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Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T8100 (2.1GHz 800MHz 3MBL2), 14.1 WXGA TFT, 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM), 80GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim, ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ, Integrated Bluetooth PAN.
Customer Review
By voiceoverthewall.com
I have used several IBM ThinkPads/Lenovo Thinkpads in my lifetime and I must say, without a doubt, they are sturdy laptops. They feel bulletproof in your hands, which is a testament to their construction.
This particular model was a bit disappointing to me at first, but once I worked out the bugs and got used to it, it has been ok.
Here’s the story. Its a solid laptop, as I said. It is fast with nice features that you would expect from a laptop. What sets it apart from the rest is its build quality. I had a few issues with this model though. The keyboard responsiveness has changed since the days of my T20. They keys now feel more plastic is their response. That may not be the best way to put it, but they are more clicky I guess. That was trivial and only took a couple of uses to adjust. Now…for the major issue I had. After about an hour of use, this laptop would totally freeze up. I did some online research and found two culprits. I am not sure which one resolved it but I turned off the hard drive shock protection (Active Protection System) and the advanced power management. After turning off both off these (and anything else for that matter that was extraneous), the problem went away. I also updated all the drivers via the ThinkVantage software. I know, I know…as a technical support professional, I should have tried only one thing at a time, but I didn’t.
My suggestion is that if you encounter this issue, try each of my sugesstions. Hopefully you will not encounter this freezing issue though. My company has purchased a large quantity of these and mine was the only one of the bunch to exhibit this problem.
One other thing…I have tried this on two separate wireless networks. I used to have a Linksys WRT54G and had no connectivity issues. With my new Linksys WRT610n router on the 2.4ghz “mixed” mode, this laptop will not connect. The only way I can get it to connect is to drop down from the “mixed” mode (which is Wireless B, G, and N) to the “B-G Mixed” mode. Additionally, I had to enable SSID broadcasting for this laptop to initially connect to the network. If you understand wireless, you know that SSID broadcasting does not have to be enable to join a wireless lan. This Intel card inside seems picky about it though.
Best of luck to you. You will not regret purchasing this laptop or any other Lenovo for that matter. Even with the issues I experienced, I would buy more Lenovos in the future.
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