Lenovo ThinkPad W510 a good buy?

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.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers