T500 vs W500

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T500 vs W500

#1 Post by aquina » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:31 pm

This may be a very basic question but I am confused about these two models. They seem quite similar to each other. Is one considered to be a higher end model? Any advantages / disadvantages for a general purpose high end business laptop?

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Re: T500 vs W500

#2 Post by wswartzendruber » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:12 pm

aquina wrote:This may be a very basic question but I am confused about these two models. They seem quite similar to each other. Is one considered to be a higher end model? Any advantages / disadvantages for a general purpose high end business laptop?

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Doesn't one have ATI and the other nVidia?
Model: Lenovo ThinkPad T400
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz, 1067 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 Cache)
RAM: 4 GB PC-8500 (1067 MHz, Dual-channel)
HDD: 500 GB, 54000 RPM
Audio: Conexant CX20561 (192 kHz, 24-bit)
Video: Intel GMA 4500MHD
Wireless: Intel 5300
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#3 Post by aquina » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:54 am

So is the graphics card the main difference between these models?
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#4 Post by harpyeagle » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:13 am

I guess the T500 has a display port and T400 doesn't.
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#5 Post by WojtekJ » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:57 am

And somebody wrote here that it's not possible to switch between external and internal graphics cards in W500.

Basically:
T61 -> T500
T61p -> W500

The only difference is a more powerful graphics in W500 and it's possible to have WUXGA+ in W500. I'm not sure about the display port.

The price is also much higher in the mobile workstation (W500).
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#6 Post by harpyeagle » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:18 am

I guess the T500 has a display port and T400 doesn't.
I am sorry...I guess i misunderstood the question that it was a difference between T400/T500...

As WojtekJ mentioned,WUXGA+ is one of the differences...

Also, i wonder why they don't allow you to configure >3GB RAM in a workstation - maybe not yet...

Does W series have the "Roll-Cage" technology? It doesn't explicitly say so...maybe the tabook would detail it... i don't know...
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#7 Post by WojtekJ » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:22 am

harpyeagle wrote: Also, i wonder why they don't allow you to configure >3GB RAM in a workstation - maybe not yet...
Somebody answered my question about 3GB-4GB in T500/W500:
when you choose Vista 64-bit, it'll be available in the configurator.
I have a BOX version of Ultimate 64-bit and I put the cheapest version in the configurator so I couldn't see 4 GB neither.
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