3 years, 2 months ago
Please recommend Thinkpad T43 replacement. Weight approx 4.3 lbs. Thinkpad T400 or Dell Latitude E6400?
Other requirements:
- Price is at the proximity of current MacBook (without backlit keyboard) - please no Mac vs PC bashing.
- 3 years warranty (important - as this is how the laptop is going to be kept for).
- No Dell Studio XPS 13 please - heat issue.
- 2GB (should be ok for Windows 7 when it's released)
- Low end P8xxx or T8xxx series CPU is fine (no games playing)
- Price is at the proximity of current MacBook (without backlit keyboard) - please no Mac vs PC bashing.
- 3 years warranty (important - as this is how the laptop is going to be kept for).
- No Dell Studio XPS 13 please - heat issue.
- 2GB (should be ok for Windows 7 when it's released)
- Low end P8xxx or T8xxx series CPU is fine (no games playing)
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Our very large firm (+100K employees) will be standardizing on the E6400, and we are known for being picky as heck. I'm guessing Dell got something right for us to commit to buying so many E6400s. We're also standardizing on a Lenovo for our subnotebook form-factor, which also says something about that brand as well.
Having been in IT for almost 2 decades, I'd say Dell Latitudes are probably the most reliable in the industry, and I've worked with most of the major brands. Aside from the hardware and Dell's commitment to life-cycle support that matches most corporate hardware refresh time lines (ie. they aren't churning out new business laptop models every 2 months, resulting in a confusion of repair and service issues), their drivers are solid and well tested.
Vote: Dell E6400. Plus I still think "Stinkpad" whenever I see a Thinkpad.
Having been in IT for almost 2 decades, I'd say Dell Latitudes are probably the most reliable in the industry, and I've worked with most of the major brands. Aside from the hardware and Dell's commitment to life-cycle support that matches most corporate hardware refresh time lines (ie. they aren't churning out new business laptop models every 2 months, resulting in a confusion of repair and service issues), their drivers are solid and well tested.
Vote: Dell E6400. Plus I still think "Stinkpad" whenever I see a Thinkpad.
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Would you please confirm what is the weight with 6 cells battery? Is there a heat issue? We used to have D600s. Great unit but hinges needs to be replaced couple of times. I understand E6400 has better build.
Couple of reviews mention that "Sthinkpad" T400 keyboard flexes quite a bit.
Thanks!
I'll check on the heat issue and battery weight. We're only just starting to roll the units out, but several of my staff just got theirs so I should have plenty of first hand details very soon.
We had some issues with hinges on the D-series, including my own D620, which became so loose that it became unusable on planes or trains due to the vibration. I think the hinge assembly is different on the E-series, but I don't know that for a fact.
Lenovo's laptops seem to have a looser "fit" tolerance. I had an X200s in hand for a demo, and shaking the closed unit resulted in some wiggle in the battery compartment. It just didn't feel as well made as the Dells. Could have been just the one unit, but it was brand new out of the box, and I was surprised at how much the battery wiggled in it's "socket".