The counter-intuitive little brother to the Lenovo Thinkpad SL300, the Thinkpad SL400 offers some solid specs, but it might not be worth the trouble required to bring this $600 laptop up to snuff, and up to price, at slightly above $1000.
Because the Thinkpad has become pretty standard across the board, you still get the Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.26 GHz, and the non-too shabby NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics setup for lighter, old-school gaming. But, what you don’t get is style or power.
The SL400 is a sloppy looking standard laptop, and the smaller battery needs upgrading to a 9-cell, which adds to the price and the weight. Plus, the WiFi is dreadfully out of style, only supporting 802.11 a.
Overall, this little laptop isn’t up to snuff in features. If you want a cheap laptop for casual business or home use, go with a netbook. If you want to have a desktop replacement, go with something more serious, because if you don’t you will end up adding options to this until you wish you would have.
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
- Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
- RAM: 2 GB
- Weight: 5.5 lbs.
- Display Size: 14.1 inches
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS PCI Express x16
- Storage Capacity: 160 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11 a
- Primary Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
This guy does not have his facts right.. this laptop comes with 2 different cards that both offer A as well as B/G/N. The put A back in because some businesses are finding the B/G network frequencies too crowded and are having machines drop off so lately more companies are requesting A products again.
Also regarding options in general, you can custom order off their website with more high end options on parts that any other manufacturer. Thinkpad quality is fantastic compared to other builds but you do pay more. Some appreciate it, some do not.