Lenovo ThinkPad W510 a good buy?

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Anu

Hi,

I am planning to buy a Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Notebook.

I basically wanted a laptop which is tough, powerful and with good performance.

Here's the Description of the ThinkPad T510, which i have customized to my liking.

DescriptionThinkPad W510 - 1 Year Depot Topseller Warranty
Processor:Intel Core i7-620M Processor (2.66GHz, 4MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating system:Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
Operating system language:Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 US English
Windows XP Mode:Microsoft Windows 7 XP Mode - English
Display Panel:15.6" HD Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna
System Graphics:NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 memory for Dual Core Processors
Color Sensor:Color Sensor
Total memory:8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) Keyboard:Keyboard US English Finger Print Reader:UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
Camera:Camera, 2.0 MP
Hard Drive:500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Optical device:Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm)
System expansion slots:Express Card Slot & 5 in 1 Card Reader & Smart Card Slot
Battery:9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++ Edit Power cord:Country Pack North America with Line cord & 135W AC adapter
Bluetooth:Bluetooth w/ antenna
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters:Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
Integrated mobile broadband:Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
Language Pack:Language Pack US English
Microsoft productivity software preload:Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 (North America) - English
Additional software application preload:McAfee Internet Security 2011 - 36 months

This cost is $2,083.00

Before going ahead with buying this, please let me know,
Have i missed out anything?
Is this a good choice?
Any reviews that might help me to make this final decision of purchase.

Thanks
Analog,

What do you mean by, Scale back the RAM and user upgrade?

Also i have selected a 500 GB Hard Disk Drive. should i change back to 320 GB?
which is better a 500 GB, 7200rpm or 320 GB, 7200rpm hard disk drive?

Answer
The W520 just came out, so I would advise against since you can get a better CPU with one of the newer models.

If you stick with that, here's my advice:
-Scale back the RAM and user upgrade. It's much cheaper and isn't that hard to do.
-Go with the FHD display. It should be much better.
-Consider a quad core i7 instead of the dual core.

EDIT: I mean go for the lowest possible RAM (2GB I believe) when ordering and buying a separate 8GB DDR3 SODIMM RAM kit for around $90, and then installing it yourself. It's a simple installation (remove one or two screws and a bottom plate, remove old RAM, install new RAM), and it's much cheaper. In fact, I believe the W510 has 4 RAM slots so you can get 12GB including the already installed modules if you do that.

Here's a Lenovo guide for replacing the RAM. Click FRU removal/replacement and then DIMM.
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/W510/index.html

Here's how I would order it if I were you:
$1,924.00
Intel Core i7-720QM Processor (6M Cache, 1.60GHz)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut, 270nit) with LED Backlight
NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 memory
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm)
9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
4318 : 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller

And then buy an 8GB kit off Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145281&cm_re=corsair_8GB_DDR3_SODIMM-_-20-145-281-_-Product

Or better yet, wait a month for the newer W520 to be available and order that.

how to make my laptop boots time faster?

NeoStrike

I use Asus N53SN.

First time i use it start normally but after I install some software & restart, the boots time take much longer around 2-3 minute.

the software I install before i restart :
1. nVidia Graphics Driver
2. Intel Graphics Driver
3. Windows BIOS Flash Utility
4. BIOS 204
5. ASUS Live Update Utility
6. AI Recovery utility
7. ASUS Wireless Switch (Wireless Console3) Utility
8. SmartLogon Utility
9. Wireless Display Application
10. LifeFrame3 Utility
11. ASUS Fast Boot Utility
12. ASUS Virtual Camera Utility
13. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology
14. Intel(R) WiFi Wireless LAN Driver
15. Azurewave Wireless Lan Driver and Application
16. WiMAX Wireless LAN Driver
17. Chicony Camera Driver
18. Azurewave Camera Driver
19. Intel Management Engine Interface
20. Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver
21. The Turbo Boost Monitor application
22. Keyboard Device Filter Utility

which software is compulsory to install & not install if i must remove one of the software in order to boots up my starting window ? how to fix it ?

also, can you also tell me what software @ type of sofware can make window boots up time slower ?

I use trend micro titanium internet security 2011, it's a good thing if i want to replace it with norton 360 5th edition @ norton internet security 2011 ?

Answer
Type in "msconfig" on your run that's on the start button, then go to the tab that says "start up" then disable the ones you don't need the computer to boot

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