![]() They were able to get loud enough to fill a small room but bass and midrange was still lacking. The onboard speakers sounded better than average for a business notebook. Horizontal viewing angles were better with colors staying accurate even from steep angles. Viewing angles were similar for each notebook with most colors starting to distort and invert when tilted 15-20 degrees back. Backlight levels are stronger on the WXGA panel when both panels are set to the same brightness level. The WXGA screen on the T410 with integrated graphics also has good color reproduction and contrast but it has a slight blue tint compared to a neutral white on the WXGA+ panel. The WXGA+ screen on the T410 with dedicated graphics offers good color reproduction with better than average contrast. With that said we didn?t notice any decrease or increase for that matter in the quality of the displays. The biggest difference is all T410 models come standard with LED-backlighting. The screens offered on the ThinkPad T410 have changed very little compared to ones offered on the T400. As always the hard drive has its own access panel which is removed with a single screw. For the average person this makes user upgrades much less complex. The keyboard easily comes out after you remove two screws and slide it out of position. One slot is accessible through the bottom of the chassis with the access panel removed and the other is underneath the keyboard. With the latest redesign Lenovo moved the RAM to the center of the notebook. I really wish Lenovo went with a metal panel even if it slightly increased the overall weight of the notebook.Īccess to internal components has improved over past models with the T410 no longer needing to have the palmrest removed to upgrade the memory. This is easily the weakest part on the entire notebook … bowing slightly when installed and flexing more than any surrounding panel. Another item is the access panel on the bottom of the notebook that is designed to let users access one of the system memory slots and an open mini-PCIe slot. Only the left side of the screen cover shows this distortion but it is still more than past models. The screen lid seems weaker on the left side which allows pressure applied to the lid to show through as distortion on the LCD. The good news is that overall the redesigned chassis in the T410 still feels as strong as ever … but the bad news is a few specific areas did lose some strength compared to past ThinkPads. Any change to the sacred ThinkPad is seen as negative, even if it results in a stronger notebook. The bottom has also changed–with a user-access panel being the biggest addition–to let users install more RAM or a wireless card without tearing apart the notebook.īuild quality is a touchy subject for anyone familiar with the ThinkPad brand and how it has changed over the years. Another change is the shift from a two-piece palmrest and keyboard bezel on older models to one-piece design that is stronger and has fewer gaps to squeak. Once opened, ThinkPad fans will notice that Lenovo finally centered the screen, so no more thick bezel on one side and a thin bezel on the other. The port layout has significantly changed to allow an increase in available ports and even a few new types of connections. Those are the areas where the similarities stop. It still carries the black rubberized screen lid with ThinkPad logo, still offers the shiny matte-black chassis and palmrest, and still uses the strong and highly visible stainless steel screen hinges. To the naked eye very little has changed with the overall design of the ThinkPad T410 compared to past models. ![]()
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