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ThinkPad T440s. Insane battery life, 1080p model exists Trackpad is a POS but that can be fixed easily.

by mattl 12y ago

lelandbatey 12y ago
What do you mean when you say the trackpad can be "fixed easily". Do you mean just use a mouse, or is there some other way to improve it?
- pwnna 12y ago
  Yeah I would like to know as well. This is why I won't buy another thinkpad after T430 if they don't restore the top buttons for the trackpoint. Right now I have a T420 (which has the famous overheating issue) and a W530 and I'm quite happy. However this may change in the next couple of years. As far as Mac goes, I use a Macbook at work and I absolutely hate it. Mostly as I have my nice Linux environments setup and cannot understand why Apple can't conform to the standard CTRL SUPER ALT keyboard. Though this is just my opinion.
  - jamesbritt 12y ago
    This is why I won't buy another thinkpad after T430 if they don't restore the top buttons for the trackpoint. I get the feeling that ship has sailed; Lenovo seems to want to make second-best Dell or Apple machines instead of first-rate Thinkpad machines. I've a few Thinkpad standalone keyboards (all without the trackpad) and I just assume that with whatever my next laptop is I'll end up using one of those external keyboards. I've even sketched out ideas on how I might modify one so that it can be plopped on top of an existing laptop keyboard without hitting anything.
piinbinary 12y ago
Agree that the Trackpad is a POS. Another thing to note: the wireless card is an Intel 7260, which does not play well under Linux (the drivers are really buggy and it drops the connection several times an hour if you are connected to a multi-access point network). The keyboard is not as good as the older ThinkPads (I love my T510), but it's still pretty good for a laptop. The battery life is at least 5 hours of practical use for me.

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ThinkPad T440s. Insane battery life, 1080p model exists Trackpad is a POS but that can be fixed easily.

by mattl 12y ago

ThinkPad T440s. Insane battery life, 1080p model exists Trackpad is a POS but that can be fixed easily.

lelandbatey 12y ago
What do you mean when you say the trackpad can be "fixed easily". Do you mean just use a mouse, or is there some other way to improve it?
- pwnna 12y ago
  Yeah I would like to know as well. This is why I won't buy another thinkpad after T430 if they don't restore the top buttons for the trackpoint. Right now I have a T420 (which has the famous overheating issue) and a W530 and I'm quite happy. However this may change in the next couple of years. As far as Mac goes, I use a Macbook at work and I absolutely hate it. Mostly as I have my nice Linux environments setup and cannot understand why Apple can't conform to the standard CTRL SUPER ALT keyboard. Though this is just my opinion.
  - jamesbritt 12y ago
    This is why I won't buy another thinkpad after T430 if they don't restore the top buttons for the trackpoint. I get the feeling that ship has sailed; Lenovo seems to want to make second-best Dell or Apple machines instead of first-rate Thinkpad machines. I've a few Thinkpad standalone keyboards (all without the trackpad) and I just assume that with whatever my next laptop is I'll end up using one of those external keyboards. I've even sketched out ideas on how I might modify one so that it can be plopped on top of an existing laptop keyboard without hitting anything.
piinbinary 12y ago
Agree that the Trackpad is a POS. Another thing to note: the wireless card is an Intel 7260, which does not play well under Linux (the drivers are really buggy and it drops the connection several times an hour if you are connected to a multi-access point network). The keyboard is not as good as the older ThinkPads (I love my T510), but it's still pretty good for a laptop. The battery life is at least 5 hours of practical use for me.