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    Few question about T400 b4 ordering, help plz

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by yn1997, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. yn1997

    yn1997 Notebook Guru

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    1: which option of the wireless support Wireless N ? is Wireless N any good to spend extra money on it ?( I have a wireless G router)
    2: how about the "Intel Turbo Memory hard drive cache" , worth paying 50 bucks?
    3: how about the battery life with 6-cell?
    4: Is there any problem to install windows XP on this ?
    5: I use this machine mostly on internet surfing/movies/coding and some Warcraft3, No intense 3D gaming. So do I need to get the m82xt hybrid? Can X4500 handle h.264 well?

    best regards
     
    yn1997, Aug 14, 2008
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    1. The Intel 5100 and 5300 support N
    2. The general opinion is no.

    dunno about the other questions =/
     
    blindpan, Aug 14, 2008
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    4. You won't have any problems installing XP but you might have problems finding all the necessary drivers.
    5. The x4500 should be powerful enough for those things but the dedicated graphics card is more future-proof.
     
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    3: according to the person reviewing it (Admin Kevin)....9 cells gives 8hrs on light activity....so 6 cells should give 5 hrs
     
    chen, Aug 14, 2008
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    skip the turbo memory

    6 cell was giving a steady 4 to 5 hours in early testing. You should really go for the 9 cell though if you can, sticks out just a LITTLE bit more, adds about 6oz of weight, and quite a bit more battery life.

    Get the hybrid graphics to futureproof yourself as much as possible. It doesnt seem to hit battery life much if any from what I can tell.
     
    dietcokefiend, Aug 14, 2008
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    Really? Are we at that point already?
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Aug 15, 2008
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    He just made that up. Lenovo offers XP on these machines, so there's no chance that there will be a lack of drivers.
     
    djh01, Aug 15, 2008
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  8. yn1997

    yn1997 Notebook Guru

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    thanx for helping.
    Can hybrid works well with Winxp? As I know that turbo memory is vista only.
    And is there a E-sata port?
     
    yn1997, Aug 15, 2008
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    No eSATA port

    I cant confirm the hybrid graphics work in XP since I dont have XP on our review notebook. I would imagine it does though.
     
    dietcokefiend, Aug 15, 2008
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    Kevin, could you tell me how far the 6 cell extends beyond the laptop.

    TIA....
     
    Dashpilot, Aug 21, 2008
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    trucks, Aug 21, 2008
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  12. dietcokefiend

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    about .75", it is NOT flush
     
    dietcokefiend, Aug 21, 2008
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    Almost exactly one inch. (at least on the one if front of me)
     
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    What does one mean by "future-proof?"
     
    doctorwhite, Aug 21, 2008
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    By "future proof" they mean to get better parts now so it won't be [as] outdated in the months/years to come.
     
    Arez20469, Aug 21, 2008
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  17. August West

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    Thanks for that link. I ordered a T400 last night with the 6 cell. I think I'll give them a call later today and see if it's not too late to change my order to the 9 cell. I'm not sure what their policy is on change orders once they have been placed. I'll ask about the availability of the 9 cell when I call.
     
    August West, Aug 21, 2008
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    So I post the exact same link 5 posts above and get no thank you, last time I'm nice. ;)
     
    trucks, Aug 21, 2008
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  19. Han Bao Quan

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    For 32-bit only thought, there is no drivers available for XP x64, not with Lenovo.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Aug 21, 2008
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  20. August West

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    Sorry about that. I'm at work so I can just skim through quickly and missed yours. So here is your official thanks. :D
     
    August West, Aug 21, 2008
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    I can unfortunately confirm thiss...had to switch to 6 cell to rpevent over a months delay... :mad:
     
    sfrohman90, Aug 21, 2008
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    wat was ur estimated shipping date when you ordered the 9 cell?
     
    StrikeX2, Aug 22, 2008
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  23. sfrohman90

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    original was 8/26 (ordered 8/5). was delayed to 9/28
     
    sfrohman90, Aug 22, 2008
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