Hello all,
Lately I have noticed that my T400 (Win7 Pro, 129GB SDD Samsung, 8GB DDR3) runs a bit slow. Now I have an option of even exchange between my T400 and a brand new, boxed ThinkPad E530c (I could not find specific forum sub-section on these forums for this particular model).
The new E530C ThinkPad has the following:
320GB Hdd
2GB DDR3
Which one should I keep?
I mean I understand that it is comparing apple and oranges, and my T400 has been heavily upgraded (I have even an option to transfer all these upgrades to the new E530C model), the only thing making me hesitate is the "classic" look, feel of the T400, versus the new design of E530C.
your opinions are greatly appreciated.
T400 vs E530c
Re: T400 vs E530c
It would be hard for me too to decide , but the E530 CPU is years ahead of your T400 CPU same as your SSD is years ahead of E530 classic HDD. What applications are you running? If you can keep your SSD, than the new Ivy Bridge CPU mixed with your fast SSD would be a real workhorse. Of course, you'll find that you have to upgrade the memory too, 2GB is not enough. So, you need to decide if you really love your T400 or if you really need the extra power; I'd not go with the E530 if it's not i5 or i7 or if its display is HD only.
T430 · i7-3632QM · 12GB RAM · 512GB SSD · HD+ · NVIDIA NVS 5400M · H5321gw
T420s · i5-2520M · 12GB RAM · 480GB SSD · HD+ · HD3000 · F5521gw
T60 · T2500 · 3GB RAM · 128GB SSD · 14.1 SXGA+ · 128MB ATI X1400
Past: T400, T41, T22, 600X, 390X
T420s · i5-2520M · 12GB RAM · 480GB SSD · HD+ · HD3000 · F5521gw
T60 · T2500 · 3GB RAM · 128GB SSD · 14.1 SXGA+ · 128MB ATI X1400
Past: T400, T41, T22, 600X, 390X
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
T400 Optical Drive release latch stuck or broken?
by jimwg » Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:15 am » in ThinkPad T400/410/420 and T500/510/520 Series - 1 Replies
- 697 Views
-
Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:38 am
-
-
-
Just got a T400 with bad backlight
by Unknown_K » Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:16 am » in ThinkPad T400/410/420 and T500/510/520 Series - 9 Replies
- 1275 Views
-
Last post by Unknown_K
Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:26 pm
-
-
-
T400 - Ultrabay Battery won't work
by timtakpad » Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:20 pm » in ThinkPad T400/410/420 and T500/510/520 Series - 9 Replies
- 1678 Views
-
Last post by TonyJZX
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:39 am
-
-
-
Differences between T61 T400 T410/420/520 keyboards
by TonyJZX » Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:24 am » in GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions - 8 Replies
- 751 Views
-
Last post by dr_st
Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:55 am
-
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests




