Lenovo Thinkpad T400s Experience Evaluation
Since last Tuesday to get the ThinkPad T400s has just 10 days
. Before writing this article, was simply to write a basic feeling of the first test:
Of course, just so ThinkPad T400s also failed to reveal the inside, including the "appearance of articles," but also from the appearance to talk about the situation and the use of some T400s feel, more or stay in the next week dismantling the T400s look in depth articles what happens. These ten days, I strive to be the main model to use as T400s, including work and after work, including the use of the system and driver installation, the software used to install and use, use of some components, this paper will combine these ten days usage of the various parts of the T400s look for a basic introduction. It should be noted that this involved "the appearance of articles" means not opened any of a screw under the T400s have seen part of the case.
T Series ThinkPad T400s is the first model with s words, is the only Lenovo introduced this year a new ThinkPad models, the machine design while using ThinkPad X300/301 above the successful design, but also with above the X series of thin and light design, launch integration, and thus named T400s. T400s naturally means that it is a 14.1-inch widescreen models, the standard resolution of WXGA + (1440x900), and built-in optical drive, a weight of 2kg below the first T-series models. The introduction of
acer aspire 3820t battery ThinkPad T400s with X200s, X301 away with the response, together constitute three boutique business model, its market position is also relatively similar, a higher price than the T400 group. ThinkPad T400s several key features are:
1, the necessary performance. Compared with the T400, T400s although significantly reduced the weight of 1.8kg or less, but still with a 1066MHz FSB, 6MB L2 cache of SP9400/9600 series processors, frequency of 2.4 or 2.53GHz, with the T400 compared to the unambiguous This is naturally X200s and X301 can not match; and now the only place where the performance impact of T400s is its only a 1.8-inch MicroSATA interface hard drive or SSD, 1.8-inch HDD is only due to the current 5400, and the performance in general, so if you do not using the SSD, then, T400s T400 performance can not match the natural, of course, if you use a SSD, it will come up immediately on the performance, the current configuration of the original T400s main components of the series is Toshiba SSD, the nominal read performance 200MB / s, Write 150MB / s or more, belong to the mainstream SSD in a good performance. Of course, T400s in the display performance of the above is still only use integrated graphics, but to the first quarter of next year, a new generation of T400s (the T410s when to call it) will be further integrated graphics card, in turn will further enhance the overall performance.
2, strong scalability. In addition to using the CD-ROM drive compatible with the T400 outside, T400s also retained the docking interface, while the built-in card reader can also be replaced Express/34 interface;, while retaining the two USB ports and Display Interface, and added eSATA interface, which is also the history of the first ThinkPad models with eSATA interface, so the interface scalability, T400s can be described as the current X, T Series king. Of course, T400s is the T series in the history of the first models to give a PCMCIA interface, if the users that need to take notice.
3, the portability of a breakthrough. This is my first wife T400s 250GB 1.8-inch hard drive, the model is MK2529GSG, electronic scales show the weight of 60g; equipped with Rambo, model UJ862AC, weighing about 135g; with half-height Intel WiFi Link 5300 wireless card, two 2GB DDR3 memory, WWAN and UWB slot is empty, in this case, said electronic display weighs 1.78kg, if you install only one memory, and the manufacturers claim that the 1.77kg weight should be basically the same. It can be said for many years, ThinkPad T series once tried to break through the bottleneck of 2kg, especially when introduced in the T40 muster a great deal of courage, did not expect or not mature enough, then start using the T60 Rollcage (roll cage), but went up a lot of weight, two to three years to a new generation of thin X300 models represented achieved design success, and T400s is the successful experience of using the corresponding order in the original series is basically designed to ensure that T based on the weight not only exceeded 2kg, 1.8kg and dropped to the following.
I think it should be more than three T400s more prominent features, and CPU, chipset, wireless LAN, interface, etc., not one by one started. In summary, T400s and T400 to ensure the same performance and scalability, while significantly reduced weight more than 1.8kg, which is its biggest bright spot.
Open T400s screen panorama. Overall layout and T400 are no major changes, including both sides of the speaker, the palm rest, fingerprints, drives and other locations are basic to inherit; the use of a 6-cell battery, so part of the screen (that includes the upper part where the screen) was significantly thinning light, turn on the machine screen when the machine is very stable, even without the battery, the machine can also be very stable to "stand."
This is the T400s pointing device UltraNav. First, T400s restored T Series T60 has disappeared from the red and blue pointing stick design, but also made some changes to the shape (it can be said to "improve" the current bad conclusion), using a crescent-shaped flow line design, but it reminds me of years ago the ThinkPad i Series; and T400s touch pad supports multi-touch is the first time, and added texture design, this design has some truth, because the T400s because the pursuit of light, not as before models like the touchpad design lower than the palm rest, so to provide users with the use of texture to the touch, while the touchpad with two buttons is the shape of T60 has been no change; In addition, T400s touchpad area are more increased the number of previous models, this change to the user using the touch pad in a certain time to increase the convenience, but also bring some troubles, because of the expansion area of ""the touchpad, touchpad and pointing stick is compressed between the distance , which allows users to more easily use the pointing stick when the "wrong touch" to the touch pad. That of others do not know, I have experienced many times at least, with the use of a sudden on the choice of a large content, then simply disable the touchpad.
Open T400s screen panorama. Overall layout and T400 are no major changes, including both sides of the speaker, the palm rest, fingerprints, drives and other locations are basic to inherit; the use of a 6-cell battery, so part of the screen (that includes the upper part where the screen) was significantly thinning light, turn on the machine screen when the machine is very stable, even without the battery, the machine can also be very stable to "stand."
This is the T400s pointing device UltraNav. First, T400s restored T Series T60 has disappeared from the red and blue pointing stick design, but also made some changes to the
dell latitude d830 battery shape (it can be said to "improve" the current bad conclusion), using a crescent-shaped flow line design, but it reminds me of years ago the ThinkPad i Series; and T400s touch pad supports multi-touch is the first time, and added texture design, this design has some truth, because the T400s because the pursuit of light, not as before models like the touchpad design lower than the palm rest, so to provide users with the use of texture to the touch, while the touchpad with two buttons is the shape of T60 has been no change; In addition, T400s touchpad area are more increased the number of previous models, this change to the user using the touch pad in a certain time to increase the convenience, but also bring some troubles, because of the expansion area of ""the touchpad, touchpad and pointing stick is compressed between the distance , which allows users to more easily use the pointing stick when the "wrong touch" to the touch pad. That of others do not know, I have experienced many times at least, with the use of a sudden on the choice of a large content, then simply disable the touchpad.
This is a machine fingerprint reader right palm rest and ThinkPad logo. T400s fingerprint reader to re-use T6 times UPEK, rather than the T400, X200 Those models used Authentec, not just to get attention when the T400s, installing the system for granted installation Authentec fingerprint driver (at the time the official website T400s and T400 driver is in the same page, T400s a fingerprint driver is N / A), quite a few detours, and install Windows7 fingerprint driver, I found the official web site Win7Beta driver UPEK fingerprint drivers there is a certain problems into the system after the installation window closes automatically when the input fingerprint, then simply install the T61 fingerprint driver directly, even all the best. In addition, we should note about the fingerprint reader two white spots, it is T400s finger to indicate an additional class, when the need to input the system, on the left of the green light will light when the fingerprint input error, it will be right red light flashing. T400s also supports fingerprint boot, set in the fingerprint management software, the fingerprint after the green light will be lit off, in the need to boot swipe fingerprint will automatically boot, even into the system password can be seal the deal, really good the design. Users also worried about the system after using this function will consume very powerful battery, the owners test, 0:00 off, not connected to AC power using only built-in battery, to 9:00 am the next day that is connected to AC power, after entering the system shows 100% battery capacity, indicating that this feature of the system power consumption is still quite small, less to be negligible.
Now look down from T400s with the keyboard overall, in addition to ESC, and Delete keys are basically brings the feeling of change outside, nothing strange feeling; keyboard feel, I feel more T6 and T400 have some progress, with them feeling more solid, practical number, but did not use the keyboard T400s X300/301 as enhanced coating, but with essentially the same as T400; However, T400s T400 slightly larger than the keycap some, this way between the keycap intervals are narrower, the design can further prevent small items like dust into the button below, to protect and extend the life of the keyboard, are T400s bring a good design. In CapsLk keys, T400s and X300/301 designed as light, integrated into the key on, this design a matter of opinion, but comfortably, keyboard users, not as intuitive and easy to be sure.
The biggest change is the T400s keyboard ESC key close-up, is it, the manufacturers claim to be the most user-friendly keyboard T400s reflect improvement, but it is also, for giving me this 10 years old ThinkPad users a great deal of distress.
This is the T400s together after the A-side cover, nothing special, still the Lenovo logo. T400s and bottom of the A (commonly known as D-shell) using the same materials with X300/301 material, so in terms of texture, or effect on the actual protection with X300/301 very similar, which from one angle, the T400s hard place.
To test the performance of eSATA interface, I went to the SEG bought SSK (Biao Wang) and eSATA + USB2.0 combo HDD, 80 is not expensive. Bought the first directly connected to the eSATA cable, the system did not respond, the original is to take power, so a USB cable connected to the other next to the hole to the USB-powered, the system automatically recognizes immediately a good eSATA external hard drive (5K320, 250GB), and connect the same HDD USB2.0 comparison test; In addition, it is strange to restart by pressing F12 at boot to start the device actually see an eSATA external hard drive (which has both eSATA and power lines connected), and into the BIOS
hp pavilion dv3000 battery will not see eSATA drive, this may be the BIOS does not support current T400s reasons, may have to follow the BIOS to improve. This is the eSATA interface and USB interface, ATTO test comparison:
Previous T400s, X200s (WXGA + LED) and X200s (WXGA) three models of the structure and thickness of the shell screen comparison chart, showing the T400s is the thickness of the thinnest part of the screen, I believe that not only the T series in the history of the thinnest, even with X series is compared with the thickness of the second one would dare say dare say the first; However, T400s screen frame structure and the X200s is not the same, the former is completely closed flat, while the X200s is to some extent the traditional structure, the edge part processes, which makes it look from the side when the show thicker, if the X200s uses the same screen with the T400s border, the thickness difference between the two estimates are minimal. In addition, the ordinary WXGA screen, X200s, the fact that its part of the screen and the X200 is exactly the same.
by: dknychou
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