Difference between revisions of "Lenovo Thinkpad T400 and T500"

Late Windows XP era gaming (DirectX 10 for ATI chipsets, DirectX 9 for Intel chipset) or as a very good office computer. High resolution display models are a good choice particularly for more modern games or operating systems such as Windows 7 and Vista that make good use of it. Even if the Intel videocard is not powerful enough for 3D accelerated games in native resolution, performance is decent. All screens are of the TFT type so contrast and response time is very good even if colour reproduction is not that great. As always, Intel graphics models are cooler running than ATI ones but noticeably slower in 3D games. Windows Vista or 7 runs fast enough, even with the Intel graphics chipset.  

The capability of running with 8GB RAM and SSD drives make these laptops very fast for office work and web browsing, although the graphics chipset may not be great for serious gaming or other demanding applications. While LED backlight screens are longer lived, CCFL backlight ones render colours much better, particularly the blues and reds, so they are recommended, if available and with low wear on the lamps.