The SL series has a rather different keyboard from the "classic" ThinkPads. If you're used to a standard ThinkPad keyboard you may not like it as much.
Here's what the 16:9 resolution names mean (on a ThinkPad - other manufacturers could use the same names for different resolutions, or different names for these resolutions): HD = 1366x768 HD+ = 1600x900 FHD = 1920x1080 The T510 only offers HD and HD+. If you want FHD you need to look at the W510 - and right now the only way to get a W510 with FHD is through a reseller. Lenovo doesn't list them at all (they did some weeks ago), and even the HD+ is listed with a 4+ week shipping delay. I bought a new W510 4319-2QU (FHD) last week on on eBay for $1600 after the Bing cashback. Pretty nice machine, although I haven't given it a good workout yet. Don't know about your other questions, but the tabook should give some of the answers: http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/tabook.pdf -Mike On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Andrew Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm thinking of getting a new notebook, something with more speed and > storage than the X300 (and more weight of course, but I'm not > travelling much right now). > > Of course I want a ThinkPad. Going strictly by screen sizes, I'm > thinking of a 6lb 15" model. The SL510 is very attractively priced but > I'm not sure it's the right thing for me, a T510 sounds better. I > can't put my finger on why, and it doesn't seem easy to compare the > SL510 and T510. > > Some things I noticed in reviewing the specs, are these true? > > -- Are there fundamental differences between SL510 and T510? I think > the former has glossy case (boo!) but otherwise is it just slower and > weaker and cheaper, or is there something else there? > > -- No more 802.11a? > > -- What's HD and HD+? The Lenovo site helpful links to a list of > resolutions that doesn't include these. I'm guessing HD might be > 1920x1080. HD+ adds 4+ weeks to delivery of the T510. > > -- On some machines, the default screen is "no WWAN antenna" and the > upgrade with "with WWAN antenna" is $0. Does that make any sense? > Where can I read up on having built-in WWAN vs. a USB stick? > > -- Lenovo.ca prices seem to be about 50% more than Lenovo.com prices, > on the add-ons at least (e.g. $29 vs. $20). I'm not completely > surprised, when I bought the T41p, Canadian retail on the notebook was > 25% more than US retail, after converting the latter to C$. I can ship > to Plattsburgh though then I pay NY taxes as well as Canadian GST and > PST. > > -- Does any reseller ever keep up with Lenovo's constant discounting? > Amazon.com seems to come closest, though they still seem to be $50 or > $100 more than Lenovo's prices. Amazon would typically be in stock > though, vs. 1-2 weeks (or more) from Lenovo. I'm surprised there are > so many retailers when the manufacturer undercuts them constantly. > > Thanks! > > -- > Andrew mailto:[email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
