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xixiliu · #1 Post by **xixiliu** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:14 am

FROM

http://www.51nb.com/viewnews-38782

AND THE ORIGINAL

http://web1.ocad.ca/forum/messageview.a ... TARTPAGE=1

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

crazyfrog · #2 Post by **crazyfrog** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:00 am

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

morgandog · #3 Post by **morgandog** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:55 am

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).

SHoTTa35 · #4 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:28 am

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)

#5 Post by **erik** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:19 am

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

with an SSD? probably not.

SHoTTa35 · #6 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:31 pm

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

xixiliu · #7 Post by **xixiliu** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:27 pm

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?

RsChris · #8 Post by **RsChris** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:17 pm

Here are the new models!!!

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

RaysMD · #9 Post by **RaysMD** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:44 pm

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

Puppy · #10 Post by **Puppy** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:11 pm

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.

RsChris · #11 Post by **RsChris** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:47 am

my favourite is the t400/t500

Pirx · #12 Post by **Pirx** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:34 pm

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.

awolfe63 · #13 Post by **awolfe63** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:43 pm

Aug. 5

Pirx · #14 Post by **Pirx** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:45 pm

awolfe63 wrote:Aug. 5

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

awolfe63 · #15 Post by **awolfe63** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:15 am

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.

awolfe63 · #16 Post by **awolfe63** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:16 am

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

altes-kind · #17 Post by **altes-kind** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:45 am

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

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