T420 SPC Gold Certification

I thought this was interesting.

Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Is First Laptop To Get UL Environment’s Gold Certification

 

Interesting stuffs, but only a limited customer demographic would really worry about such certification.

 

Interesting to see it has different port layout on left side.
Not that Im going to buy this laptop anytime soon, I do hope that Lenovo will make it bit thinner and lighter than current T410 is.

 

Businesses might care about power consumption and end of life management.

 

Nice little sneak preview in disguise there. The internal chassis looks good. I dont like those huge screen bezels though, especially the now even bigger botton bezel because of the 16:9 screens while the notebook size is probably staying the same.

 

I didn't even notice the video at the bottom at first. Or it was updated after I first saw it.

Now this is even more interesting

 

Yeah, I noticed that the bottom bezel is quite large, perhaps larger than my T500's bottom bezel. I suppose that was the sacrifice made to include the large touchpad, UltraNav, and full-size 7-row keyboard, though.

 

Interesting. This is one of the first times (besides the brief pictures of the X220, and another Thinkpad barely visible at CES) that I've actually SEEN a T420.

 

product not yet announced. certificate come out 1st. interesting

 

That would be only logical to get all possible certificates first and then release machine to both make it suitable for all markets and respective environmental demands as well as to be able to show off that their laptop is better than the rest in green factor

 

i just hoped the T420 has a good screen.

i love my T400 but i'm gonna dump Thinkpads if they dont get better screens.

 

The only "change" screen-wise floating around lately has been: going from 16:10 (down) to 16:9 aspect ratio.

 

Love the safety glasses in the video. Like the laptop is going to jump out and poke them in the eye!

 

A shame really, it's not really Lenovo's fault as they don't manufacture the screen panel itself. But they're not doing themselves justice by opting for screen panels that are... well "questionable" in terms of screen quality even if it mean saving a few dollars on costs. My T61 panel which i'm typing on now is probably the worst I ever used but other than that I really like the machine overall.

I would really love if Lenovo focused some attention on the screen panels or at least give us an option for even just one ultimate panel (which in truth I wouldn't mind spending quite a bit on) over the standard offerings. In my opinion that would make it the definitive business notebook package... but one could only dream!

 

You're right hearst, but if more and more people whined about poor screens that are prevalent in so many models, the OEMs might actually insight change. The OEMs are after all the biggest customers of the screen manufacturers. Unfortunately, consumers are looking for the best value, and when you're looking at $399 laptops most don't care about screen quality.
So as long as the vast majority of consumers are thrifty, I'm afraid nothing will change.

 

I think people are becoming extremely smart when it comes to purchasing electronics, more people are prepared to wait for a potential upcoming sales than before. Also, more people are bargain hunting on the net for that killer deal (coupons are such a popular search items nowadays). Furthermore, most people whom are upgrading computers can wait, since they usually have a fully functioning computer at home, but would like a faster computer with more features if the price is right that is.

This is a good thing for the consumer, since computer companies are forced to go with seasonal discounts (increasingly predictable) to offload their inventory and boost up their revenue no. They are also making less money on each sales.

 

but ThinkPad T, X and W models are not sold for $399!

be careful, though, as certain owners of $1000+ ThinkPads don't want to hear that "their" screens are "poor" or "questionable"

 

pathetic yes, but the upside is that at 16:9, it should be almost trivial to find a quality 1600x900 14" screen to replace the lenovo garbage edition

 

T420?:

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The bezel look stupidly large on the bottom.

 

heheheheh isnt it just so 'good lookin' nowadays. hopefully the next generation has even bigger bezels.