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Hi Jonathan (I'll do a separate post for the Wacom answer BTW)

Lenovos (formerly IBM)are indeed two of the laptop choices for September. We have 3 good choices with a wide range of characteristics. These may not be the exact specs but here they are:

Good

Toshiba Tecra M10
Intel® Centrino2® Duo processor technology
P8400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
14.1” WXGA+ Screen
1440 x 900 pixel resolution
2GB DDR2 in one slot
1 empty RAM slot
160GB 5400RPM HDD S-ATA,
NVIDIA NVS Graphics 256MB
DVD Super-Multi Double Layer,
802.11agn Wireless
Bluetooth
Built-in webcam

Better

Lenovo Thinkpad T400
Intel® Centrino2® Duo processor technology
P8600 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
14.1” WXGA+ Screen
1440 x 900 pixel resolution
2GB DDR3 (2 x 1GB)
160GB Hard Drive, 7200rpm
AMD M82XT Hybrid 256MB graphics card
DVD Dual Layer
802.11agn Wireless
Built-in webcam

Best

Thinkpad T500
Intel® Centrino2® Duo processor technology
T9400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
15.4” WSXGA+ Screen
1680x1050 pixel resolution
4GB DDR3 (2 x 2GB)
200GB Hard Drive, 7200rpm
AMD M82XT Hybrid 256MB graphics card
DVD Dual Layer
802.11agn Wireless
Built-in webcam
Bluetooth
Fingerprint reader

Thanks to AMD owned ATI, it is very interesting to see both Intel and AMD branded chips in new Thinkpads!

So does the arrival of the T400 and T500 means that the earlier rumours of a X400 (or even an X500) were untrue? Were they confusing the new T series laptops with larger X series models? I was hoping that Lenovo would offer a model like the X300, but with a slightly larger screen, but the new T400 is not significantly lighter than the last 14" Thinkpad I owned (a T42).

i'm starting to look forward to the T400. I was eying a nice T61 recently but at $1000 i was like nah. I was just gonna sell my T60 and put the difference towards the new T61 but then saw the T400 and started to drool. I like the switchable graphics part (even though i'll only need the Intel chip) Good to know but then again i wonder if this will make the prices go up higher again.

Basically all i need:

T400
WXGA+ Screen
4GB DDR3
802.11N WLAN
WWAN with GPS
4 Cell Battery + UltraBay (4 Cell - 4.3hrs?!! Holy crap)
64 SSD Drive
Vista Business 64bit


Hopefully i can get that for $1200 or less (i'm dreaming)

SHoTTa35 wrote:Hopefully i can get that for $1200 or less (i'm dreaming)

with an SSD?   probably not.

hehe, well ok yeah, i added the SSD later. So yeah, without SSD for 1200 and SSD for up to $400 more.

SHoTTa35 wrote:hehe, well ok yeah, i added the SSD later. So yeah, without SSD for 1200 and SSD for up to $400 more.

new hp dv laptops are out and can be built on july 28th. where are t400 and t500?

Here are the new models!!!

http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... h-CN&tl=en

wow! the x200 is really bulky. Time to get a X61

RaysMD wrote:wow! the x200 is really bulky. Time to get a X61

Yep, I'd say so. But according reviews the height is the same. The R also looks too fat. Haven't found any specs regarding R500 dimensions.

my favourite is the t400/t500

Sorry for being an annoyance, but I have a hard time figuring when all this becomes available. Looked like August 3rd - 4th, but still no word on Lenovo's US web site.

Aug. 5

awolfe63 wrote:Aug. 5

As in "in 15 minutes" or as in "around Aug 5th"?

Depends where you live.

Supposedly, specs will be available and orders taken tomorrow. I expect that means some time during the day - not 12:01AM.

Often Lenovo holds back some options or models the first few weeks - especially from CTO. If you call, you can sometimes do better.

New models are up - but some web pages are broken.

When will the new T400/500 series be available in Europe? I can't find them on the German website.