t500 with LED

here it is.Lenovo has launched t500 with wxga LED backlight which is available in US.

 

they offered it before...for 10K but for 50$ it is very nice

 

Thanks for the heads up. Here is a user's review on the T500 LED:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3963551#post3963551

 

Been waiting for this. Thanks for the heads up.

I'm still wondering why the T500 is not priced with the same discount as the T400 or W500. That seems a bit odd. Been tracking the price of the T500 for the last month and it went down a bit but not to the levels of the T400 and W500.

 

Lenovo's EPP site is open for a short period (no access code needed) and you can get a better price through there.

If you're not ready to order right now you can create a quote from the cart which would be valid for 30 days.

 

Saw that post of yours from slickdeals. Thanks. Created a few quotes but does anyone knows if there is a limit to the amount of quotes? He he

 

I must have created over 20 quotes. No limit as far as I can tell - although when I talked to a rep over the phone, she did remark on my large number of quotes.

Anyway, I noticed that Asus has a 15.4 inch WSXGA+ LED backlit screen. So that type of screen is available now. Now it's just a matter of waiting for Lenovo to incorporate it, if they are planning to do so.

Edit: Oops maybe I spoke too soon. Checking the Asus website seems to reveal that only the WXGA screen is LED lit

I guess it's back to the waiting game

 

Last week I have a chance to compare my T500 LED screen with a CCFL screen on a T400. The conclusion is that my Pannel COMPLETELY BEATS the one in that T400.
However, I donnot know how big the variance of T400 CCFL screens is. Maybe there are some other better CCFL screens on T400.

What's more... I cannot easily find T400 is less weighted than T500... I felt they are almost at the same level in weights. Now I am satisfied with my T500, especially when compared to T400^_^

 

Thanks. I read a user who created too many quotes till a Lenovo rep called him. But it's good to know that they still allow you to make about 20 quotes. I don't intend to do that of course. =P

Preciate your comparison. Too bad you didn't compare it with an LED lit T400. I'm done with CCFL screens. It died on me and I tried changing it twice but both times I managed to break the CCFL before reassembling the LCD.

 

till this time I was going to buy wsxga+ ccfl t500.now,to tell the truth,I don't know.LED seems to be great idea but on the other hand work area on 1280x800 is to small for me.any suggestions?I can wait one more month but no longer.Maybe Lenovo add LED wxga+ or wsxga+

 

I just found out about the ASUS N series from this thread. I'm not sure what you are looking for in a laptop but the ASUS N50 is tempting. I've listed the pros and cons there.

It's not out yet but it will be by mid November.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=315022&page=3

 

I would say wait a bit if you can and see if the LED comes out for the higher res screens like WSXGA+. If it doesn't I would still take a CCFL backlight high res screen over a low res LED screen. 1280x800 is pretty bad for doing work. Only good for one webpage maximized, to play games or watch movies.

 

I doubt anything higher than WXGA+ will appear.

 

What makes you say that?

 

Even that will be an upgrade since LED is only available in wxga right now.

 

^em,sorry?

 

wxga ≠ wxga+ (hence the +)