Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Review Quotes

By: Pat1961

Pat1961 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:38 +0000

I purchased the Lenovo T500 and it is the worst computer I have ever owned, and I have been working with computers for either business or personal since the early 80’s.
Their advertised weight (4 lbs.) must be without anything in it, because the actual weight with a moderate amount of equipment is almost double.
The customer service is almost non-existent. Other than recommending downloadable drivers (which are pretty easy to find anyway), they are not much help.
The “ThinkVantage” software does not seem to be of any great value, and in some cases, actually gets in the way.
I would very strongly NOT recommend this computer.

By: BizUser

BizUser — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:50:48 +0000

While performance of T500 is not bad, its non ergonomic design and weight are cons when considering it. The major flaws are no LED displays above 1280 resolution, non ergonomic design of the palm rest with mouse pad taking extra space, loudspeakers on the top taking space. This limits space available to rest palms of your hands and leads to wrist pain. Also, the location or finger reader is awkward – just under where you keep your hands instead on the side. All of this with the weight of above 6lbs speaks against T500. For serious user, better options are Dell and perhaps Apple.