Thinkpad T420 - What is the actual spec for Model 41786VU

Hey there fella's

I am looking at pulling the trigger on the T420 417876VU (for around $1250 and then having it shipped to me in Dubai,

Lenovo's tabook says that the 41786vu has 14" HD+ WXGA+ (1600x900)

Where as on lenovo's Support page says WXGA 1366 x 768
IBM Personal computing support - ThinkPad T420 4178-6VU support

Couple of retailers (provantege.com / shopblt.com) say 1366x766 while others say such as CDW say 1600x900

CDW doesn't do international shipping

What is the actual spec? what is more relibale Lenovo's tabook or Lenovo's support page?

Thanks for your help.

 

oh, I order the same model and thought that it is HD+. Didn't realize that it could be a HD screen... Could anyone help to confirm it? Thanks!!

 

it should be the HD screen with 1366 x 768 LCD.

 

Oh goodness!! How do you know it? I probably need to cancel my order if that is the case....

 

You can use the Product Information Lookup on Lenovo's Site. In this case it specifies that particular model has a 14" 1366x768 LCD screen.

 

Do you meant that the Product Information Lookup is more reliable? In Tabook, http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/tabook.pdf, the resolution is 1600x900.

 

It is actually grouped with 2 other models which all have the dedicated graphic cards and HD screen is not even an option. I tend to believe that tabook is correct...

 

I tend to agree with you. When is yours expected to arrive? If you don't mind me asking, how much you paid for yours?

 

While most of the time the tabook is correct it does occasionally have the minor mistake from time to time. I'm not saying it's wrong but you have to be a little weary of the small print printed near the end of the document which doesn't really help matters.

For your sake I hope it is as stated in the tabook. A phone call to Lenovo with some sort of reference of the rep to confirm the LCD spec shouldn't hurt.

 

If you find an error in the tabook, email Janet (bottom of the page):

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF) sheets

If something on the support web site looks wrong, fill out the Site Feedback form (link on the left of each support page).

They are normally quite responsive!

 

great news!... i chated with a LENOVO rep who confirmed that 4178-6VU has 1600x900 screen!!

Details of my chat with him are as under,

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Customer ChatChat TranscriptPlease wait while we connect with you with a Lenovo Chat Representative.You have been connected to _Patrick N._Patrick N: Thank you for choosing Lenovo chat service. My name is Patrick and my rep ID is PN7. What can I help you with today?

John: Hello Patrick

John: I am thinkingof buying Thinkpas T420 model number 4178-6VU

_Patrick N: hi

John: what is the screen resoluation for that model (4178-6VU) because, the tabook say's its 1600x900 where as your support page says its 1366x768

John: some of the retailers say its 1600x900 such as CDW.com

John: other retailers such as provantage.com say its 1366x768

_Patrick N: the screen resolution of the 4178-6VU specifically is 1600x900

John: i see, can you please re-confirm it to me....because ony your support page its say 1366 x 768

John: the link to the support page is : IBM Personal computing support - ThinkPad T420 4178-6VU support

_Patrick N: it is 1600x900

John: ok so the tabook is correct!...nice nice

John: thats all i have

_Patrick N: sounds great.

John: Thanks!

_Patrick N: you are welcome. is there anything i can assist with?

John: no thats all....i just wanted to confirm that

_Patrick N: ok. thank you for chjoosing Lenovo

 

I just went to the Lenovo sales site, configured the T420 system with the 1600x900 screen a couple of weeks ago. Never used the support page for that information nor provantage/CDW etailers either. They miss the information one needs to know what the system has. Right to the source I say.

 

I wouldn't really trust a Lenovo Rep either. They could be wrong, as the Tabook or the Lenovo checking services. The best is if someone has already the system with them and they can help to check...

 

And also, for your information, I talked to my vendor, and they "confirmed" that the screen is 1366x768...

 

Any update on this? Did it turn out to be 1600x900 or 1366x768?

 

As far as I know, it should be a 1600x900 screen. I confirmed that with a Lenovo person in charge of Tabook and a reseller, who physically checked the label on the laptop for me.

 

Awesome, thanks - that's what I figured. The 6VU seems like an amazing value. I wish it had the 6300 wifi card, but it's otherwise a pretty loaded laptop with a 3 year warranty. Getting it from one of the resellers saves you a few hundred from the same configuration on CTO.

I'll probably try putting in a quad-core i7, but if that doesn't work, I'd be OK with the standard i5... the other T420 CPU options just aren't worth the price difference. And of course, I'll spend the $40 on another 4GB RAM stick, and I've already got an Intel SSD waiting around to be used.