| NYANKS said: Wow, the T500 looks like a solid choice, thanks alot! The only cons according to the following review seem to be the audio and the keyboard. I dunno if you know from experience, but can you speak on those two points? I'll keep shopping around but I'll definitely keep this in mind, thanks bud. |
I have the T510 not the T500 but can say the build quality is top notch. The sound is OK not groundbreaking but certainly not bad. The keyboard is a joy as are all Thinkpads tbh. I am a big fan of the Red nipple (I am sure a lot of us are) that the Thinkpads use but you can turn this off if you are not. The screen is also matt and not gloss (Major pain in the arse glossy screens).
The T400/500's are end of life which may be why you can find bargains but I would still recommend a T410 or T510 over the older models. The i5 and i7 cpus and just the tweaks over the 400/500 series make it worth it. The T510 has a draft N Wi Fi (Works very well) plus built in SIM slot for mobile broadband. I use this all the time and finally managed to ditch my Web and Walk Tmobile stick.
The only downside for some and not for me is the weight this is a big laptop that falls more into the desktop replacement end of the market. If weight is the problem then go for the T410 it is the same laptop although smaller.
In my opinion this laptop deserved all the review praise it received.
My experience of the XPS 16 models is they are an order of magnitude lower in build quality. They are approx £250 cheaper than a similar specified T510 so if it was all about money then it is a safe pair of hands.
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