ThinkPad X220 (i/T) Owners Thread

[triton.]

So do you manuall set the charge to 95% instead of letting the app "optimize for battery life"?

[SR45]

So do you manuall set the charge to 95% instead of letting the app "optimize for battery life"?

I've been told on this forum that letting the application do it for you might be problematic at times and most use the manual settings. Works for me to do it manualy. Others can weigh in on this question

[benman]

Here's what i got with the master card marketplace deal:

x220 (not tablet)
core i5 2.5, IPS display, 320gb 7200rpm, 4gb, camera, fingerprint reader, bluetooth, upgraded wifi card, 6cell

system: 1,031-123 ecoupon= 908
warranty upgrade 3 years onsite+TPP=207
NY state tax= 90

total=1205

pretty sweet deal if you ask me. today is the last day!!!!

[floz23]

Nope....6 cell. Been on this for the last hour of so testing it out again with internet/forum use and up loading a couple of pictures and the battery indicator shows over 5 1/2 hours left.

I think part of the problem is that the battery meter seems to fluctuate quite rapidly.

[david1274]

I've been using 'Battery Bar', which is meant to be a lot more accurate. There is also a battery meter somewhere in Windows itself, I believe.

[othersteve]

I am definitely seeing ghosting as well in my WinPE setup environment, and to be honest, it bothers me a bit. Nevertheless, I plan to continue setting up my machine and seeing how it all works out once I'm back in Windows.

[Sally4]

Glad yours arrived eventually and you like it. I remember reading from others that Lenovo send out replacement keyboards if you report an issue. It's one of the easiest things to remedy.

Well I whipped the keyboard out to have a look. The left-hand side of the keyboard is supported by areas of firm plastic under the Fn and Tab keys, and a rubber pad under the speaker mute button, that is stuck onto the fan. Obviously if they don't all line up the keypad can bend a bit. I put a 5mm square of tape a few layers thick on the back of the keyboard under the Tab key, and it is now rock solid!
In your case David it sounds as if it's the top of the keyboard that isn't resting firmly on the rubber pad. No doubt you could sort it in a similar way.

[david1274]

Hmm, interesting. Maybe that explains why I needed to press the vol mute a few times to make it work. Cheers

[sparke]

Do you guys know what Lenovo's pricing strategies tend to be? Will I be best served taking advantage of the X220 offer now even thought I won't be able to get it until late July (due to traveling), or would it be best to wait two months with ordering? A lot happens in two months, but will the X220 probably be at a higher price point by then? I guess it comes down to a question of whether new and improved machines have already started to push the X220 out by then. Otherwise I may be faced with a much higher price than the current intro offer, right?

[daver160]

Set my screen brightness to 12 and steady internet surfing and I'm getting around 6 hours and 50 minutes or so. I set my battery charge to 95%, which also plays a roll in how much this system can do, since I'm not getting a full 100% charge.

Perfectly happy with the battery life. Perhaps a few yrs from now batteries will improve to last even longer. Maybe they will have a power cell integrated to the outer side of the screen to charge the system while outdoors...

Thanks SR45 for those numbers. I'm guessing with the i5-2410, 6 hours should be a pretty safe bet, at least for the first couple of years. I was considering the HP Elitebook 2540 with the i7-640, DVD-RW, 8GB memory and 7200RPM HDD, as the battery life is about the same (my co-worker has one, he gets anywhere from 5-7 hrs), but the Lenovo comes out to be almost half the cost of the HP after the Lenovo EPP discounts we get. With that price, I could use the saved funds and easily upgrade the components myself.