...

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Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:44 pm
Upcoming W701 at FCC

Last post by Rochefort « Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:01 pm
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by Deckard » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:39 am

Applicant is Wistron Corporation.

Model name is PU5-W701

Two configurations were tested.

Configuration 1 (Dual Display)

CPU : Intel 2.0Ghz...

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Last post by Rochefort
Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:01 pm
w700 mini dock driving multiple displays

Last post by celebris « Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:01 pm
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by deforest » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:37 am

The mini dock is listed as having 3 monitor ports:

Analog and digital video support - Includes analog VGA port, duallink DVI-I port and...

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Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:01 pm
W700ds purchase need advice

Last post by proaudioguy « Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:54 pm
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by proaudioguy » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:52 am

Just purchased a system with dual 128GB Samsung SSDs (Lenovo OEM). Is there any speed benefit to RAID 0 (or 1) with these drives? Would the access...

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:54 pm
unlocked HSDPA -GSM in W500,is possible?

Last post by ausmike « Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:09 am
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by skam » Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:53 am

Hi,

One friend bought a w500 and he want unlocked HSDPA-GSM module becase he has another telephone company.is it possible? how?

sorry by my poor...

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:09 am
Did I just make a mistake regarding future Win 7 upgrade ???

Last post by loyukfai « Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:28 pm
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by schmidtj » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:12 am

My original plan was to wait until Lenovo pre installs Windows 7 on the W700.
It doesn't appear this will happen in the timeframe I require.
I...

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Last post by loyukfai
Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:28 pm
Creating Windows XP recovery Disk

Last post by Harendra Fernando « Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:49 pm
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by Harendra Fernando » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:09 pm

Hi,

I have a Thinkpad W500 with windows XP preinstalled. I created the recovery disks from Thinkvantage. I am not sure whether this recovery will...

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Last post by Harendra Fernando
Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:49 pm
Where are the core i7s?

Last post by Proteus « Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:13 am
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by Proteus » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:40 am

Well..in the market for an upgrade to my T61p, but there is nothing available apparently from Lenovo. When are the Core i7 based systems supposed to...

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Last post by Proteus
Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:13 am
Artist and Animators Unite!: W series thoughts....

Last post by t140568 « Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:51 am
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by Worzyl » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:05 am

On the W700 shipping thread, there is an interesting list of purchases being made. I'm interested in the experiences of artist and animators using...

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:51 am
Lose keyboard after "lock computer"

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by bannonb » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:30 pm

Hi

I got a W500 months ago and usually close the lid to go into standby when I leave my computer.

I thought it would save time if I simply did the...

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:30 pm
Safely remove hardware for CD/DVD Rom popps up at start up

Last post by proaudioguy « Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:13 pm
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by vicksikand » Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:18 pm

I have had a dismal experience with the Lenovo customer support team. I dont think this is the place to vent my frustration and I'll get straight to...

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Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:13 pm
Need less current ultranav driver- pre 13.2.4.12 - solved -

Last post by jwid « Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:36 am
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by jwid » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:23 am

machine w500 40623nm - vista business
experiences either its touchpad(along with 2 buttons) or trackpoint(along with 3 buttons) locks/freezes up,...

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Last post by jwid
Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:36 am
Extremely Fast W700 Drive Configuration "Cookbook"

Last post by proaudioguy « Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:39 am
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by tinkererguy » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:02 pm
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Imagine a 17 laptop, with both the benefits of solid state disk (aka SSD, ideal for boot partition as C:), and the speed and size and affordability...
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:39 am
W500: Screen settings

Last post by Harendra Fernando « Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:59 pm

by Harendra Fernando » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:59 pm

Hi,

The screen settings in my W500 is really frustrating. I use Windows XP. I have already spent several hours to get a better screen/fonts and...

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Last post by Harendra Fernando
Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:59 pm
Docking station for W500

Last post by arthurcorell « Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:12 am
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by arthurcorell » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:21 pm

I have T61p with Advanced Dock and Mini-Dock. I just ordered a new W500.

Will those docks work with W500?

Thanks

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Last post by arthurcorell
Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:12 am
i need HMD operation software

Last post by jwid « Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:03 pm
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by jwid » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:41 am

Recently purchased the machine with motherboard had been replaced and the tech didn't update it, hence i must edit the registry first before i can...

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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:03 pm
Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate X64 Recovery DVD

Last post by arthurcorell « Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:14 pm

by arthurcorell » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:14 pm

Hi,
I bought a new ThinkPad W500 around 10/13/2009 just a week before Windows 7 released. It got 8GB memory and comes with Windows Vista Business...

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Last post by arthurcorell
Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:14 pm
Has anyone installed Windows 7 32bit on a W700 ?

Last post by schmidtj « Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:54 am

by schmidtj » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:54 am

And if you did does System Update 4.0 offer you the correct drivers etc. for the OS ??

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Last post by schmidtj
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:54 am
W700 Monitor Device Driver. Could someone check for me?

Last post by barrywohl « Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:35 am
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by barrywohl » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:42 am

Could someone with a W700 1920 x 1200 display have a quick look at Device Manger for me and tell me what driver you have for the monitor? I'm looking...

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Last post by barrywohl
Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:35 am
Best Performance, 128SSD or 160gb 7200rpm with turbo?

Last post by pdth « Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:55 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:17 am

Which would yield the best performance.

Is there someone out there that makes a 128gb or larger SSD that performs much better? I mean better enough...

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Last post by pdth
Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:55 pm
W700 RAID1 Windows 7 Clean Install ? BIOS changes?

Last post by barrywohl « Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:44 pm
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by barrywohl » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:20 pm

I have just finished upgrading my T61p from Vista Ultimate x64 to Windows 7 Professional x64. It went really well as a clean install. I plan to do a...

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Last post by barrywohl
Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:44 pm
W500 - How to use Dual Display?

Last post by FrankK-F « Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:25 pm
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by zzz » Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:25 pm

I tried searching but couldn't find anything useful.

I have a W500 with the displayport and ATI HD3650 graphics chip. I tried installing the latest...

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Last post by FrankK-F
Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:25 pm
Harddisk Partitioning

Last post by proaudioguy « Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:30 am
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by Harendra Fernando » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:50 am

Hi,

Is there a real benefit of Partitioning the Hard drive as C, D and so on in a core 2 duo (ex. W500) machine?

Some people say there is no gain,...

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Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:30 am
No GPS after BIOS update [SOLVED]

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:39 am
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by QWERTY Andreas » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:18 am

Hi, i have a Thinkpad W500 4062 and it has a WAN/GPS inside.
Last week i formatted my computer, and then update its BIOS vha. System update, but now...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:39 am
W700 upgradable?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:28 am
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by proaudioguy » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:54 am

If I were to order the discrete graphics with 1 gig of Video ram with the core 2 duo, is it a simple process to swap out to the core 2 quad core...

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Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:28 am
W700 and PreLoaded Windows 7

Last post by schmidtj « Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:45 am
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by schmidtj » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:02 am

Currently I have an order with Lenovo for a W700 configured for RAID-1. The order is predicated on it shipping with Windows 7 Pre Loaded. Currently...

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Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:45 am
Upgrade to Windows 7... battery drain

Last post by beretta031 « Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:20 pm
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by Jshakour » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:10 am

I upgraded from Vista to 7.

When I was running Vista I got almost 4 hours of battery life, I upgraded to Windows 7 and now I get less than 2 hours....

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Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:20 pm
Could someone please explain to me the switchable graphics

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:57 am
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by Wendy » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:41 pm

now that I've updated all my utilities for Windows 7. In the readme file for the switchable graphics driver for RTM, it states to switch between high...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:57 am
Thinkvantage and Windows 7

Last post by barrywohl « Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:15 pm
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by speedster2008 » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:04 am

I’ve got a lenovo NRC34uk, I have upgraded to windows 7 professional and wanted to take use of the thinkvantage updates. When I press the button it...

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Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:15 pm
Windows 7 drivers

Last post by ausmike « Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:47 pm
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by Jshakour » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:16 pm

Are the windows 7 drivers out yet? And If so, when I fire up System Update all I get is Vista updates (b/c I upgraded) and obviously those wont...

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Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:47 pm
ThinkpadW500: WUXGA - CCFL backlight

Last post by QFoam « Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:04 pm
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by Harendra Fernando » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:30 pm

Hi,

I do not see any differnce in my new W500 WUXGA screen and T60p WSXGA screen.

Can someone let me know whether there is anything to be...

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Last post by QFoam
Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:04 pm
W500: Mobile Broadband

Last post by Harendra Fernando « Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:14 pm
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by Harendra Fernando » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:42 pm

Hi Guys,

I just bought a Thinkpad W500 from a Reseller in USA. The reseller said it doesn't have a mobile broadband, but it WWAN upgradable, meaning...

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Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:14 pm
Turbo Memory, Ready Drive, Ready boost, and Dashboard

Last post by gpvillamil « Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:06 pm
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by bojangles » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:51 pm

OK, so this has to be one of the biggest mysteries of the laptop world.
I dont even know why I am bothering, it has added nothing but frustration to...

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Last post by gpvillamil
Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:06 pm
ThinkPad W500 with WiMAX service

Last post by arthurcorell « Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:59 am
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by arthurcorell » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:41 pm

Got W500 with Intel 5100. Upgraded to 5350 with WiMAX support.

Also, got service from clear. But I never be able to connect to WiMAX service.

Is...

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Last post by arthurcorell
Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:59 am
W500 and Client Security Solution issue

Last post by Capt.Sirius « Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:53 pm

by Capt.Sirius » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:53 pm

First post! :D

Hi everybody,

Few months ago I swapped my one year old T61 to a brand new W500 (4063-D72) hoping the better specs and more power...

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Last post by Capt.Sirius
Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:53 pm
Lenovo Thinkpad W500 - Bluetooth laser mouse

Last post by mad3d « Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:03 pm
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by Harendra Fernando » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:14 am

Hi,

I need a Bluetooth laser mouse.

Can anyone recommend/not-recommend to use a Bluetooth mouse?

I wonder whether anyone of you have experience in...

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Last post by mad3d
Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:03 pm
Rant: Switchable Graphics and an External Monitor

Last post by Paul386 « Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:33 am

by Paul386 » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:33 am

I got a Dell U2410 to use in conjunction with my W500 through the DisplayPort. With switchable graphics enabled when I plugged in the U2410 through...

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Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:33 am

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