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    Help me fall in love with the T420

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Draconius, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. SR45

    SR45 Notebook Consultant

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    My ship date was April 22, bought it on the 7th of april, but it was actually shipped on the 11th. So you just might get it sooner. Good luck
     
    SR45, Apr 16, 2011
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  2. m11xuser9999

    m11xuser9999 Notebook Consultant

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    Wouldn't it be funny if he felt so confident, but when he gets the laptop, he gets the worse experience out of all of us.
     
    m11xuser9999, Apr 16, 2011
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  3. Draconius

    Draconius Notebook Consultant

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    If it's a dud you bet your a$$ it will be going back for a replacement ;)
     
    Draconius, Apr 16, 2011
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  4. ThinkRob

    ThinkRob Notebook Deity

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    How would that be funny? It seems like that would just be a hassle for him.
     
    ThinkRob, Apr 17, 2011
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  5. JaneL

    JaneL Super Moderator

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    I didn't read that as being funny/ha-ha - more like funny/ironic.
     
    JaneL, Apr 17, 2011
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  6. ThinkRob

    ThinkRob Notebook Deity

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    I guess...

    (Ever since USENET I've found interpreting internet humor to be tricky indeed...)
     
    ThinkRob, Apr 18, 2011
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  7. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Same here, in my interpretation its just the same as "wouldn't it be ironic if...". But anyway though I ordered my T420 on the 15th April I haven't received any written shipment estimation dates at all.

    Though the rep who phoned me says it may take up to 2 weeks to ship mine out. Was kinda hoping it would be like my Uncle's when he received his CTO X201T from Lenovo in just 6 days which is astonishingly fast (so fast it arrived before Lenovo updated us any sort of tracking number).
     
    PatchySan, Apr 18, 2011
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  8. ebolamonkey3

    ebolamonkey3 Notebook Consultant

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    Whoops, guess you already ordered.

    Everything looks great, almost exactly like mine except I opted for the i5 2520m :)
     
    ebolamonkey3, Apr 18, 2011
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  9. ksvjdsvagff

    ksvjdsvagff Notebook Guru

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    I ordered last night, and it's reporting the same ship date for me :-(
    Too bad, I thought just a week or two ago they were reporting ship dates 4-6 business days out. I sure hope that date moves forward. A month is a long time to wait.

    My config is pretty much the same as yours, but with a few extras:

    - Camera
    - Centrino 6205 wifi card
    - Onsite warranty (still just one year though)

    I've had a lot of trouble getting good connections at public wifi spots with my Atheros-sporting Asus UL30A, *especially* at PyCon, where all the MacBook Pros were connecting without a hitch. So I now understand the value of good wifi hardware. It's great that you get so many choices there with the T420 (though confusing at the same time).
     
    ksvjdsvagff, Apr 18, 2011
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  10. Draconius

    Draconius Notebook Consultant

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    I got the webcam. Stuck with the free upgrade to intel centrino wifi card though.
     
    Draconius, Apr 18, 2011
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  11. LegendaryKA8

    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    Interesting. I know you can order FDE drives from Lenovo at the time of purchase of a ThinkPad, but will it work on any particular drive? I may try this when I get a new system/revamp my existing one.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Apr 18, 2011
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  12. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    You should be able to purchase a Seagate FDE drive aftermarket.

    I'm pretty sure the T400 and later support them in BIOS. The T61 may as well, but I'm not positive on that.

    EDIT: Here's the info I've found. Any system with SATA should work.

    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-69621.html

    Here's the list of systems that have full BIOS functionality for it.

    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-68369

    Another option is to use TrueCrypt, which is also free. If you get a newer Core processor that has AES-NI instructions built in, it should speed up encryption/decryption significantly. It's one of the reasons I made sure my processor choice supports it, as I have a Bitlocker partition (I might go to TrueCrypt next time around).
     
    LoneWolf15, Apr 18, 2011
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  13. iphetamine

    iphetamine Notebook Evangelist

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    No worries. I ordered mine on April 16, and today, the 18th, I got a confirmation of it already being shipped out!!

    yay! :D
     
    iphetamine, Apr 18, 2011
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  14. ksvjdsvagff

    ksvjdsvagff Notebook Guru

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    What?! What was the estimated ship date when you ordered?
     
    ksvjdsvagff, Apr 18, 2011
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  15. iphetamine

    iphetamine Notebook Evangelist

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    estimated ship date: May 11th, like the rest.
     
    iphetamine, Apr 18, 2011
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  16. Draconius

    Draconius Notebook Consultant

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    Oh sticks...I never noticed that the T420 doesn't have HDMI...I was hoping to have that. What is a good solid variable model. Reason being is my wife would be using it for movie watching (while on an airplane, trips, etc...not that often, but nice ot have it). Im having buying wariness....and with the 15% restocking fee I want to make sure I made the right choice so I can cancel it before it ships (and I think there is no penalty...)

    I'm in full blown panic mode right now...
     
    Draconius, Apr 18, 2011
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  17. ThiPaX40

    ThiPaX40 Notebook Consultant

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    When is your wife's birthday? :D ( DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter)

    [​IMG]
     
    ThiPaX40, Apr 18, 2011
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  18. Draconius

    Draconius Notebook Consultant

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    That solves the HDMI...but how is this REALLY for watching videos/movies (while on vacation...traveling). Like I said...I'm in full blown panic mode right now and don't want to have buyers remorse (aka...wife pissed off)
     
    Draconius, Apr 18, 2011
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  19. ThiPaX40

    ThiPaX40 Notebook Consultant

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    From another topic: My Full battery (T420) test if interested

    ".. Movies was another matter. The one movie I viewed "2012" was OK, but it was not steller. Had to view the screen straight on or it would not look right. YouTube viewing was better for some reason... "

    EDIT: Seems that you posted that yourself ???
     
    ThiPaX40, Apr 18, 2011
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  20. ConnectDon

    ConnectDon Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know if this will help or not - see the screen shots from this review. Note this conclusion: Overall what you see above is typical of any laptop that does not have an IPS screen.

    I'm a firm believer that a certain amount of buyer's remorse when purchasing a laptop is inevitable, given all the different features available. However, you'll have to sort that out yourself.

    Don
     
    ConnectDon, Apr 18, 2011
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  21. wchood

    wchood Newbie

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    T420 - Ordered 4/16, got an email today (4/18) that says it shipped today. Lenovo CSR told me that they are shipping sooner than the 17 days quoted on Lenovo online store. Sooner is an understatement.
     
    wchood, Apr 18, 2011
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  22. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    It may depend on the complexity of your order. I ordered mine 4/13, and the order is still in process, with an expected ship date of 4/26.

    It could be because I went with the Optimus graphics option, or some other part where supply is tighter.
     
    LoneWolf15, Apr 18, 2011
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