T430s owners'/would-be owners' thread.

Interesting. I think I will try that out later in life once the price of SSD drops some more. Thanks for the info.

 

Sold Out. Sounded like an excellent deal though

 

Curse, mumble, pushed back to Friday, curse, mumble

 

My ship date has been pushed to June 19th.

Grr.

 

Likewise! My shipping date's going from 6/11 to 6/12, and today it went to 6/19!

 

Well, shoot. Thanks for the info, but it's what I half-suspected. One of the reasons I skipped the T420s was the screen quality gamble. It's surprising Lenovo didn't make it a priority to address this in the T430s seeing as how it's the primary complaint I've heard about the T420s machines fairly consistently.

Oh well; I suppose I can provide a report when I receive my laptop this Friday.

 

i had a 6/12 i called and they said it would ship by Friday.I just got home and my status has changed to in Production ThinkPad T430s Estimated Ship Date 2012/06/13 Estimated
Delivery Date 2012/06/20

 

Intel Core i7-3520M Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display,
Intel HD Graphics 4000 with Intel Core i7-3520M Processor
4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Keyboard - US English
No Camera Mic
500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable
Express Card Slot
6 Cell Lithium Battery T81+
90W AC Adapter - US (2pin)
ThinkPad 1x1 b/g/n
Mobile Broadband upgradable

So that's what I just ordered last night, this morning it showed as Shipping date as the 18th, but now it's been moved to the 19th. :\

Does anybody know whether the slice works on the t430s or not?
Oh and I was wondering
http://www.techrepublic.ch/lenovo/Lenovo_T430s_EN_29May2012.pdf
in this brochure, it lists the 9 cell slice as an accessory. It's incorrect, right? It only works on the t430?

 

I bought on the 8th...My status just updated to ship on the 14th and delivered by the 21st.

 

I'd guess they have some supply problems. I ordered the 8th at 12:30am and original estimate shipping date (ESD) was the 11th, now it's the 19th and delivery by the 26th.

 

Perhaps its based off the configurations. Did you get an i7 or i5? I ordered an i7...

 

I ordered the most base configuration with the HD+ screen. My ship date still got pushed back.

 

i7 with the usual extras (1600x900, Backlit Keyboard, Webcam, BT, AGN6300, Ultrabay Battery).

 

i just got an email informing me that my t430s Shipped On 11/06/2012!! I checked UPS but tracking info still not updated from them...

Quick question, I have a 4gb currently ram configured on the t430s... I'm thinking of adding another 4 gb. Will the ram below work in terms of ram timings and nitty gritty stuff like that??

Corsair Vengenance CMSX4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB DDR3-1600 SODIMM CL-9-9-9-24 1.5V Memory

and why is there so little msata drives (120gb SATA3) out there!?

 

Can anyone confirm the thunderbolt on T430s please. Theres not a single word mentioning it in official PDF specs. Extremely wierd.

http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/pdf/ThinkPad_T430s_DS_ANZ.pdf

 

The MSATA market is still developing and even most MSATA SSDs are unreasonable expensive and perform worse than standard SATA SSDs (mostly due to using asynchronous instead of synchronous flash).

I got the Newegg.com - ADATA XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model AXDS1600GC4G9-2 memory modules. They have the same speed as the ones you linked but are 1.35V instead of 1.5V, which might come in handy for a mobile device. More over you want to get a memory module with the same throughput and latency as the one already installed. If you don't both modules will clock down to the speed of the slower module or even to the slowest speed the mainboard supports. This can and probably will affect the HD4000 performance drastically.

 

ahh I see. It just seems like a waste to buy 2 memory modules and discard the stock memory.

Cant you purchase another memory with similar specs as the stock 4gb to have optimal performance?

 

It's not a waste if you send it to me

 

You will have to take the exact same specs, memory is really touchy there. Even then it might not work, if they are not the same module type, due to the way the BIOS/EFI handles them. If you get the exact same specs and they work in tandem, performance will be better than with two mixed modules. However I doubt that the performance will be optimal because Lenovo probably did not put the memory with optimal performance in there. For example I guess they put 1333MHz modules instead of 1600MHz modules in there. The latency is probably not considered at all. Both together can make a big difference from a GPU point of view. But keep in mind that you will not see a huge performance boost for common office usage.

 

Ordered shipped with tracking # all the way from China! Should have got next day air.

 

Cool. My machine still has yet to ship. 6/19... projected date.

 

confirmed: nvs5400m is a Fermi 540m with a 12mhz lower clock spd. same core, so can easily be overclocked to be exactly like a 540m, although the quadro drivers may still slow it down.
NVIDIA NVS 5400M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

 

That was my estimated shipping date as well, however the "Order Detail" website now shows it as shipped.

 

Did you get an e-mail from them as well?

 

Not yet, no.

 

Which order site are you talking about? ovp.lenovo.com, right?

 

ovp.lenovo.com (replace XXXX and YYYY)

 

this is what i got Dear Russ,

Thank you for contacting Lenovo, the maker of the products for those who Do

As per your query you wanted to know the status of the order. We have checked and found that the estimated shipping date of the order is on the week of 06/13/12. Once the order ships you will receive a shipping confirmation email with the UPS tracking number, and it will be delivered to you in next 3 to 5 business days. The status of the delivery can be tracked in UPS website Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Management from UPS

 

Will the screen on the 430s be any better than my one year old X1? That screen sucks pretty bad.

 

Better in terms of what? It'll be different, that's for sure, and it's higher-resolution.

But in terms of contrast ratio or viewing angle? Probably not massively better, no. It'll depend on what panel you get though; people like some of the FRUs more than others.

 

Processor: Intel Core i5-3320M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) Edit
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
Windows XP Mode: Windows 7 XP Mode - English
Display type: 14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display
System graphics: NVIDIA NVS 5200M Graphics with Optimus Technology (1GB DDR3 Memory)
Total memory: 4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Camera: 720p HD Camera Mic
Hard drive: 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
System expansion slots: Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: ThinkPad 1x1 b/g/n
ThinkPad T430s - 1 Year Topeseller Express Depot Warranty

All of this for $1,183.20

Is this a decent deal?

 

Just got shipping confirmation!
My order, placed on 6/5, had it's delivery date pushed from 6/11 to 6/12 to 6/19, and I just got an email saying that it left Shanghai via UPS today.

 

hmmm I know this has probably been discussed. Is there any difference between 1 x 8gb vs 2 x 4gb of ram?

what would your suggestion be? Im thinking of upgrading to 8gb.

 

seems like a pretty good deal. i got

Intel Core i5-3320M Processor (3M Cache, 2.60GHz)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
NVIDIA N13M-NS Optimus Graphics 1GB, Intel Core i5-3320M Processor (3M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Keyboard Backlit - US English
UltraNav with FingerPrint Reader
720p HD Camera Mic
500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable
Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader & Smart Card Reader
6 Cell Lithium Battery T81+
3 Cell Ultrabay Battery
90W AC Adapter - US (2pin)
Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2x2 BGN)

ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse

for $1339.20

 

Is the i5 and i7 version T430s identical otherwise? Some are saying that only i7 has thunderbolt.
Theres no mention of either having a thunderbolt port on official T430s PDF or Lenovo homepages.

 

The processor architecture supports dual-channel memory access with matched pairs, so you'll get slightly better performance with 2x4 vs 1x8.

You'll see the performance difference most in graphics benchmarks for the Intel HD4000, since it shares system memory.

If you think you might go to 16GB at some point, you'd be better off taking the performance hit and buying 1x8 so that you don't have to throw away the 2x4 when you decide to upgrade.

 

Search is your friend - this has been addressed multiple times in multiple threads on this forum and others.

Only the Core i7 T430s have Thunderbolt. The presence of Thunderbolt on the i7's clearly specified in the Personal Systems Reference document.

 

Im not going to buy 2000$ notebook based on forum posts. I need official conformation.

Your link leads to shop homepage.

I searched everywhere on lenovo.com site. I could not find any document what said that i5 does not have tb and i7 does. It IS NOT mentioned on OFFICIAL PDF.

But thanks for trying to help.

 

The link leads to the Personal Systems Reference, which is the authoritative source for detailed hardware information on ThinkPad systems. If your system isn't loading the link correctly, try typing it in manually: http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/tabook.pdf

Open the PDF, and you will find the following line in the "Ports" section for the T430s models:

"Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP / Thunderbolt™ combo port on i7 integrated model, switch via BIOS)"

 

Try Copy Link Location. Somehow the link does not work with a direct mouse click, but works with copy-paste. The TB is mentioned under Chipset info.
Cheers!

 

Thanks for the suggestion! Im going to do what you suggest!.. mines coming with a dGPU so I guess I wont see much difference anyways.

 

Thank you very much. At last some decent document.
Its extremely wierd that they dont mention it anywhere else...

+rep to both of you.

 

UPS reports my T430s is "Out for delivery." Can't wait!

 

Are you gonna submit pictures and opinions about the display, pls pls pls?

 

Sure. I'll make an unboxing video and take some comparison pictures with my T420.

 

Processor Intel Core i7-3520M Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz)
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 - English
Display type 14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
System graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 with Intel Core i7-3520M Processor
Total memory 4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Keyboard Keyboard - US English
Camera No Camera Mic
Hard drive 320GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Ultrabay DVD Recordable
System expansion slots Express Card Slot
Battery 6 Cell Lithium Battery T81+
Power cord 90W AC Adapter - US (2pin)
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
Integrated mobile broadband Mobile Broadband upgradable
Language pack Publication - US English
Ship date: 2012/06/19

Estimated Total: $ 870.66 CAD
Released to Manufacturing as of today )) Can't wait...

 

Thanks a lot for that! At least one can see the actual machine online if Lenovo decided to delay my shipment!

 

I definitely understand that people's needs of a laptop are different but I was just curious to know why many people do not chose the cam and mic in their ThinkPads though it is a pretty cheap upgrade?!

 

I can't speak for anyone specifically, but I know people who work in corporate and government locations where cameras are banned on all devices (phones, laptops included) while on the premises.

 

So mine was supposed to ship on the 19th, but apparently it shipped on the 13th, so I should be getting that in the next few days. Psyched