I used a W500 quite similar to that one for six months as my "main" machine and was very impressed. My only grievance - albeit a major one - was an absolutely horrendous LCD, which was a Samsung WUXGA. Given that you're getting a version with WSXGA+ you should be OK.
My unit was next to silent in normal use, in both Vista and Linux. Switchable graphics are a very nice touch. Original drivers for Intel wireless card were pretty shoddy, I believe that this was improved along the way. Not too many applications exist that these units won't handle. That being said, they are desktop replacements - big and bulky. My experiences only. Cheers, George -----Original Message----- From: driven_zen <[email protected]> To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 7:39 pm Subject: [Thinkpad] Opinions of ThinkPad Lenovo W500 (B13) T4061B13 Shoppers: I'm buying a refurbished notebook from the IBM Family & Friends site as a gift and would like opinions of the model on which I've fixed, the ThinkPad Lenovo W500 (B13), AKA T4061B13. I do not hesitate in making such a request because I have learned that there is always an ample supply available on this list of strong opinions based on extensive knowledge and -- more importantly -- on experience. I look forward to your collective wisdom. Thank you. - Mark Mark Henigan -- _______________________________________________ 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
