LENOVO T400 REVIEW

T400 the newest giant on the prowl – from Lenovo

In this 1st look we will envelop all of the basics, and provide you a small number of hints of what to look forward to from the complete review that will be approaching in no time.

Design
The design of the T400 has tainted a bit. The alterations are delicate to the untaught eye, but they are there. The right elevation is now smoothly sloped comparable to what can be instituted on the elder T4x series, where the sides slant inward instead of dropping off flat. The 1st clue concerning this is the optical drive bezel which sports a pleasant beveled periphery. The rubber feet have also been to some extent tweaked; now sense softer and you obtain a supplementary springy nub.

Performance
Pointless to say, in the midst of the Intel T9600 Core 2 Duo processor in our T400 arrangement, this system executed very well no affair what we threw at it. Mutual with the rapid 7200rpm system drive, functions loaded unusually quickly. Artificial benchmarks also backed this up, peaking well in excess of 6,000 in PCMark05, and receiving scoring around 27 seconds in wPrime. Easygoing gaming was even probable with this arrangement, with Half-Life 2 getting frame rates well above 100 frames per second for the duration of low detail scenes and towering 30's during exploit.

I ought to say that the battery life of this laptop was the major surprise. Even with the top row Intel T9600 and ATI 3470 enthusiastic graphics the idle power draw of this laptop is lower than ever. The keyboard present has remained the same, with only extremely minor differences in the feel of the key presses. A few of this may be accredited to the differences in keyboard providers (NMB, ALPS, and Chicony) though, as my T60 was served with the "clickier" Chicony keyboard, whereas the T400 is much quiet as you click on it.

The exhibit on our review sculpt is a 6-bit LG LED backlit panel. Lenovo's authorized spec sheet lists this display as 300:1 contrast, but the LG specification is 500:1.

Overall
The new 14-inch T400 ThinkPad is the newest Lenovo laptop based off of the Intel Montevina platform. This computer proffers all novel features such as hybrid graphics, LED backlit screens, and power saving refinements that let the laptop gets astonishing battery sprint life. With all these transforms taking place, Lenovo has also remained to keep the laptop looking as boring as ever, just how ThinkPad holders like it.

Pros
+ Typical boring ThinkPad looks
+ Surprising battery life
+ Hybrid graphics

Cons
- Too boxy for the present generation
- Variation in the keyboard spec

Value For Money

Our Rating