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    Questions about my new T420!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kingneptune117, May 27, 2011.

  1. kingneptune117

    kingneptune117 Notebook Guru

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    So I just got a new T420 and am loving it. A few questions though. There seem to be many things that I can do with this laptop to improve my experience.

    Is there anything I can do to make my computer faster? I have heard of different profiles that I can set that while draining battery faster also make the computer faster. Where do I find these profiles.

    Also, the two finger scrolling isnt the best. Is there a way to improve this?

    Lastly, I have heard many people talking about calibrating their screen. How do I do this?

    Thanks!
     
    kingneptune117, May 27, 2011
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  2. lenardg

    lenardg Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Calibrating does not apply to you. Some of the Wxxx models come with a color calibrator, but none of the other ThinkPads have that.
     
    lenardg, May 27, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    1) Depends on what you define as faster? More responsive Windows? Faster CPU?

    2) Should be the Powermizer

    3) You can try like Spyder 3 Express, it's like 80-90 bucks and will make a great difference.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 27, 2011
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  4. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    There should be an icon for Lenovo Power Manager on the Taskbar. [Make sure you have the latest version because it starts much faster.] Open Power Manager and explore. There are several pre-defined profiles which you can further adjust.

    Some people say that it is better to disable the two finger scrolling in the Synaptics driver and use TwofingerScroll instead.

    Windows 7 has a simple calibration tool (type "calibrate" into the search box). This allows you to adjust the gamma and colour balance and it then runs the ClearType tuner. However, I finally found that reducing gamma to 0.9 in the Intel graphics control panel achieved a good result (ie minimised the "griddiness" while providing good contrast).

    John
     
    John Ratsey, May 27, 2011
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  5. spam123

    spam123 Notebook Consultant

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    per the advice floating around,
    faster 1866 memory
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    the Spyder Express as mentioned above will work;
    Review - Monitor calibration with the Spyder 3 Express

    if you need to calibrate multiple displays I'd recommend the elite.
     
    spam123, May 27, 2011
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