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    T400 Initial Impressions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by comp_user, Sep 15, 2009.

  1. comp_user

    comp_user Notebook Consultant

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    - Very well designed. Laptop feels very solid.
    - Laptop stays very cool (especially for it's size).
    - Relatively slim for a 14" laptop.
    - Very strong around the LCD panel.
    - A little flex on the keyboard, left palmrest(Card Slot area. Maybe providing an dummy insert would help) and right side of the keyboard(around the DVD Drive).
    - Keyboard is better compared to my previous HP Business laptop inspite of the flex.
    - The top plastic strip around the power and volume buttons is a bit uneven. Also the buttons seem clunky. Lenovo should move to touch sensitive buttons for the next generation laptops.
    - Initial impression is ThinkLight is not very useful. Maybe would be more useful if they moved to bottom of the LCD (around the keyboard area).
    - Love the yellow colored power input.

    Other minor things:
    - It took some time to get used to the touchpad being right at the edge of the laptop.
    - The Wifi LED constantly blinks when connected. This is irritating. I am used to the LED being a status for Wifi on/off and being always on or off.
    - I will miss HP Protect Tools. It has a very good application to automate login for websites.
    - I will miss the touch sensitive/lighted buttons on my HP.
    - I will miss power plug going to the side of the laptop.
     
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  2. cppcompiler

    cppcompiler Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, I get this too. The monitor cable and its housing sits right under that plastic, which causes the "bulge".

    personally, I prefer more cables going out the back. Keeps the clutter away from my eyes, looks a bit cleaner. Just my $.02
     
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  3. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Minor issue, kinda bothers me but only when I focus on it.

    Yeah I miss this as well. Makes things a lot cleaner when I dont have 4 cables coming out of the left side and 1 from the right and 2 in the front.
     
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  4. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    This should only be the case when transmitting data—at least it is the case for me. The LED ONLY blinks when there’s traffic on my link and I find this notification helpful. Otherwise, when my Wi-Fi is on, the LED is simply on—and the same for the reverse.
     
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