Ordered my first Thinkpad ever, a T400!!! Any opinions on WXGA+ CCFL screen?

Hi all,

The estimated ship date showing on my order is 06/12. How good are Lenovo at meeting (or beating, dare I dream) these "estimated ship dates"?

Also, anyone have any experience with the CCFL screens? I've seen some posts saying that they were fine, so that's why I went ahead with that option, as I wanted 1440x900 more than LED backlighting. I understand that I'll just be losing some max brightness level and battery life (as compared to LED)? If I can get at least 4 hours of battery life with wifi on and the screen at the higher brightness levels, I'd be satisfied (got the 6-cell battery).

My main purpose for getting the T400 was a matte screen. Currently using a glossy screen laptop, and its driving me bonkers. I've been trying to find comparison pics between the T400's LED and CCFL screens, but I haven't found any thusfar.

Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

I am pefectly happy with my CCFL WXGA+. Mine shipped with the chi mei screen and for what its worth its not the best ever screen but for business/work use its perfectly fine. Its a TN panel so wont be as good as the IPS screens but overall its not a bad screen.

 

Miner, what size battery do you have and what kind of battery life do you get with your T400?

 

I have the 9 cell and TBH I havent done a complete battery life test yet. for my use its more than enough but I usually run on Energy saver profile and with the X4500 instead of the ATi GPU and the best I can tell you right now is that it definitely lasts more than 6.5 hours in this mode.

 

Could you list the configuration you selected (as your shipping date is 12th june)

I am thinking of ordering one before my friend takes flight on 24th june and what are the chances of getting it b4 24

Thanks

 

I am hoping that with the P series that Ill fair better then 6.5 hours on the 9 cell. Is this with wifi on?

 

Doing normal office and internet browsing without having machine going into standy, I have gotten 9 hours battery life on my T400 with 9 cell battery.

Gary

 

Wifi on, bt off, wwan off, LCD at 3/4brightness and I must add the battery wasnt drained completely. When I think of it I actually dont need the extra life offered by the 9 cell and could have lived with the 6 cell but mine was a pre configured unit...so didnt really have a choice. But, yeah the 9 cell should easily get close to 9 hrs. Plus, I dont expect the P series to make a huge difference, the actual power consumption would most likely be closer than what the TDP suggests.

 

Fair enough. I don't use wifi that much unless I'm in my recliner and I'm thinking of wiring that area anyways. And I do agree that I really don't need 9 hours all the time, but the option will be sweet. Not to mention I plan on using it primarily on battery at work so I can brag about not being tethered.

 

Hi, I saw your thread. Mine does not have the extra Radeon graphics, only the integrated Intel 4500.

 

Thanks dude i will call lenovo and decide to choose b/w Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with vPro or ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 with 256MB

bye

 

Speaking of vPro, I got rid of that and saved $10... I tried to find out what its for, and the most I could glean was it is used for remote access?

Anyone know if vPro has any purpose for a single end-user?

 

You should be fine. The only thing probably useful for a single user is the TPM chip which again is only useful if you are looking to do drive encryption. vPro is definitely more useful in a corporate environment than for a single user.