Lenovo's dead pixel policy?

I am about to order a T530 and I was wondering what Lenovo's dead pixel policy was? I looked around on their site but didn't find anything. I am hoping it is a 0 bright dot policy. Dead pixels drive me crazy . Thanks for your help.

 

I don't believe that I've heard of a laptop manufacturer with a zero dead pixel policy.

You need 3 or more for the screen to be replaced, see here:

Display (LCD) replacement for defective pixels - ThinkPad

I believe it was either five or seven in the IBM days, so things have moved in a good direction on this one.

Happy shopping.

 

Thanks for the response. Actually Asus has a 0 bright spot policy for the first 30 days. I will probably still go for the T530 and pray that I don't get any dead pixels

 

0 bright spot does not equal 0 dead/stuck pixels. From what I understand, it's Asus' way of making it sound wonderful until you realize what it actually covers. I think it's only bright white "spots" and does not specify pixels. If so, that's pretty sneaky of them.

 

My T430 with HD+ has 0 bad pixel, it will be similar to your W530.

 

Dell Latitude has a zero dead-pixel guarantee in most of its models and honestly it is not acceptable at all for a company to deliver a brand new machine with even 1 dead pixel in the display. They must offer the customer the option of return without restocking fees or a partial refund as a courtesy.

Also, this policy should not be buried somewhere on the website that someone has to browse every single policy on the website before making a purchase. These important policies should be stated clearly as a disclaimer before one places the order.

 

I too wish a dead-pixel guarantee were standard on laptops and monitors across the industry, but I suppose it's part of the risk we take when we demand quality laptops for less and less money. I haven't had a dead pixel on any of my laptops, though, so I've been lucky so far.

On the topic of Dell, they have a very detailed breakdown for the dead-pixel guarantee, and most of the time, it's going to take more than one pixel to warrant a replacement. See here.

 

This link does not include the new Dell Latitudes such as E6430 and E6530 that I was talking about. When you are customizing these models and choosing the display, you will find that there is dead-pixel guarantee in the description. The link you provided is just not updated yet with these models.

 

Yep, Dell hasn't updated that grid for its latest models. But, the Premium Panel Guarantee is the same as it always was, if you read the fine print: there's a zero-bright-pixel guarantee, which is different from a dead-pixel guarantee (that some 3rd-party retailers offer at additional cost, I believe).

 

It also depends on what grade of display panels the manufacturer uses for the line.

IIRC, A+ to A- grades specify ZERO dead pixels from the panel manufacturer (LG/SAM/AUO, etc).

Most manufacturers like HP use B grade which has 1 to 3 dp.