Thinklight is WHITE on new T43

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JHaislet · #1 Post by **JHaislet** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:50 am

I just got my T43 today (built 6/28/05) and the Thinklight LED is actually WHITE. I remember hearing some members say that IBM was switching to an amber/yellow LED, but mine is definitely white in color; which is fine by me as I actually prefer white.

#2 Post by **RonS** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:54 am

It's also white on my T42p.

The only yellow light I've seen was on an R series.

snowdog · #3 Post by **snowdog** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:29 pm

JHaislet wrote:I just got my T43 today (built 6/28/05) and the Thinklight LED is actually WHITE. I remember hearing some members say that IBM was switching to an amber/yellow LED, but mine is definitely white in color; which is fine by me as I actually prefer white.

How do you find out when your ThinkPad was built?

bapatterson · #4 Post by **bapatterson** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:08 am

My X40 has a yellow light. My T42p has a white one.

Go figure.

beeblebrox · #5 Post by **beeblebrox** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:36 am

ThinkLights are usually white, except those sold in France.
Those have yellow lights (like the cars...)

sugo · #6 Post by **sugo** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:13 am

Really? I wish mine has a yellow one.

wolfman · #7 Post by **wolfman** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:37 am

The ThinkLight on my R40 is white.

Toe · #8 Post by **Toe** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:41 am

T23 is white also, just checked.

-Toe

Torque · #9 Post by **Torque** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:39 am

T41p

White.

(like's the one with french headlights LOL)

eriqesque · #10 Post by **eriqesque** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:57 am

X40 with an amber thinklight.
Which in my opinion much better than the white on my T40 was.

#11 Post by **RonS** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:01 pm

My preference is definitely for white.

#12 Post by **BillMorrow** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:42 pm

i don't care that much about the color, just don't like it when it is not shielded well and glares in the users eyes..

Navck · #13 Post by **Navck** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:13 pm

Yellow = Confirmed in R52...
White = T only?

wolfman · #14 Post by **wolfman** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:55 pm

White ThinkLight isn't T series only. My R40 has white.

Greg Gebhardt · #15 Post by **Greg Gebhardt** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:00 pm

beeblebrox wrote:ThinkLights are usually white, except those sold in France.
Those have yellow lights (like the cars...)

I wonder why they are yellow in France???? <vbg>

bhtooefr · #16 Post by **bhtooefr** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:08 pm

White here, but I almost never use it, unless I'm going to bed and forgot to quickly do something that requires some key that I'm not used to yet. (it's the X21 in my sig)

verktyg · #17 Post by **verktyg** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:36 pm

beeblebrox wrote:ThinkLights are usually white, except those sold in France.
Those have yellow lights (like the cars...)

Yes, and when coupled with a red and silver license plate, safely pull off the road unil it passes!

Freeze · #18 Post by **Freeze** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:36 pm

white on my T30

DaveO · #19 Post by **DaveO** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:02 pm

Yellow on two R50p here.

hnashed · #20 Post by **hnashed** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:18 pm

BillMorrow wrote:i don't care that much about the color, just don't like it when it is not shielded well and glares in the users eyes..

You mean they're not ALL like that?

Mine does glare at me in the eyes. I've put a piece of electrical tape to be a shield. It is very irritating otherwise.

It has been this way from the beginning. Is there some way to adjust it, if I were to take apart the screen? (My T41 2379-DJU w/white light is still under warranty.)

Harry

emorphien · #21 Post by **emorphien** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:36 pm

Hopefully mine wont glare in my eyes.

Personally I wouldn't like yellow. All the thinkpads I've used (Ts from 20-41) have been white.

bhtooefr · #22 Post by **bhtooefr** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:27 pm

My X21 has a LITTLE eye glare, but not much.

GoEatFood · #23 Post by **GoEatFood** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:07 pm

depending on how I am sitting and how I have the screen I get glare. for the most part I've never had a problem with it though. I still don't understand the light that much either...my screen lights my keyboard fine and I have every single key memorized...I've only used it like once or twice just playing with it.

bhtooefr · #24 Post by **bhtooefr** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:32 pm

Well, the screen on this doesn't QUITE pump out enough, and it isn't aimed directly AT the keyboard.

Myself, I don't look at the keyboard when I'm just typing away. However, I'm not used to the key layout of the X21 quite yet, so if I'm doing anything other than typing, I have to look. The light helps a LOT when it's dark.

Acepro · #25 Post by **Acepro** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:21 am

Thinklight... white in T41p and X31 here in France ! (also white in X2x)

tehsoul · #26 Post by **tehsoul** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:20 am

all t series are white, new r models are amber

Rhino · #27 Post by **Rhino** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:15 am

White on my T30 (US).

bhtooefr · #28 Post by **bhtooefr** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:40 am

You know what? I think I figured it out...

The newer R and X series are made by Winstron, whereas the T series is moving from Great Wall Computer to Lenovo's own production line, right?

The X4 and the newer (R5?) R series have the amber ThinkLight.

Maybe it was actually Winstron's decision to use an amber ThinkLight...

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