Lenovo Selling 60 million ThinkPad Notebooks

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - by Mathew Miranda in Mobile

Lenovo recently celebrated the milestone of selling 60 million ThinkPad notebooks. That's a ThinkPad for every person in the United Kingdom, to put it in perspective. Moreover, the PC maker claims these things sell like electronic hotcakes, to the tune of 14 per minute.  Those are iPad sort of rates.  But Lenovo doesn't reach these types of numbers by selling outdated hardware spruced up with brushed aluminum, and clever marketing. The company targets tech-savvy business consumers and home users who want light, durable notebooks that offer extended battery life built with the latest technology.

The notebook we're reviewing today is an improvement over the original T410 we reviewed earlier this year. The latest iteration offers consumers a feature that gives it an important advantage over the majority of laptops on the market. The ThinkPad T410s is the first model from Lenovo to offer NVIDIA Optimus technology which provides users with seamless switching between discrete GPU performance and the power saving benefits associated with integrated graphics.

It features a 14 inch LED backlit screen with a native resolution of 1440 x 900, Intel Core i5 560M processor, NVIDIA NVS3100M graphics, 128GB Toshiba SSD, and a total weight under 4 lbs.  Less than an inch thick, the T410s is one of the thinnest, lightest, and most advanced 14" notebooks we've ever tested.  Without a doubt, the specs are great, but exactly how well does it perform? Keep reading to find out. 

Lenovo ThinkPad T410s Notebook Specifications & Features

Model	T410s
Display	14" (1440 x 900)
CPU	Intel Core i5 560M 2.66GHz
Memory	4GB DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20 1T
Graphics	Intel HD Integrated Graphics Nvidia NVS3100M Graphics
Storage	Toshiba 128GB SSD THNS128GG4BAAA-N
Optical	CD-RW/DVD Burner Matshita UJ892
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Wireless	Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11 a / b / g / n
Webcam	2.0 Megapixel
Ports	2 x USB 2.0 1 x eSATA/USB Combo 1 x VGA 1 x DisplayPort 1 x RJ45 32mm Express Card Combo Microphone in / Audio out
Battery	6 Cell
Weight	3.91 lbs
Dimensions	13.3" x 9.5" x 0.83" (WxDxH)
Warranty	1 Year
Price	$1779

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