Lenovo T530 Owner's Thread

[pchome]

I extended the warranty beyond the 3-year Depot that I had originally gotten with it, since I knew that these units have had trouble with the NVIDIA cards onboard.

I am curious to ask you if you received the same price for warranty upgrade that you would get if you added it when you purchased the machine. Also, did you call to add add it or did you do upgrade it yourself using the website?

Hello, I've been lurking for a while and I'm trying to decide between a T530 (which will probably be sufficient for me) and a W530, mainly between the 5400M vs K1000M vs K2000M. Games aren't an issue, but CUDA performance is. I'm thinking that the double-precision performance of the Fermi NVS 5400M may actually be higher than the Keplers, which I know have reduced double-precision performance.

Could I bother someone with a NVS 5400m to run CUDA-Z (while on AC power, in case it matters) and post the results? Download cuda-z from SourceForge.net

Mainly just on the Performance page, the Single and Double Precision MFLOPS numbers.

I greatly appreciate it. I'm hoping the T530 will do what I need. Seems to be considerably cheaper since it has things like Win 7 Pro (which I need) and the backlit keyboard (which I want) for free, while that's almost $100 more alone on the W530.

(crossposted in W530 thread, I guess should be obvious why...)

I disagree with you on the price. W530 with same or sometimes even higher specs is always almost cheaper than T530 (I know that it loos weird but it is very true) but you have to compare them when they are both at regular price or both with some coupon and you will find W530 cheaper? If you ask why, I do not have the answer for that

[Gridstop]

EDIT: The big cost increase I was seeing from T530 to W530 was because of the sale they seem to be having on NVS 5400M's, the upgrade was only $50 instead of $250.

[formerglory]

I am curious to ask you if you received the same price for warranty upgrade that you would get if you added it when you purchased the machine. Also, did you call to add add it or did you do upgrade it yourself using the website?

I ended up paying almost $300 for an additional year of Depot repair plus accidental damage coverage. I ended up calling them last year and they offered it to me, so I took it.

[pchome]

I ended up paying almost $300 for an additional year of Depot repair plus accidental damage coverage. I ended up calling them last year and they offered it to me, so I took it.

What?! That's too much for an additional year even with ADP. If one initially gets 3 years onsite + Priority + ADP, it is around $150. Cannot imagine you paid $300 for an additional year!

[formerglory]

What?! That's too much for an additional year even with ADP. If one initially gets 3 years onsite + Priority + ADP, it is around $150. Cannot imagine you paid $300 for an additional year!

See, I had three years of just depot, no accidental. Lenovo offered ADP with the extension, so that's what upped the price.

But, that's all moot now. The new T530 comes with just 1-year depot, but I'm planning up upping it to 3-year depot, maybe with ADP.

[deepseay2k]

Looking for some instruction on mSATA use. I want to install mSATA drive and use it as a cache.

I've found a guide for the physical installation of the mSATA.

Can anyone tell me if I need to do anything other than the physical installation? Will it automatically be used as a cache or do I need to install/configure for mSATA used as a cache?

Edit: Is this what I need to do after physical install? : http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-032826.htm

[formerglory]

The mSATA drive should just work and be seen by Windows with no problem. The Windows installer disc should also be able to see the mSATA drive as well. This was the case with my T420, and it should apply here as well.

[Gridstop]

Well I ordered the T530. They seem to have a sale on the NVS5400M ($50 instead of $250) right now, so that made a big difference between the T530/W530 for me. That allowed me to get Bluetooth, Ultimate-N, and 3 year onsite & TPP.

Can't wait.

[Titivillus]

Well I ordered the T530. They seem to have a sale on the NVS5400M ($50 instead of $250) right now, so that made a big difference between the T530/W530 for me. That allowed me to get Bluetooth, Ultimate-N, and 3 year onsite & TPP.

Can't wait.

Nice deal. Wish they had that offer in Canada right now! Let us know what you think!

[crackertime]

Could someone who opted for the 9 cell battery please let me know what the weight is with it versus the 6 cell? Thanks!