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    Deciding which one to go for. T420s og T420. HELP PLZ

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by andpgud, Apr 13, 2012.

  1. andpgud

    andpgud Notebook Guru

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    Hi there. I have come to a final conclusion. I have picked those two and only need you to help me pull the trigger.
    The t420s vs t420
    They tell me that you can only put 8gb max in the S. Can you pyt 2 ram sticks in it?

    THE T420
    Örgjörvi: Intel Core i7 2640M 2,8-3,5GHz dual core 64bit
    Lýsing: 4MB, 1333MHz, Intel QM67 m. iAMT, Turbo Boost 2.0, Hyper-Threading, VT-x, VT-d, Speedstep, AES, Intel64, DMI
    Minni: 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 minni (16GB mest), mjög hraðvirkt
    Skjár: 14,1" TFT HD+ LED m. innbyggðri HD myndavél
    Upplausn: 1600x900 punkta
    Skjákort: nVIDIA Optimus tækni - 2 skjákort sem skipta sjálfvirkt á milli:
    nVidia NVS4200 1GB og Intel HD graphics 3000, allt að 384MB.
    Styður 3 skjái; innb. + 2 auka skjái
    Diskur: 160GB Intel SSD, mjög hraðvirkur
    Netkort: 10/1000 Ethernetkort og Bluetooth 3.0
    WWAN: Innb. 3G módem, þarf SIM kort
    Þráðlaust kort: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6300 802.11 b/g/n 300Mb WIFI meðtveimur loftnetum
    Drif: DVD-RW Multiburner drif í Ultrabayslim stæði
    Rafhlaða: LiIon (9 sellu) m. allt að 15:00 klst hleðslu ,
    Tekur auka 9 sellu rafhlöðu sem festist undir vélina (57Y4545, 15klst).
    Tengi: 4x USB 2.0 (eitt með hleðslu), VGA, Displayport, eSATA, ethernet, Firewire
    Kortaraufar: ExpressCard/34
    Kortalesari: 4-1 (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC)
    Öryggi: Innbyggður TPM öryggisörgjörvi, fingrafaralesari og smartkortalesari
    Lyklaborð: eitt besta fartölvulyklaborðið á markaðnum, vökvaþolið
    Lyklaborðsljós: lýsir upp lyklaborðið
    Mús: UltraNav mýs; Trackpoint IV 4 hnappa mús, Snertimús - Multitouch
    Ábyrgð: 3 ára alþjóðleg á vinnu og varahlutum, árs ábyrgð á rafhlöðu
    Ábyrgð á diski: 5 ár og þarf ekki að skila inn viðbilun svo að trúnaðargögn fara ekki á flakk.
    Byggingarefni: koltrefjablanda sem er gríðarlega sterk
    Stærð: 340.5 x 233.0mm x 30.1-30.5mm, þyngd frá 2,13kg
    Einstök kæling: ThinkPad hitnar minna og er hljóðlátari. Betri fyrir Turbo Boost.
    Stýrikerfi: Windows 7 Professional 64 bita

    or

    THE T420S

    Örgjörvi: Intel Core i5 2540M 2<(>,<)>6-3,3GHz dual core 64bit,,
    Lýsing: 3MB, 1333MHz, Intel QM67 m. iAMT, Turbo Boost 2.0, Hyper-Threading, VT-x, VT-d, Speedstep, AES, Intel64, DMI,,
    Minni: 1 x 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 minni (8GB mest), mjög hraðvirkt,,
    Skjár: 14,1" TFT HD+ LED m. innbyggðri HD myndavél,,
    Upplausn: 1600x900 punkta,,
    Skjákort: Skjákort: nVIDIA Optimus tækni - 2 skjákort sem skipta sjálfvirkt á milli:
    nVidia NVS4200 1GB og Intel HD graphics 3000, allt að 384MB.
    Diskur: 160GB SSD Intel - mjög hraðvirkur (2,5"/7mm)
    Netkort: 10/1000 Ethernetkort og Bluetooth 3.0,,
    WWAN: innb. 3G módem, þarf SIM kort,,
    Þráðlaust kort: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 802.11 g/n 300Mb WIFI með tveimur loftnetum,,
    Drif: DVD-RW Multiburner drif í Ultrabayslim stæði,,
    Rafhlaða: LiIon (6 sellu) m. allt að 5:30 klst hleðslu<(>,<)>,,
    Tekur auka 3 sellu rafhlöðu sem fer í Ultrabay drifstæðið (,,4 klst)
    Tengi: 2x USB 2.0 (eitt með hleðslu), 1 x USB 3.0, VGA, Displayport, ethernet,,
    Kortaraufar: ExpressCard/34,,
    Kortalesari: 4-1 (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC),,
    Öryggi: Innbyggður TPM öryggisörgjörvi, fingrafaralesari og smartkortalesari,,
    Lyklaborð: eitt besta fartölvulyklaborðið á markaðnum, vökvaþolið,,
    Lyklaborðsljós: lýsir upp lyklaborðið,,
    Mús: UltraNav mýs; Trackpoint IV 4 hnappa mús, Snertimús - Multitouch,,
    Ábyrgð: 3 ára alþjóðleg á vinnu og varahlutum, árs ábyrgð á rafhlöðu ,,
    Ábyrgð á diski: 5 ár og þarf ekki að skila inn viðbilun svo að trúnaðargögn fara ekki á flakk.,,
    Byggingarefni: koltrefjablanda í loki, Magnesium í botni,,
    Stærð: 343 x 230.1mm x 21.2-26.0mm, þyngd frá 1,67kg,,
    Einstök kæling: ThinkPad hitnar minna og er hljóðlátari.,,
     
  2. andpgud

    andpgud Notebook Guru

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    Also is the t420s smaller than the t410s?
    How is the t420 compared to the t410s?
     
  3. MidnightSun

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    You can add up to 16GB of RAM in all the current-generation Thinkpads, although for some reason the "official" max is 8GB for some models.

    The T420s is wider but not as deep as the T410s, due to the move to 16:9 screens. The T420 is wider but not as deep as the T410s, for the same reason. It is also thicker than the T410s.

    All official measurements can be found in the Thinkpad Tabook (PDF).

    In general, I would recommend the T420 over the T420s as the latter is not worth the price premium, in my opinion. Also, the T420 is available with a higher-capacity battery than the T420s, so it can last longer on the go.
     
  4. andpgud

    andpgud Notebook Guru

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    Price is not a problem.
     
  5. andpgud

    andpgud Notebook Guru

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    I should be rather good with a i5 and quadro technology since I am mainly all the time on the run? Thats why I think the S to be a better option.
    I have tried to find a simple answer regarding the i5 vs the i7 and found none.
     
  6. cn_habs

    cn_habs Notebook Deity

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    If you are mostly on the run, then T420s' 3 hour battery isn't gonna make it easy. If you add the ultrabay battery, you can possibly go over 4 hours.

    i7 just decreases the battery compared with i5.

    If price and battery life are of no concern, definitely go with the T420s for the lighter weight.
     
  7. chx1975

    chx1975 Notebook Consultant

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    The weight difference this generation is not that severe however, the T400s I had and then passed on to family got its screen wrecked and those screens are really badly expensive. I appreciate the sturdiness of the T420, no s. After that screen incident, the moment Panasonic releases a usable laptop with ExpressCard or Thunderbolt, I go back to Panasonic. Wreck that.
     
  8. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I can squeeze up to about 8 hours from my T420s with the bay battery and moderately dim display (6/15).

    John