Comments on: Lenovo Thinkpad SL410 and SL510 a quick review. You can buy Yours now!

By: ggfhh

ggfhh — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:19 +0000

how can i view my intergrated camera on my sl410?

By: george morris

george morris — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:59:05 +0000

i ‘m locked out of the administrator somehow and need to restore to factory settings and start over but i have no where to backup whats on the computer now i have an sl410 and can’t get past the” little shield” thing when i’m asked to put in an administrator password there’s no where to type it and i have to hit “no” because i have no other choice. this is turning into a real problem plus i could never find the product key for the word programs that were installed by the factory..iguess… and now i can’t edit a document that has 5 days to be delivered to a publisher for my first contract novel…do you think i’m a little miffed?

By: Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:27:28 +0000

Hi everyone
i got thinkpad sl 410 sometime keyboard key are press well it struck in keyboard
that problem notice 3 or 4 time in different keys remain works fine

By: Ian Orford

Ian Orford — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:06:05 +0000

Oh Hey, sorry Rich, I thought I had used the word ‘manual’, when you use these things all day a user guide and a manual are all the same thing! Ian Orford a.k.a Jim Henson

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:09:10 +0000

Ian, that is a maintenance manual, *not* a user guide, you muppet.

By: Ian Orford

Ian Orford — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:30:38 +0000

Hi babybang! You can refer to the ThinkPad SL410 Manual!

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/60y3635.pdf

By: babybang_1314

babybang_1314 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:13:10 +0000

how can i view my intergrated camera on my sl410?

By: guiseppe

guiseppe — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:28:12 +0000

If you still need a manual to use a laptop than you have to go to a course, everything can be found though google.

By: Ian Orford

Ian Orford — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:45:00 +0000

Thanks for the insight and commentary as usual Belard. During the late part of last year we understood the L Series to be replacing the ‘R’. However, it seems like the ‘L’ is the new ‘SL’! Don’t really see were the R Series sits now to be honest. Its a good old fashioned ThinkPad in its build quality and ruggedness but the chassis is really old.

By: Belard

Belard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:58:11 +0000

I’mmm back!

With the new L series coming out and its pricing. The R-Series (and SL) should be phased out. The R is slightly cheaper than a T and to modernize the R’s would just bring it closer to a T than an L in price. With that said.

Got in a SL510 recently. I actually like the SL-500 better, while I do note the improvements. The body on the inside is flimsy but a bit lighter. As people have said above – the TouchPad (originated from the T400s) on some of these SL are defective, including ours. The overall performance of the computer was sub-par. Also our SL510 had some lock-ups during boot-up… not good. The plastic on the palm-rests does pick up finger prints – much like the Lenovo 3000 series.

We sent the SL510 back. I’d still recommend it for a low-cost $600~750 computer as the Ls do have features that most notebooks don’t have… as long as the quality control on them gets better. But for the crash-cage, HD-protection, keyboard – the T is a better notebook for $170 more.

I’m also NOT impressed with the 16:9 ratio on the 15″ notebooks… but I suspect Lenovo is at the mercy on available screen size, even if they can get them non-glossy. Why? The 14″ displays have the same height as 15.6″ 16:9 displays. Unlike my wide-screen R61 15″ in which its screen is about 1″ more height.

So, the L510 (and other 15″ Thinkpads) is about 2″ wider over older 15″ models! Less space for your mouse or desktop space and also MORE odd-ball dead-space on both sides of the keyboard!

So I was able to get my client to choose the T410 over the T510 because the screen isn’t really smaller… but he’d get a notebook that is 1lb ligher (about 18%), more battery time and less space.

I welcome the future Ls as low-end ThinkPads, but I’ll go back and consider them as rugged. The Edge should go away or be an IdeaPad. According to the battery monitor, the SL510 was getting upwards of 5hrs of charge time – while my R61 only does about 1.5~2.0hours… at best.

The SL510 we got came with a basic notebook poster guide. In todays world, most people will never look at a manual. The poster is fine. It doesn’t go into memory & HD upgrades… but thats pretty easy. Unscrew cover – perform upgrade and of course Lenovo has super-detailed Maintenance manuals available.

Now, if Lenovo will just FIX the keyboard by switching CTRL Fn keys!