Robert, Thanks for the info. I searched the current tabook.pdf and the only place Thunderbolt was found was for the T430s. A comment implies it is only on i7 CPU versions with "integrated" (video I assume). It appears that only a dual core i7 is available on the T430s and "integrated" isn't a separate GPU with a min of 1 GB of video RAM so the fancy software might not be happy. Guess I have to look at a non-Thunderbolt W series or similar as the new machine will have to run Windows 7 64-bit (fancy ethernet connected hardware now requires Windows 7 for up-to-date drivers).
I guess I could consider one of the new "retina" 15" MacBooks running Windows 7 but no TPM makes BitLocker less fun (USB memory stick with key during startup) :-( Thank goodness I don't need centrally managed yet :-) Thanks for the input. Stuart On Sep 14, 2012, at 10:11 AM, "Rosen, Robert (NIH/NIAMS) [E]" <[email protected]> wrote: > File Vault on Mac does work but it is not centrally managed which is a > requirement for many. We use PGP on our Macs which is not the greatest but > works and meets the security requirements. > > I just ordered a bunch of T430s-es and they have a Thunderbolt port combined > with mini-DisplayPort. Best way to really find out what they have is to look > up the exact model in the PSREF documents. > http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/tabook.pdf > > ___________________________ > Robert Rosen > Senior IT Advisor > National Institute of Arthritis and > Musculoskeletal Diseases > National Institutes of Health > US Department of Health & Human Services > Tel: 301-451-6525 > E-Mail: [email protected] > > NIH ... Turning Discovery into Health > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:48:29 +0000 >> From: Stuart Biggar <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad(s) with Thunderbolt port? >> To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected] >> .arizona.edu> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" >> >> I'm thinking about purchasing a new notebook. Some expensive >> (double the cost of the well optioned notebook) software now >> recommends an i7 CPU, lots of RAM and a separate GPU with min of 1 >> GB of RAM. So I was thinking of something along the lines of a W530 >> but I wonder if anything from Lenovo has a Thunderbolt port for video >> and PCIe expansion? I think certain T430s models (i7) do but I don't see >> it for a W530. Anyone know for sure? Or better, if a W series with >> Thunderbolt will appear soon? >> >> Some coworkers are quite happy with MacBooks with an Apple >> thunderbolt display (video, Firewire, USB, and gigabit ethernet in the >> display). However the MacBooks don't have a TPM chip and we are >> getting pressure to use an encrypted filesystem (Bitlocker for example) >> on Windows 7 Enterprise and that seems easier on a notebook with a >> TMP chip and appropriate bios. >> >> Thanks for any advice, pointers, brickbats, ?. >> >> Stuart >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
