T440s Owner´s Thread

"Considerably faster" is a debatable descriptor. Essentially, it saves about 10% of your time for any CPU-intensive task. Whether the tasks are intensive enough to warrant that boost is up to the buyer.

 

The 4300U has 18% more base clock right off the bat. If the CPU saves you 10% time of each debug build it is totally worth it.

 

Thanks everyone for their help. Finally bought it with this config:

Intel Core i5-4300U Processor (3MB Cache, up to 2.90GHz)
Windows 8 64
T440s 14.0 FHD Multitouch WWAN
Intel HD Graphics 4400
4 GB DDR3L - SDRAM 1600MHz Base
Fingerprint Reader, dock
500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
ThinkPad Battery 3 cell Li-Polymer (23.2Whr)
ThinkPad Battery 3 cell Li-Polymer (23.2Whr)
Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260BN with Bluetooth 4.0
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable

Estimated total: $1,530.67

Hope I made the right decision and that Lenovo doesn't offer any more discounts on this in the near future.

 

Uh, did you apply the doorbusters discount code? That's basically identical to my configuration and I just priced it out last night to see how much it cost now and it was about $1200 (using the Barnes and Noble gold affiliate site for an extra 5% off or so).

 

Yeah I did. This is in Canada btw, we have 13% HST. Cost before taxes was around $1300 (also includes 3yr warranty).

 

Oh I see, yeah I also went with a 3 year warranty. Just wanted to make sure you got the best deal possible especially since they just provided a new deal so some people might not be aware of it.

I just upgraded my RAM to 12GB, using a G Skill Ripjaws model. One thing I noticed is that my RAM is running at 1333mhz when both the soldered module and the one I just installed are capable of 1600mhz. Anyone know why that might be? I guess it's probably not a big deal either way and I don't even know what it said before I installed it. One thing is that the G Skill RAM has tighter timings than the soldered one was showing (also, now programs like CPU-Z are only showing info about the DIMM I just installed and not the soldered one). I suppose if it's now running dual channel that should still be a huge net bandwidth increase but just want to make sure I didn't mess anything up. I guess all things being equal lower clocked RAM should use a little less power so it's not completely bad.

And I don't know if this was just because I was impatient/more confident, but the second time opening it up was way faster and easier.

 

Any one order their laptop with Windows 7, or installed their SSD with Windows 7? I hear some people had problems upgrading to 8.1 but was wondering if Windows 7 was smooth and if all drivers were working?

 

I've placed my order and got a confirmation email but I cannot check my order status. Every time I click the link the site crashes. Does this happen to anybody else?
Also, the money didnt get deducted.

 

You won't get officially charge for it until it has shipped. The best way to keep track of your order is through the email they sent you. Their system seems to be down often.

 

So how do I check for the estimated shipping date for my order?

 

When I ordered mine the site was basically down half the time I checked. Seems like their site just sucks.

 

my t440s should be arriving in the next few days. got a 240GB Mydigital SSD BP4 coming too. just out of interest, how have people been cloning/migrating their HDD images to SSDs that are smaller?

i know the ppl who got samsung drives probably don't have this issue with their excellent software, but are there any other ways that ppl have found useful?

 

Everyone with the 45w power supply seeing any downsides to it vs. the 65w? I am thinking of picking up a second power supply and deciding if I should use the 45w for travel to classes and work and 65w as the primary? Expecting the laptop to come in any day now and wanted to get others opinion on it. I have the i7 processor with SSD if that makes any difference. I am thinking the max power draw, using something like Prime 95, may be right at or just above 45w but that is no where near real world loading.

 

Test somewhere showed that under all circumstances T440s will have enough power supply with 45w(~33w something max), the only difference between them is how fast would battery charge if needed.
Mine is coming but according to picture both look kind of antiqued. Why don't you try slim 65w adapter for Edges? It's very stylish and seems fit T440s too. My friend has one and I really like his charger.

 

Have you or anyone else figured out what the cause of this was? I just got my T440s and this is the only issue I have with it and it's annoying me to no end. Anytime I'm scrolling through a rather long site it'll jump all the way back to the top spontaneously. Too bad too because otherwise it's a pretty decent trackpad.

 

I noticed this jumping on the Verge website last night. I have Windows 7 Pro x64 installed (factory image) but have not looked yet to see if the Synaptics trackpad settings will allow me to address it. Just started tweaking things on the machine.

 

I had that problem out-of-the-box. Updating the drivers fixed it.

 

FYI,

The non touch FHD screen on my T440s is pretty fantastic. FINALLY, Lenovo addresses the 14" market. Can't wait for the next generation Xn Carbon.

Cheers,

Thor

 

How's the backlight bleed?

 

On mine, there is very little. You can only really tell in a pitch dark room at boot.

Really happy with the machine so far. Pulling the bottom case is nerve racking but it pops back together easy enough.

 

I agree. The more I use this machine the more I like it.

Having some trouble with Lenovo tech support, but the reality is I can't think of another machine on the market that hits all the buttons that this one does - great screen, good port options, good battery life, docking station, serviceability and on-site support, etc.

Just got one of the 6-cell batteries so I'll be interested to see what kind of battery life this will give me and if I feel like carrying it around all the time or not.

 

This fixed it. Thanks tokkun!

 

Any Canadians who ordered the T440s this week? I'm still not able to see my order status, the website crashes everytime. Anyone else have the same problem?

 

Myself along with my colleague ordered yesterday. We can see our order status on the website without any problems. The status shows "released to manufacturing" with an estimated ship date of 4th December,

 

The two finger scrolling is amazing on the new TrackPad but due to the glitches. It is best just to use the TrackPoint to scroll. Hopefully Lenovo releases a driver update in the near future.

 

Has anyone notice the problem with dragging your windows to the top of the screen and having it snapped incorrectly? I notice this on my T440s and my brother new L440. I ended up just getting use to double clicking the top of the window to maximize anyways.

 

Really strange, I still cannot open it. Emailed them twice, no response yet. Although the money has been deducted from my account.

 

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My T440s arrived yesterday. I love the FHD non-touch screen but initially *hated* the touch-pad trackpoint buttons. My touch-pad arrived jammed and I had to press very hard on it to 'free' it.

I'm only just now starting to warm to to the buttons. I'm a big trackpoint fan and I'm still finding myself hitting the wrong part of the touch-pad for left and right click. It just doesn't feel ergonomically natural.

It's a bit of a weird experience for me - I'm one of the biggest Thinkpad advocates ever but this is the first one I've owned that I haven't instantly felt at home with. I'm sure I'll come round but it's reinforced my suspicion that it's one step forward in some areas and one step back in others with the xx40 range.

 

Yeah, I get the same problem if I go try to see the status through My Account on the web site. If I instead click the Order Status link in the first confirmation email, I can see the status with the estimated ship and delivery dates.

 

Well said. Although I would say the trackpoint is just a weird step. Not sure of the direction. Get mine in two weeks.

 

Do the Lenovo mouse drivers still have support for changing the middle mouse button functionality? You used to be able to select between "scroll", "magnify", and "neither". Somebody has told me the option is no longer there and is stuck on "scroll". Is this the case?

 

Maybe this is an advantage I have. I feel the touchpad is working very nicely. But please consider although I have been using ThinkPads for a decade, I have been using the Macs for the past 2-3 years as well. I am very used to using one or two finger taps. I really don't press the touchpad at all. So the mechanics of the pad don't bother me at all. Scrolling is pretty good and adjusted using the Ultranav control panel applet.

 

Hello,

For those of you considering ordering the t440s with Windows 7, you might want to reconsider that decision. The image I have continues to corrupt the Samsung Series 840 Pro SSD I have. I basically gave up trying to isolate the issue. Instead, I installed Windows 8.1 Pro and there is a massive difference. The Windows 8.1 install was from scratch and is light years faster and more reliable than the Windows 7 Lenovo factory image. All of the drivers are now on either Windows update or support.lenovo.com. I had no issues resolving the device driver issues.

The T440s rocks. Next to my big iron W530, W520, and T420, this machine is extremely nice. Looking forward to a long life with this baby.

Thor

 

I have a small problem when using the touchpad in Chrome. I checked the Synaptics configuration but still having an issue with the "Forward" and "Back" gestures (using 3 fingers). It seems to be reversed so when I slide my fingers to the right the browser goes back instead of forward. I also can't install the "fancy" power management system but I guess the drivers for the OS I'm using haven't been released yet, right?

I'm using Windows 8.1 PRO (fresh install) and used Windows 7 for a few weeks. I agree with Thor, 8.1 is SO much faster. I couldn't believe when the "Log-in" screen appeared after 3 seconds for the first time and the installation of new software doesn't seem to slow it down which is great!

Thanks

 

What does "massive difference" mean. Does that mean you are getting less corruptions with Windows 8.1 and the Samsung Series 840 Pro? There are a lot of reports of this SSD not working with the T440s, but I didn't pay attention to what OS was being used. I would prefer ordering the PRO to the EVO if I pick up a T440s (Will have to see how good the Black Friday deals are), but still have reservations about its compatibility.

 

The reason the gesture seems reversed is that it is designed as a touchscreen gesture. If you think about doing the gesture on the touchscreen, it will make sense why right is back and left is forward. You are meant to be flicking away the current page.

 

I have your problem with Windows 8.1. My Samsung 840 (first gen) got corrupted 3 times and I was not able to boot without restoring. For all Samsung SSD user, install a fresh copy of just Windows and then download all the drivers. Don't do a restore from the partition. You need a Windows 8 ISO. This applies to both Windows 7 and Windows 8.

 

You can go to the TrackPad setting and turn off natural scrolling. This will fix your problem.

 

Do you have 840 or 840 Pro?

 

Lenovo has released a new UEFI-BIOS for the T440s: BIOS Update Bootable CD for Windows 8.1 (64-bit), 8 (64-bit), 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - ThinkPad T440, T440s

 

Hmm, that sounds important, thanks! It seems to be working fine with 8.1 but best to update anyway.

Regarding the Samsung SSD issues, how have they manifested themselves? Does it just not boot or do you lose data? I did a clean install so I hope I don't have any issues. I know that for SSDs there's some stuff about sectors and alignment which might not be handled properly if you image a hard drive. Maybe that's the issue?

 

Planning to buy a HGST Travelstar 7K hard disk. Did anyone checked this configuration?

PS: and yes, I'll probably add an m.2 MyDigitalSSD unit too.

 

The BIOS update is really nice, since (as noted in the change notes) FN + 4 now works as a sleep-button, a function missing before.

 

The UK Lenovo site has a pretty unhelpful order status system. I placed an order on the 14th and all the status page has said since then is "Order in progress" (with no time estimates), right up until yesterday evening, when I got a shipping dispatch email out of the blue.

I have been following the T440s threads since they were first created in July, waiting with anticipation, so hopefully not much longer to wait now

Specs:
- i5 4300U
- FHD
- GeForce GT 730M
- Win8 Pro
- 500GB HDD (will upgrade to SSD myself)
- 4GB (will upgrade myself)
- AC wireless
- UK backlit keyboard

 

That's nice. I haven't been able to do that since my T43. Or at least I don't know how to on my Thinkpad Edge. I will have my hands on my T440s in on December 11th.

 

I got my T440s in yesterday and have been having fun with it sense. I have a i7, 256 SSD, Intel AC WiFi, FHD (Non-Touch) computer and so far so good. I have not had a ultra-book nor played with one for extended periods of time but this exactly what I needed size/weight wise to go between classes, work, and home with. Windows 8.1 is taking some time to get use to but think it will take some time to take hold, only issue will be using Windows 7 at work all day as well as my other primary computer being Win7. Systems is pretty fast, thought there are some hangups every now and then but only during typical things. I updated all the drivers and BIOS before upgrading to 8.1. Removed some of the Lenovo software that I was not going to be needing. Just need to find a decent Bluetooth mouse as even the little Logitech dongle seems big on this laptop now, thinking of getting the Lenovo BT mouse. I guess it is not considered a true "ultra-book" as the Intel branding is not on the plam rest, unless Lenovo just does not put that sticker on it. But, all in all I am pretty happy with the purchase.

 

What? You can add a dGPU to this laptop?

 

Only in certain markets, not in the US.

 

I can't really find this option in the settings.