The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    The weight of the T420

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by chx1975, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. chx1975

    chx1975 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    207
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    We have three conflicting data points.
    1. tabook says
    2. datasheet says < 4.84lbs. Note this does not contradict the tabook -- I presume the minor difference (between 4.7 and 4.84) could be SSD vs HDD.
    3. product page says Starting at 4.84 lbs.

    Tech support confirmed the tabook data and said they are alerting management to the shop page being wrong.
     
    chx1975, Mar 24, 2011
    #1
  2. bayernjuven

    bayernjuven Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    121
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    if the tabook is correct, then there is not much difference in the weight of t420 and t420s?
     
    bayernjuven, Mar 24, 2011
    #2
  3. chx1975

    chx1975 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    207
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    The T420s per the tabook is 6-cell: starting at 3.68 lb. The product page only slightly differs this time with Starting at 3.9 lbs. That's still a bit less than the 4.31lbs of the T420 6-cell. But yes, it's not much of a difference.
     
    chx1975, Mar 24, 2011
    #3
  4. dboss619

    dboss619 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Does the 9 cell stick out and how much does the 9 cell last in real time vs the 6 cell?
     
    dboss619, Mar 24, 2011
    #4
  5. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

    Reputations:
    6,668
    Messages:
    8,224
    Likes Received:
    231
    Trophy Points:
    231
    The 9-cell will stick out the back of the laptop by a bit short of an inch. Judging by the Wh amounts, the 9-cell will probably get approximately 50% or so more battery time than the 6-cell. In Lenovo's estimates, the 6-cell gets up to 9 hours, and the 9-cell gets up to 15 hours.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 24, 2011
    #5