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Difference Between W500 & T500

Last post by Ryushin « Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:44 am
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by First Light » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:06 pm

I'm considering the purchase of a new TP and am currently looking at the W500 and T500, but cannot see a lot of difference between these two TP's...

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Last post by Ryushin
Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:44 am
W500 Ethernet port LED blinking amber

Last post by tylerwylie « Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:22 pm
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by ceski » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:31 am

I received my brand new W500 and I have the feeling that something is wrong with the Ethernet port.

The Ethernet port is equipped with two LEDs...

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Last post by tylerwylie
Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:22 pm
Anyone W500 cover have a warped top?

Last post by comptiger5000 « Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:25 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:09 am

When I run my hands over the top of my W500, while closed, I notice a goos hump or warped area in the LCD cover.

Anyone else?

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Last post by comptiger5000
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:25 pm
More 500W and 700W Models Now on Lenovo Website

Last post by Bashar « Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:32 pm
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by First Light » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:38 pm

There are now 3 W500 models and 2 W700 models on Lenovo's website. :arrow:

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Last post by Bashar
Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:32 pm
access connections (w500) vista64and firefox cause an error?

Last post by johnp126 « Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:03 pm

by johnp126 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:03 pm

I have been told there is a problem with access connections crashing thinkvantage access connections service GUI helper module has stopped...

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Last post by johnp126
Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:03 pm
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 performance

Last post by comptiger5000 « Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:18 am
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by bert » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:26 pm
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The following is approximately true:

V5700 = HD3650 = RV635 = M86

This is a midrange GPU. The performance is about the same as for an NVIDIA Quadro...
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Last post by comptiger5000
Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:18 am
How to hide service partition, W500, Windows Vista?

Last post by gpvillamil « Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:38 pm
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by gpvillamil » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:57 pm

On my W500 there is a service partition (S:), that really doesn't need to be touched. I'm OK to have it there, just wondering if there is some...

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Last post by gpvillamil
Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:38 pm
ThinkPad W700 user comments wanted!

Last post by ThinkPadToday « Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:30 pm

by ThinkPadToday » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:30 pm

Hi All, we have posted several articles at our Blog reviewing and discussing the ThinkPad W700.

Over the last few days we have been talking to...

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Last post by ThinkPadToday
Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:30 pm
Worth Stepping Up from T60p to W500?

Last post by basketb « Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:18 pm
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by safelder » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:11 pm

I'm considering moving from a T60p running XP Pro that has been rock solid for nearly two years (knock wood, I haven't had to rebuild yet). I am...

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Last post by basketb
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:18 pm
T60p Ultrabay SATA dock not compatible with W500

Last post by jketzetera « Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:57 pm
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by gpvillamil » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:54 pm

I recently got a W500, expecting that I'd be able to use the existing Ultrabay SATA HD dock from the T60p.

However, it does not seem to be...

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Last post by jketzetera
Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:57 pm
vista business 64 + SSD not available

Last post by thomas565 « Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:07 am

by thomas565 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:07 am

why is the W500 with vista business 64 not available with a SSD?

Thanks
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Last post by thomas565
Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:07 am
[fixed] Fingerprint reader flashes "too short" mes

Last post by gpvillamil « Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:47 pm

by gpvillamil » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:47 pm

For some inexplicable reason, the fingerprint reader on my W500 (Vista) keeps flashing the too short message constantly.

Upon boot, as soon as the...

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Last post by gpvillamil
Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:47 pm
W500 Button Light for checking mail

Last post by synapse « Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:31 pm
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by synapse » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:09 am

Does anyone know if the W500 has the ThinkVantage button light that you can customize to light up when new mail arrives?

Just curious.

Thanks!
-Dan

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Last post by synapse
Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:31 pm
How about having a Thinkpad 17" in the near future?

Last post by Radioguy « Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:52 pm
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by Shurato » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:41 pm

I was fancying around how it would be having a 17 Thinkpad notebook being engineered in the same built quality as how we're already used to have...

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Last post by Radioguy
Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:52 pm
TP w500/w700 screen vs T60p

Last post by safelder « Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:31 pm
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by StevenD » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:32 pm

Is anyone able to post photos of a w500 or w700's screen adjacent to a T60p's? I've got a T60p that I'd like to upgrade, but I'm not letting go of...

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Last post by safelder
Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:31 pm
anyone having issues w w500 and vista 64?

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:47 pm
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by johnp126 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:01 pm

having annoying issues:
1. iexplore.exe stops responding
2. access connections does the same
3. can't use docking station (Full) with video card in...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:47 pm
Mini Review of the W500

Last post by Wendy « Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:32 pm

by Wendy » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:32 pm

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Last post by Wendy
Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:32 pm
W500 WUXGA Display Quality

Last post by pointfielder « Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:22 am
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by comptiger5000 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:43 pm

Have they finally sorted out the quality issues with the WUXGA 15.4 screens? Or, would I be better off with the WSXGA+? Basically, which screen is...

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Last post by pointfielder
Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:22 am
using 2 external & thinkpad monitor

Last post by johnp126 « Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:37 am
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by johnp126 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:14 pm

Hi all. Have 205560u and 406225u W500. When we ordered them we asked to have them able to drive 2 external wide monitors plus the 1920x1200 internal...

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Last post by johnp126
Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:37 am
t400/t500/w500 keyboard taken into consideration by lenovo

Last post by Harryc « Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:19 am
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by patton73 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:58 am

Here is the post from a lenovo Engineer.

Pheraps something will change about the keyboard.

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:19 am
New Ghosted Hardrive doesn't boot?

Last post by Wendy « Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:46 am
Replies: 3
by Wendy » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:11 pm

Am I doing something wrong? Ghosted my 160 gb 7200 hard drive that came with my W500 to a 250 gb 7200 Western Digital Scorpio to allievate...

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Last post by Wendy
Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:46 am
Down to 2: Lenovo W700 or Alienware...please help me decide?

Last post by erik « Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:45 am
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by Crunch » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:04 am

Hey folks,

I've owned nothing but Thinkpads, and if I order the W700, it would be #13, in 10 years.

Alienware has caught my eye. Why? Because it...

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Last post by erik
Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:45 am
The XP/Vista thing

Last post by awolfe63 « Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:01 pm
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by awolfe63 » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:21 pm

So - I got the Vista Business to XP pro downgrade. Then I learn that switchable graphics isn't in XP.

I'm not sure if I want to switch - but if I...

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Last post by awolfe63
Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:01 pm
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit - No longer an option

Last post by jmshep « Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:30 pm
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by Ryushin » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:19 am

I just ordered my W500, and it just showed Vista Ultimate. I looked up Microsoft's information on Ultimate, and it said it Ultimate comes with both...

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Last post by jmshep
Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:30 pm
Dual booting?

Last post by carbon_unit « Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:51 pm
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by outofstepper » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:51 pm

Greets all.

Got quite a few of the bugs worked out of my W500... thanks
to all who replied in the Aaaargh thread.

Now another nut to crack: dual...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:51 pm
Aaaarrrgh -- W500 + Vista64

Last post by tdesaix « Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:43 am
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by outofstepper » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:37 am

So my W500 arrived! ( upgraded from a T60p)

Once it shipped from HK (5-7day UPS), I got it in 3 -- so it was
a good start.

First impressions out...

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Last post by tdesaix
Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:43 am
W500/T500 config to maximize battery life

Last post by pointfielder « Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:21 pm
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by pointfielder » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:18 am

The TABOOK says maximum of 9+ hours with 9-cell battery on
its W500/T500 pages. Seem like overestimates.

What's a realistic number? What have you...

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Last post by pointfielder
Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:21 pm
Fingerprint reader problems?

Last post by ZPrime « Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:05 am
Replies: 8
by ZPrime » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:36 pm

Anyone else having issues with their fingerprint reader on the W500?

Mine works fine on a cold startup, but if I suspend (fn+f4) and then bring it...

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Last post by ZPrime
Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:05 am
So... where are the switchable graphics on the W500?

Last post by outofstepper « Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:17 am
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by gpvillamil » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:29 pm

Well, I've got a new W500, running under Vista.

I can't seem to find where you switch to the Intel graphics - haven't seen anything likely in the...

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Last post by outofstepper
Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:17 am
w500 vs Dell Precision M4400 vs HP Elitebook 8530w

Last post by Puppy « Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:31 am
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by manecas » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:06 pm

I am interested in buying one of these and would like to gather opinions on the pros and cons of either one.

I've been comparing prices and was...

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Last post by Puppy
Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:31 am
W500 FingerPrint scanner support in Linux/Ubuntu

Last post by Bashar « Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:23 am
Replies: 13
by wtam » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:42 am

Have anyone gotton the finger printer scanner to work in Linux? I am running ubuntu 2.6.27.3 64 bit kernel. I tried both fprint and ThinkFinger but...

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Last post by Bashar
Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:23 am
RAID

Last post by erik « Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:43 am
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by First Light » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:32 pm

When you are configuring a unit and choosing components you have the option of:

1. Internal RAID - Not Enabled, or
2. Internal RAID - Configured by...

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Last post by erik
Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:43 am
Hardware maintenance manual for W500 and W700

Last post by yang « Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:59 am
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by NaT » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:43 am

Here are the links to Hardware Maintenance manuals for W500. Just in case anyone wants more technical info of the hardware. I couldn't find one for...

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Last post by yang
Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:59 am
Windows Experience Index - what is your W500 score?

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:41 pm

by Greg Gebhardt » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:41 pm

I have no idea if it is good or not but out of interest mine shows:

4058 CTO with 2.8MHz Dual Core
Processor 5.3
Memory 5.5
Graphics 4.7
Gaming...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:41 pm
W500 arrived . . DVD/CD drive noise/problems

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:26 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:03 pm

All is good except my CD/DVD drive is noisy. Kinda like the CD is scraping against something. I have removed it and reinstalled it but at lower...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:26 pm
W500 compared to T61p? - All other things being Equal

Last post by awolfe63 « Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:08 pm
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by eecon » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:46 pm

Depreciation and future resale aside, a W500 15.4 WS T9300 versus a T61p 15.4 WS T9300?

From all the postings here it looks like they have similar...

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Last post by awolfe63
Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:08 pm
W500 "Display driver failed to respond but has recovere

Last post by jmshep « Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:41 pm
Replies: 3
by KennethG » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:08 pm

After a few cycles of this message, the system crashes and reboots itself. This occurs for sure when I change the display theme, but happens under...

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Last post by jmshep
Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:41 pm
new w500 review available - september 16th (german)

Last post by Crunch « Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:53 pm
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by manecas » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:18 pm

(google translation)

Enjoy! (very good review)

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Last post by Crunch
Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:53 pm
What exactly does all this mean

Last post by Brad « Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:11 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:28 pm

Did UPS drop the ball or was it Lenovo? This is my current tracking on my W500:

LOUISVILLE, KY, US 09/16/2008 9:52 A.M. THE RECEIVER REQUESTS UPS TO...

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Last post by Brad
Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:11 am
W500 with 25W P9500 2.53 Processor Option

Last post by awolfe63 « Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:37 pm
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by eecon » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:02 pm

FYI .... the new 25W P9500 2.53 Processor is now being offered as an option on custom configured W500 units on Lenovo's U.S. university program...

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Last post by awolfe63
Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:37 pm
W Series - Switchable Graphics?

Last post by eecon « Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:01 pm
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by gsharm » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:08 pm

Hi, I've searched around here, no luck, and once again Lenovo's documentation is a complete failure which doesn't help. How their engineers tolerate...

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Last post by eecon
Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:01 pm
does the W500 support the T60 Advanced dock?

Last post by awolfe63 « Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:48 pm
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by derekpowell » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:03 pm

I know the T500 does, but not sure about the W.

I'm sure there will a newer one being released, but I'd like to use my older dock in the meantime.

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Last post by awolfe63
Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:48 pm
Looks like my new W500 has a cooling problem.

Last post by awolfe63 « Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:04 pm
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by awolfe63 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:48 pm
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I tried running a game on it for the first time today for an hour or so. The CPU heated up to 80C then would repeatedly throttle back from 2.8GHz to...
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Last post by awolfe63
Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:04 pm
W500/W700 Memory

Last post by eecon « Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:28 am
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by First Light » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:09 pm

There are apparently 2 memory slots on the W700 into which you have the option of installing:

1. 2g total memory by using two 1g DIMMs (std)
2. 2g...

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Last post by eecon
Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:28 am
W500/700 1920x1200 Wallpapers

Last post by arlab « Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:57 am

by arlab » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:57 am

Do the W Thinkpads have new wallpapers? If so, can anyone post 'em here. (1920x1200 px)

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Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:57 am
Dollar for dollar better?

Last post by Skysurfer « Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:17 pm
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by Skysurfer » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:29 pm

Is there ANY significant difference between the W500 and T500?

I have not been able to find a W500 review anywhere and I would like to know how much...

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Last post by Skysurfer
Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:17 pm
Which GPU does the W500 use?

Last post by Paul386 « Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:48 am
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by Technophile » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:37 pm

I've heard online that some people have been recieving W500's with the HD 3650 instead of the v5700. Are those cases relatively isolated, or are they...

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Last post by Paul386
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:48 am
Price Decrease on W500?

Last post by awolfe63 « Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:41 am
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by First Light » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:50 pm

I just noticed that the base price of the W500 now has a sale price of $1,327, vs a regular price of $1,659. Did this price decrease just happen, or...

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Last post by awolfe63
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:41 am
W500 & 7-in1 Card Reader -- where?

Last post by awolfe63 « Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:48 pm
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by outofstepper » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:21 pm

The W500 splash screen (on the lenovo website)
touts a 7-in-1 multimedia card reader -- but I can't
find it anywhere in the options or any other...

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Last post by awolfe63
Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:48 pm
Thinking of purchasing the Thinkpad W700...

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:13 am
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by Crunch » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:21 pm

Hi everyone,

So finally Lenovo has come out with the first ever 17 widescreen Thinkpad. It's pretty expensive at around $3,500 with the...

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Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:13 am

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