The Lenovo Thinkpad T400s was an excellent slim laptop when it first came out early in the year. None of that brilliant quality went away when Lenovo decided to release an updated version, which touts a full-featured touchscreen display to the mix.
Why add touch capabilities on a laptop LCD? I’m not sure either, since the T400s doesn’t fold down like a convertible notebook, eliminating the possibility of using it as a modified tablet of sorts. That’s too bad, since the multi-touch features and the installed SimpleTap software would have made for an excellent tablet PC.
Like many of Lenovo’s machines, the new T400s comes with solid build quality to go with all that premium hardware. It uses the same carbon-fiber “roll cage” skeleton, refined keyboard and large touchpad that makes it a pleasing computer to use.
Specs are standard for a mobile business machine. Details include a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SP9600, GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a 128GB SSD. The 14.1-inch display offers a 1,440×900 native resolution, great image quality and a matte finish.
Props need to be given to the multi-touch capability, which works very well with the touch-friendly Windows 7 and Lenovo’s own SimpleTap interface. However, as a $400 markup over a regular T400s, it’s not that easy of a purchase, despite being particularly attractive.
The Lenovo Thinkpad T400s notebook’s overall performance is excellent. Everything is quick and responsive, especially when compared to other business laptops. Battery should last you a good 5 hours for regular use and a little over 3 hours of non-stop video playback. At a $2,000 price tag, it’s a tad expensive, but should be worth every penny.
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