Lenovo ThinkPad T410 Review Discussion

[allfiredup]

Well, considering that there is no GMA 5700MHD, and only the "Intel GMA HD Graphics" built into the Arrandale Chips, your half right.

In all fairness, Lenovo appears to be the one referring to the integrated graphics as "GMA 5700MHD" in the configuration screen for the T410- LINK

Notebookcheck also shows it as "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics or GMA HD (or GMA 5700MHD)" (LINK)

So there are a few sources spreading the confusion. But you are correct, Intel has never used the '5700' designation for this (or any) graphics chip.

Perhaps they should have called it the 5500MHD or 5700MHD rather than simply "GMA HD"??? The next revision will probably be named something very clever like, much like the "Intel Extreme Graphics 2" that preceded the original GMA 900.....

[Patrick]

Well, I was going by both the tabook and intel's spec sheets.

[Han Bao Quan]

I will be posting some internal shots this weekend. The roll-cage is still alive and kicking inside the T410. The screen change came from the removal of that alloy structure with a thicker plastic cover. The main portion of the notebook is still very solid.

Is the lid composite of Fiber Carbon and ABS or just pure ABS? Because that would be a disappointment.
I wish they would done the lid like the old T60.

[sgogeta4]

That's really surprising to me that they dropped switchable graphics. That was one of the things that really separated the '09 ThinkPads from the '09 Latitudes in my mind.

The PM55 chipset doesn't support switchable graphics. Kevin, do you have a CPU-Z shot of the chipset? If it's HM/QM55/57 then there is a chance via BIOS update of support, else you're SOL.

[Patrick]

iirc it's a qm57

[sgogeta4]

That's excellent news. Then I wouldn't doubt that the laptop will have switchable graphics eventually.

[invisible]

Tabook says the T410 has a 2.5" HDD, can anyone confirm that?

[getasnowjob]

I will be posting some internal shots this weekend. The roll-cage is still alive and kicking inside the T410. The screen change came from the removal of that alloy structure with a thicker plastic cover. The main portion of the notebook is still very solid.

Lenovo is clearly cheaping out with every new generation of ThinkPads now. The T4x series had a full magnesium cover, T6x/T400 had what was essentially an incomplete magnesium cover covered with plastic and now the T410 is entirely plastic. That's not good.

I don't recall reading about what the bottom of the laptop is made of now. The TP's before were full, thick magnesium bottoms. So now has the bottom been reduced to a magnesium skeleton with plastic covering it? If so, that's REALLY not good.

[MidnightSun]

Tabook says the T410 has a 2.5" HDD, can anyone confirm that?

Yes, it's a 2.5" drive. The only Thinkpads that use 1.8" drives are the X301 and T400s (and presumably the T410s).

Lenovo is clearly cheaping out with every new generation of ThinkPads now. The T4x series had a full magnesium cover, T6x/T400 had what was essentially an incomplete magnesium cover covered with plastic and now the T410 is entirely plastic. That's not good.

I don't recall reading about what the bottom of the laptop is made of now. The TP's before were full, thick magnesium bottoms. So now has the bottom been reduced to a magnesium skeleton with plastic covering it? If so, that's REALLY not good.

And how much did the T4x machines cost? How much does the T410 cost? The era of $3000+ laptops is over, for the vast majority of people. Heck, if the price didn't drop, I wouldn't be typing this up on a Thinkpad right now.

I can't speak for the T410 as I have never handled one, but the T400 can actually hold more weight piled on top of it without damage than either the T4x generation Thinkpads or the T60.

[sirius1983]

Kevin O´Brien:
Can you tell me which display belongs to which model on the pictures of the screens in your review? thanks