Thanks all - ill take a look at the 440p. I imagine the 440s dropped the ultrabay? In any case, those looking for a "good" laptop should probably drop the straight 440 as an option and stick with the 440s or 440p...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a thinkpad for a friend, and thinking about a future purchase for myself as well. I was reading up on the new T440 models, and was surprised to see that they're now being considered as "low end". (See http://www.dailytech.com/Lenovo+Shows+Five+New+ThinkPads+/article33300.ht...

Hi Folks, Need to buy a machine to bring out of the country for a friend, and time is short. Getting one straight from Lenovo is out of the question. There are some models available on amazon, but without the sellers being authorized, i don't trust the warranty. Does anyone have any recommendations ...

Hi folks, A friend is asking me for a recommendation for a laptop. I'd like to recommend a range of durable laptops. I've always liked thinkpads for their metal hinges and metal cages. They really seem to last. Does anyone know which Lenovo models have the metal structure that makes them so durable?...

you're right - sorry for the sarcasm. I should have put it more simply: yes, an intelligent thief after your data would take the drive out. Are all thieves intelligent, and are they all after your data? If they're just after hardware, that doesn't mean they won't poke around to see what they might b...

As far as computrace, the first thing a thief would do is to pull out your drive. They could read it on another machine and there would be no problem for them. For data, a password is the best defense and it's free, unless you screw up and lose it. Nice to hear you've interviewed all the theives ou...

Hi all, Thanks for the replies. I'm not worried about the CIA. I am worried about laptop theft that turns into data theft. Yes, an encrypted drive (either hardware or trucrypt) would be the best solution. Perhaps I'll implement that in my next laptop. That's not going to happen right now, though. I ...

Hi Folks, I'm interested in getting the computrace software on my T410. I've just realized how silly it is for me not to have the ability to remote wipe my machine, given how much I have on it. The T410 is advertised as having intel chips that integrate with computrace to make tracking and wiping mo...

ok - so, you don't have Connectify installed? I didn't have Connectify running or anything - merely having it installed was giving me problems.

hey jayton,

I finally figured out my issue. It was Connectify messing with my sleep. I removed Connectify and all is well again. Do you have that proggie installed?

Hi Folks,

Just saw this: http://event.asus.com/mb/2010/ai_charger/

Claims to be able to charge iPads and other iDevices from your computer's USB port. Wondering if anyone's tried this on their thinkpad?

thanks jayton. mobile hotspot used to be flaky for me for some reason, hence i went with connectify.

device can be turned off by the system is checked.

I have an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN. What do you use in power options - maximum performance? maximum power savings?

thanks nikki605 - searching around, it seems like some other folks who also have Connectify installed have a similar problem. I'm hoping it's connectify - only time will tell.

Hi Folks,

I had to uninstall Power Manager as one of it's components seemed to be crashing my T410. Can anyone suggest a good replacement for the taskbar battery meter?

thanks!

T410 2516-CTO
Win 7 Pro x64 SP1

Hi Folks, I've had a horribly annoying issue crop up recently. I'll put my T410 to sleep, but sometimes it turns the screen off and then just sits there, eventually crashing after 10 minutes or so. It's an intermittent problem. I reported it here: http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/278323-...

Hi Folks, I've been having some driver issues recently, and have gone about updating a bunch of them. I've found that I haven't been keeping up to date, though i do subscribe to the RSS for driver updates for my model. So, I'm thinking about trying System Update. I used to use it in my old T43, and ...

thanks rich. so - you would suggest installing drivers direct from intel? i'm always jumpy about doing that, as i'm never sure how it will interact with all the built-in lenovo tools.

i downgraded to version 14, and haven't had any hang-while-sleeping crashes since.

"should" being the operative word. The readme's for all three drivers specify "Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300".

Hi Folks, I've been getting BSOD's when trying to sleep my T410 (ugh), and the minidump seems to be pointing to the wifi driver. I have an intel centrino ultimate-n 6300 AGN in my machine, and it currently has driver version 15.2.0.19 installed. The intel lan drivers on lenovo's website have always ...

Thanks dr_st. I'll probably want an SSD in whatever new machine I pick up anyway. So, I wonder if I shouldn't try the SSD to see how much it helps with the swapping issue, and if it's still a pain, move on to a T430 thereafter. I appreciate the comment about staying away from quad core 14". Is intel...

avoiding 15" laptops like the plague.

already maxed out on RAM.

thanks draco. what is it about the pro that would be so much better?

good info. i'd love the headroom to be able to go up to 32gb. SSD sounds like a good idea. 256 isn't enough for all my stuff, but if i swap the cd for a 1tb hdd... I hear apple has put together some cool hybrid solution where it intelligently puts oft-used files on the ssd, and leaves other stuff on...

thanks bill - i've been keeping an eye open for a samsung 830/840 256gb or crucial M4 256gb drive. I'll throw one in before I seriously considering upgrading, then. I was wondering if things had come far enough between the T410 and T430 to see much of a difference. But if I can put it off, I definit...

Hi Folks, I currently have a T410 with an i5 inside, 8GB ram. I run statistical models, necessarily keep lots of programs open at the same time, and am currently spilling over the top of my 8GB ram into lots of swap usage (and feeling horribly slow). Would moving up to an i7-based T430 with 16GB be ...

thanks jayton. for whatever reason, these fn-hotkeys only seem to work with PM installed.

no typo. It really runs at 6500 rpm (at least that's what tpfancontrol reports). By the way, do you get random machine shutdowns? I started getting some, and I read on tpfancontrol's page that it might conflict with more recent versions of lenovo power manager. What version of power manager do you h...

Hi Folks, Just installed TPFanControl, and getting random crashes. So, I think I need to uninstall Lenovo Power Manager. Will I lose anything important by uninstalling Power Manager? I use windows for my power profiles anyway. thanks! EDIT: Ok, I uninstalled PM, and it seems I've lost alot! No on-sc...