Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad R500 2009 Review and latest R500 Coupon Code

By: Ian Orford

Ian Orford — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:45:53 +0000

Hi Stephen, I suppose if I was forced to i would have to agree to a certain extent. But this is all only in theory. You see he is saying ‘will almost never need servicing even after 5 years’ and that is what people expect of an LED screen but its still only theory, and has yet to be put to the test.

On the other hand, this whole site is run on a ThinkPad Z60m, nearly 5 years old, which is used just for this job, is run almost constantly, is virtually never turned off. It has a TFT screen, and that screen is as good as ever!

At the end of the day $280 extra for a screen is a great deal of money when in 5 years the whole notebook will probably be only worth about that much! Now having said that, my T500 has an LED screen, that was just my choice. If you are worried about your R500 screen, I have a feeling its going to be OK in 5 years, and your probaly going to be looking to upgrade by then anyway!

By: Stephen Whyte

Stephen Whyte — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:37:58 +0000

To Ian:

I spoke to a lenovo sales manager at a store in downtown Toronto last week about the longevity of the LED screen. He showed me his T400 with the LED screen that cost him $280 when he ordered his laptop. The manager told me that thinkpads with the LED screen will almost never need servicing even after 5 years. You can view the screen at any angle.R500 units with the TFT or TFT with LED B/L will last at least 5 years and may need servicing or replacement?. Is this information correct?

Sincerely

Stephen

By: Ian Orford - Editor, ThinkpadToday

Ian Orford - Editor, ThinkpadToday — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:28:59 +0000

Stephen first of all, sorry for the delay in replying to you. Yes as far as we know, Canadian R Series are TFT or TFT with LED B/L, and even those options seem to vary slightly depending on whether you are going for R400, R500 or the Elite model. I don’t know whether that answers your question Stephen, hope it helps.

Cheers, Ian Orford

By: Stephen Whyte

Stephen Whyte — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:14:51 +0000

To Ian:

I picked up an lenovo R500 model 2716-RY5 with the core 2 duo p8400 cpu (2.24Ghz, 1066mhz fsb and 3mbL2) 2gb DDR3 ram with a 160gb 5400rpm HDD, DVD and Windows Vista for Business 32.The laptop comes with a 15″ WXGA screen. I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and my question to you is do all the Lenovo R500 for the Canadian market come with the LCD screen or a CCFL back light. I checked the lenovo forums and read a Notebook review on the laptop and no on has an answer. Is there any way that you can get some kind of response from Lenovo. Thank you.

Sincerely

Stephen Whyte