Thinkpad T420 Owner's Thread

[TobaccoMan]

Perhaps most surprisingly of all, there is very little play in the palmrests: the right side is quite solid (see Ports, etc. above), and the left side gives only slightly under firm pressure.

(from http://www.tomsick.net/misc/lenovo-t...0-review.html)

hey guys,

just wondering if anyone else (except ThinkRob) has noticed that the left palmrest is a bit wiggly? the easiest way to see this is if i put my fingers on the corner of the left palmrest (with my laptop opened and in front of me) - if so, i can lift the palmrest slightly (i.e. a milimeter or two).

it doesn't really bother me per se (visually, etc.), but sometimes I do feel how the left palmrest gives in when I'm typing and in those situations it does bother me

ThinkRob, does the same thing happen with your T420 too, i.e. is this what you were referring to in your review?

thanks for your input (I recently had a rather bad experience with a brand new X201 and am still going through the whole ordeal with Lenovo CS)

[mohdfaris]

hey guys,

just wondering if anyone else (except ThinkRob) has noticed that the left palmrest is a bit wiggly? the easiest way to see this is if i put my fingers on the corner of the left palmrest (with my laptop opened and in front of my) - if so, i can lift the palmrest slightly (i.e. a milimeter or two).

hi,

the left palmrest on my T420 is fine. Maybe your thinkpad has loose screws somewhere.

[dan h]

hey guys,

just wondering if anyone else (except ThinkRob) has noticed that the left palmrest is a bit wiggly? the easiest way to see this is if i put my fingers on the corner of the left palmrest (with my laptop opened and in front of my) - if so, i can lift the palmrest slightly (i.e. a milimeter or two).

it doesn't really bother me per se (visually, etc.), but sometimes I do feel how the left palmrest gives in when I'm typing and in those situations it does bother me

ThinkRob, does the same thing happen with your T420 too, i.e. is this what you were referring to in your review?

thanks for your input (I recently had a rather bad experience with a brand new X201 and am still going through the whole ordeal with Lenovo CS)

Yes, my left side palm rest is a bit wiggly. It's right at the edge corner of the laptop. Curious to know if this is normal.....

[agb22]

FYI I had mentioned that I had a low graphics score on my t420 with integrated graphics and 6 gb ram. The score was 4.6 but yesterday I went into my power manager and put the slider all the way to the left for performance and my score went up to 5.3.

[LoneWolf15]

hey lonewolf15, thanks for the info.. i might not have made it very clear on my last post, but i was refering to the bezel, the gap on the bottom of the bezel to the actual screen size is quite big.. like i said before i can learn to live with it..

I get you there. I admit, I think of it kind of like the "chin" (as users used to call it) on the white iMac desktops. I'm okay with it being there --I'm wondering if it was done that way because Lenovo might have designed much of the T420 prior to knowing what display panel (and therefore what aspect ratio) would be available to them. I would love having another .25-.5" of display there, though.

hey guys,

just wondering if anyone else (except ThinkRob) has noticed that the left palmrest is a bit wiggly? the easiest way to see this is if i put my fingers on the corner of the left palmrest (with my laptop opened and in front of my) - if so, i can lift the palmrest slightly (i.e. a milimeter or two).

I haven't noticed this --in fact, my T420 palmrest is by far the best of the three ThinkPads I've owned, firm, with no creaks or wiggles.

[Hearst]

Update - I'm sure you're aware of Lenovo's official Ultrabay Slim Enhanced Hard Drive Caddy not big enough to cover the T420's bezel. Well I just got my unofficial 12.7mm caddy courtesy of Digizon and i'm pleased to report it works beautifully. Everything is reporting fine and no foam to fill!







If you're keen to know where I got this caddy I bought it from Digizon eBay Store who shipped it from the USA to my doorstep in the UK. I hope this helps T420 owners who want to expand their storage options!

[John Ratsey]

If you're keen to know where I got this caddy I bought it from Digizon eBay Store who shipped it from the USA to my doorstep in the UK. I hope this helps T420 owners who want to expand their storage options!

I see they say it will also fit the T420s.

John

PS: I contacted them and their web page has now been corrected.

[Hearst]

I see they say it will also fit the T420s.

John

Well thats incorrect as T420s takes 9.5mm adaptors not 12.7mm, for those who're contemplating to put this on their T420s its best not to try it. For the standard T420 model the 12.7mm adaptor is fine.

[iphetamine]

Update - I'm sure you're aware of Lenovo's official Ultrabay Slim Enhanced Hard Drive Caddy not big enough to cover the T420's bezel. Well I just got my unofficial 12.7mm caddy courtesy of Digizon and i'm pleased to report it works beautifully. Everything is reporting fine and no foam to fill!

http://www.time-attendance.biz/misc/.../caddy-001.jpg

http://www.time-attendance.biz/misc/.../caddy-002.jpg

http://www.time-attendance.biz/misc/.../caddy-003.jpg

If you're keen to know where I got this caddy I bought it from Digizon eBay Store who shipped it from the USA to my doorstep in the UK. I hope this helps T420 owners who want to expand their storage options!

Great news! definitely would check it out!

Btw, why did you choose SSD over mSATA?
I'm really torn bt the two.

[Hearst]

Great news! definitely would check it out!

Btw, why did you choose SSD over mSATA?
I'm really torn bt the two.

Mainly because I want to take advantage of the SATA III drives and there wasn't much choice for the mSATA SSD market in comparison to normal SSD's. But thats my preference, there isn't much wrong with mSATA and it allows you to expand storage without the need of a caddy.