Comments for www.thinkpadtoday.com http://www.thinkpadtoday.com Lenovo Thinkpad Reviews, Latest Coupon Codes and Discounts, plus all the new ThinkPad Model releases news Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on ThinkPad SL500 Review a detailed look by Raj http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-sl500-review-a-detailed-look-2.htm#comment-370 Raj Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:36:51 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=71#comment-370 Just like to thank everyone for airing views. I was about to purchase a SL however I am seriously considering a R or T series now. Best Regards, Raj (London, UK, Poor Student) Just like to thank everyone for airing views. I was about to purchase a SL however I am seriously considering a R or T series now.

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Raj (London, UK, Poor Student)

]]> Comment on Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review – why and if you should buy one! by Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Review, the Photo Pro’s heap the praise | www.thinkpadtoday.com http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/lenovo-thinkpad-w700-video-review-%e2%80%93-why-and-if-you-should-buy-one.htm#comment-232 Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Review, the Photo Pro’s heap the praise | www.thinkpadtoday.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:40:22 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=181#comment-232 [...] week we featured a Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review with some of the world’s best pro photographers putting the ThinkPad W700 through its paces. The [...] [...] week we featured a Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review with some of the world’s best pro photographers putting the ThinkPad W700 through its paces. The [...]

]]> Comment on Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review – why and if you should buy one! by Bambi Cantrell http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/lenovo-thinkpad-w700-video-review-%e2%80%93-why-and-if-you-should-buy-one.htm#comment-231 Bambi Cantrell Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:13:12 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=181#comment-231 Thank you, Thank you! for such a terrific, well thought out product. The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 answers so many needs of today's professional photographer, from color calibration to the built in Wacom tablet! Now instead of carrying 10 different tools into the field, I carry one! What a load off of my mind, as well as my back. Did I mention the screaming speed? Bambi Cantrell Cantrell Portrait Design, Inc. Thank you, Thank you! for such a terrific, well thought out product. The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 answers so many needs of today’s professional photographer, from color calibration to the built in Wacom tablet! Now instead of carrying 10 different tools into the field, I carry one! What a load off of my mind, as well as my back.

Did I mention the screaming speed?

Bambi Cantrell
Cantrell Portrait Design, Inc.

]]> Comment on Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Review, Further Thoughts and Gallery by Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review – why and if you should buy one! | www.thinkpadtoday.com http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/lenovo-thinkpad-w700-review-further-thoughts-and-gallery.htm#comment-228 Lenovo ThinkPad W700 Video review – why and if you should buy one! | www.thinkpadtoday.com Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:17:28 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=99#comment-228 [...] real question here is, should you buy one? Do your really need all the power and features that the ThinkPad W700 has to offer? Well the answer is yes is if you are an Engineer, an Architect, a Graphic designer [...] [...] real question here is, should you buy one? Do your really need all the power and features that the ThinkPad W700 has to offer? Well the answer is yes is if you are an Engineer, an Architect, a Graphic designer [...]

]]> Comment on Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet Review and Gallery by Lenovo ThinkPad X200s and X200 Tablet Video Review - Matt Kohut speaks out! | www.thinkpadtoday.com http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x200-tablet-review-and-gallery.htm#comment-223 Lenovo ThinkPad X200s and X200 Tablet Video Review - Matt Kohut speaks out! | www.thinkpadtoday.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:01:30 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=164#comment-223 [...] ThinkPad X200 notebooks meet the expectations of the huge loyal ThinkPad X61 user base? Could the ThinkPad X200 Tablet be the equal of the ThinkPad X61 Tablet, which long been considered the best notebook in the [...] [...] ThinkPad X200 notebooks meet the expectations of the huge loyal ThinkPad X61 user base? Could the ThinkPad X200 Tablet be the equal of the ThinkPad X61 Tablet, which long been considered the best notebook in the [...]

]]> Comment on ThinkPad T400 and T500 Keyboard Stiffness: Myth Busted by Ian Orford - Editor http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-t400-and-t500-keyboard-stiffness-myth-busted.htm#comment-215 Ian Orford - Editor Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:28:17 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=131#comment-215 Hi Tony, thanks for your comments. They bring some sanity to the discussion when after all the ThinkPad T400 and T500 are superb notebooks and deserve the great reviews they have had. Let us know what you think of the T400 with the exisiting keyboard and whether or not you decide to change it. Cheers, Ian Orford Editor - ThinkPadToday.com Hi Tony, thanks for your comments. They bring some sanity to the discussion when after all the ThinkPad T400 and T500 are superb notebooks and deserve the great reviews they have had.

Let us know what you think of the T400 with the exisiting keyboard and whether or not you decide to change it.

Cheers, Ian Orford Editor - ThinkPadToday.com

]]> Comment on ThinkPad T400 and T500 Keyboard Stiffness: Myth Busted by Tony Marik http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-t400-and-t500-keyboard-stiffness-myth-busted.htm#comment-213 Tony Marik Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:31:56 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=131#comment-213 I placed an order for a T400 w/discrete one week ago. After extensive reviews, i decided to not let the keyboard complaints phase me at all, because should i be dissatisfied with the keyboard flex, it costs about $80 to order an official Chicony keyboard which is found on previous Z and T models, has the same fittings and is easy to put in place. The reason they managed to shave off weight is that if you take the keyboard out and compare it to the older models, there are holes drilled all over the backplate. If it's a big problem just replace the keyboard itself... remember... one of the beauties of the Thinkpad is that it's so modular and upgradable. notebookreview.com's review of the T400 takes the keyboard right out and has photographs of backplate in comparison to older models. Hope that helps, Cheers, Tony I placed an order for a T400 w/discrete one week ago. After extensive reviews, i decided to not let the keyboard complaints phase me at all, because should i be dissatisfied with the keyboard flex, it costs about $80 to order an official Chicony keyboard which is found on previous Z and T models, has the same fittings and is easy to put in place.
The reason they managed to shave off weight is that if you take the keyboard out and compare it to the older models, there are holes drilled all over the backplate. If it’s a big problem just replace the keyboard itself… remember… one of the beauties of the Thinkpad is that it’s so modular and upgradable.
notebookreview.com’s review of the T400 takes the keyboard right out and has photographs of backplate in comparison to older models.
Hope that helps,
Cheers,
Tony

]]> Comment on Lenovo ThinkPad October Coupon Code and eCoupons by Lenovo ThinkPad 16th Anniversary Sale | www.thinkpadtoday.com http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/lenovo-thinkpad-october-coupon-code-and-ecoupons.htm#comment-185 Lenovo ThinkPad 16th Anniversary Sale | www.thinkpadtoday.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:12:22 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=147#comment-185 [...] stackable Lenovo Coupon Codes and eCoupons are available for the following ThinkPad Models from midnight on the 29th September for a strictly [...] [...] stackable Lenovo Coupon Codes and eCoupons are available for the following ThinkPad Models from midnight on the 29th September for a strictly [...]

]]> Comment on ThinkPad T400 and T500 Keyboard Stiffness: Myth Busted by Ian Orford - Editor http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-t400-and-t500-keyboard-stiffness-myth-busted.htm#comment-183 Ian Orford - Editor Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:25:17 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=131#comment-183 Jack, thanks for your comments. As a user and somebody who took the plunge and bought a new T Series they are incredibly valuable. Apologies for the delay in moderating your post. We have been disconcerted by the reports of sub standard keyboards on the new T Series. Our own experience just have not born this out. My own particular machine is an IBM ThinkPad Z60m with a Titanium lid, and its built like a tank. Rock solid and with a great keyboard. Nothing on this baby flexes! (It is due for retirement, and it will be replaced with a brand new ThinkPad T500) Compared to this the new ThinkPad T Series are much lighter. In fact they shave off about 6 oz from the T61, but they just feel they same rock solid build and to be frank, we love the keyboard. Feels just as good as any 'IBM' ThinkPad that we still have knocking around. Personal view? We love the new ThinkPad T400 and the T500, and believe that Lenovo have done a great job, keyboard and all. However, we will be making sure that they see all of this feedback so that they can continue to assess it. Ian Orford, Editor - ThinkPadToday.com Jack, thanks for your comments. As a user and somebody who took the plunge and bought a new T Series they are incredibly valuable.

Apologies for the delay in moderating your post. We have been disconcerted by the reports of sub standard keyboards on the new T Series.

Our own experience just have not born this out. My own particular machine is an IBM ThinkPad Z60m with a Titanium lid, and its built like a tank. Rock solid and with a great keyboard. Nothing on this baby flexes!

(It is due for retirement, and it will be replaced with a brand new ThinkPad T500)

Compared to this the new ThinkPad T Series are much lighter. In fact they shave off about 6 oz from the T61, but they just feel they same rock solid build and to be frank, we love the keyboard.

Feels just as good as any ‘IBM’ ThinkPad that we still have knocking around.

Personal view? We love the new ThinkPad T400 and the T500, and believe that Lenovo have done a great job, keyboard and all.

However, we will be making sure that they see all of this feedback so that they can continue to assess it.

Ian Orford, Editor - ThinkPadToday.com

]]> Comment on ThinkPad T400 and T500 Keyboard Stiffness: Myth Busted by Jack McGregor http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-t400-and-t500-keyboard-stiffness-myth-busted.htm#comment-177 Jack McGregor Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:12:52 +0000 http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/?p=131#comment-177 I studied this issue intensely before finally deciding, largely on the strength of the above article, to go ahead and buy a T400 anyway, and here's my take: About 90% of the T400 keyboard is just as good as the T42 (which was rock solid). However, the right edge of the keyboard (not the keys themselves so much as the frame holding the keyboard) has a fair amount of flex. I would say my touch is lighter than average, and even so, when I hit the ENTER key with my little finger, I can feel the keyboard flex, and I can see the PgUp and PgDn keys (in the upper right) wiggle. There is also a noticeable noise (somewhere between a tap, a knock, a rattle and a clunk) , presumably relating to the flexing of the keyboard frame, or possibly from it hitting whatever is below the frame) when tapping any of those keys, which you don't get on any of the other keys in the center or left area of the keyboard. For the ENTER key, it's not horrible, but I would consider it a defect (especially since that is one of the most used keys). But in the case of the PgUp and PgDn keys, which I often use for paging rapidly through large documents, I would have to consider it horrible. Again, I'm not pounding on them like a hammer, I'm just putting my little finger on one of them and tapping it rapidly, and it not only makes a considerable racket (noticeable by co-workers yards away), but I can see the entire upper right area of the keyboard flexing, from the 0 number key to the right shift, and everything to the right above it. On the other hand, there may be a simple solution - adding some kind of support to the upper right corner of the keyboard frame. Note that the problem does not occur any any of the other corners - either the arrow keys in the lower right, the ESC in the upper left, or the Fn/Ctrl in the lower left. I don't fault Lenovo for trying to make the keyboard lighter, and if they can fix this one issue, I would consider it a success. Until then, I can't recommend it. I studied this issue intensely before finally deciding, largely on the strength of the above article, to go ahead and buy a T400 anyway, and here’s my take:

About 90% of the T400 keyboard is just as good as the T42 (which was rock solid). However, the right edge of the keyboard (not the keys themselves so much as the frame holding the keyboard) has a fair amount of flex. I would say my touch is lighter than average, and even so, when I hit the ENTER key with my little finger, I can feel the keyboard flex, and I can see the PgUp and PgDn keys (in the upper right) wiggle. There is also a noticeable noise (somewhere between a tap, a knock, a rattle and a clunk) , presumably relating to the flexing of the keyboard frame, or possibly from it hitting whatever is below the frame) when tapping any of those keys, which you don’t get on any of the other keys in the center or left area of the keyboard.

For the ENTER key, it’s not horrible, but I would consider it a defect (especially since that is one of the most used keys).

But in the case of the PgUp and PgDn keys, which I often use for paging rapidly through large documents, I would have to consider it horrible. Again, I’m not pounding on them like a hammer, I’m just putting my little finger on one of them and tapping it rapidly, and it not only makes a considerable racket (noticeable by co-workers yards away), but I can see the entire upper right area of the keyboard flexing, from the 0 number key to the right shift, and everything to the right above it.

On the other hand, there may be a simple solution - adding some kind of support to the upper right corner of the keyboard frame. Note that the problem does not occur any any of the other corners - either the arrow keys in the lower right, the ESC in the upper left, or the Fn/Ctrl in the lower left.

I don’t fault Lenovo for trying to make the keyboard lighter, and if they can fix this one issue, I would consider it a success. Until then, I can’t recommend it.

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