Evolved from the R61, the R400 is a mainstream 14" laptop model from Lenovo marketed towards everyday consumers that desire ThinkPad quality without the price tag often associated... more
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Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - carry-in
Service & Support: 1 year warranty, 3 years warranty
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant: Yes
EPEAT Compliant: EPEAT Gold
Operating system / software
Microsoft Office Ready: Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
Software: ThinkVantage Client Security, Windows XP Professional recovery DVD
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
OS Preinstalled: Windows Vista
Battery
Run Time (Up To): 5.6 hour(s), 5 hour(s), 3.7 hour(s)
Capacity: 2800 mAh, 2600 mAh
Installed Qty: 1 / 2 (max)
Technology: 6-cell Lithium Ion, 4-cell Lithium Ion
Power
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Device: External
Miscellaneous
Manufacturer Selling Program: TopSeller
Compliant Standards: CE, MPR II, BSMI, GOST, cUL, MPR III, NOM, SASO, VCCI-II, UL 60950, CB, FCC Part 15 B, CER, CCC, MIC, RoHS
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, hard drive password, power-on password, ThinkVantage Active Protection System
Included Accessories: SIM card
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 PIN FireWire
1 x docking / port replicator
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
2 ( 0 ) x memory - SO DIMM 204-pin
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
2 ( 1 ) x memory - SO DIMM 204-pin, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Wireless NIC: Intel WiFi Link 5100, Intel WiFi Link 5300
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Optical storage
Write Speed: 24x
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Telecom
Features: V.92 upgradable
Service Provider: Vodafone
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.90
Modem: Fax / modem / cellular modem, Fax / Modem
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, TrackPoint, UltraNav
Features: Spill-proof
Audio
Audio Input: Microphone
Audio Output: Sound card
Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Audio Codec: AD1984HD
Manufacturer's product description
Evolved from the R61, the R400 is a mainstream 14" laptop model from Lenovo marketed towards everyday consumers that desire ThinkPad quality without the price tag often associated with it. Built to be fast and as full featured as the T Series, the R400 is also based on the new Centrino 2 platform, using new 45nm Core 2 Duos, DDR3 ram and the new and improved Intel X4500 integrated graphics chip.
Advantages: easy to use, long battery life Disadvantages: no mouse touchpad, slow due to security software
...found harddrive space no problem at all- I store music and work and photos on it, but very few and short videos, and haven't installed many games. The 512Mb RAM is possibly a little low- Lenovo automatically install software that regularly reminds you to back up your hard drive and defragment, etc- which is good, as it means you are more likely to do so, which is good for your machine, however bad as it obviously slows down the machine further. At startup, therefore, the machine is rather slow, however speeds up once everything has registered and the computer has sorted itself out.
Another useful thing with this laptop is a little light that you can switch on so that you can see your keyboard in the dark, if that is something you would need.
As with all laptops, this one has it's own allocation of function keys on the keyboard...
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Advantages: many unique features, robust, trustworthy Disadvantages: more expensive than some brands
...I bought this laptop on insurance, as my previous ThinkPad was stolen and I loved it so much that I couldn't bear to buy a different brand.
In my opinion, the LenovoThinkPad is the best laptop you could possibly buy for all-round performance, reliability, and features, but I will endeavour to make this review as unbiased as possible, and I will split it into different sections for easy reading.
LOOKS/DESIGN
We all know looks do matter, and the ThinkPad is nothing if not distinctive in design.
Unusually amongst modern laptops, the ThinkPad does not have sleek silver curves everywhere. Instead, it is a matt black cuboid, with a nice texture. Some people may not prefer this, as I have been told "It looks like it's from the 80s", but the understatedness of the design is much less showy than most modern laptops, suggesting there is...
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Advantages: dual screen Disadvantages: low for game
...Lenovo introduced the ThinkPad W700ds. This is a unique laptop because of a second screen that can be issued to make this laptop dual sail. Lenovo's ThinkPad series known as the series for computer workers (Mobile Workstation). A research work with the extra screen will help users to maximize productivity.
W700ds on the second screen size of around 40 percent of the main screen size 17 inch. Second screen is drawn out from the back of the main screen and can be arranged sudutnya up to 30 degrees, like a rearview mirror.
With the emphasis on workers in the field of graphics, Lenovo is also providing the option W700ds intestine. Ranging from mobile processor Intel Quad Core Core 2 Extreme, dual hard drive, graphics card NVidia Quadro FX mobile memory up to DDR 3 Gigabyte maximum of 8 can be found if the user desires.
Another option is...
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