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Lenovo T430/Core i5 3rd Gen/14”/Black colour Screen: 14″ LED, Black Color Processor: Intel Core i5 Third Gen Memory: 16 GB DDR3 RAM Storage: 1TB HDD Optical Drive: DVD Wireless: Yes Camera: Yes Graphics: Intel HD Windows : Win 7 Pro Co Power Supply: Adapter Laptop Warranty: 1 Month Item specifics Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of wear. See the seller’s … Read more Brand: Lenovo Colour: Black Model: T430 Warranty: Seller Warranty MPN: Does Not Apply Bundled Items: Speakers Operating System: Windows 7 / Free UG to Win10 Pro SSD Capacity: Not Specified (Others) Screen Size: 14″ Family Line: ThinkPad Processor: Intel Core i5 (3rd Generation) Type: Notebook Processor Speed: 2.60 GHz Processor Brand: Intel Graphics Processing Type: Intel Utility: Commercial Memory: 16 GB Seller warranty: 1 Month Seller Warranty Hard Drive Capacity: 1 TB when you’re the gold standard for business notebooks, you have to do everything in your power to stay on top. And Lenovo is doing just that with the ThinkPad T430 ($1,124 as tested), which adds a new Precision Keyboard and enhanced Dolby audio. Plus, the 9-cell battery inside this workhorse promises epic endurance to go along with Ivy Bridge muscle. Is the ThinkPad still the king? Design Taking a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach, the Thinkpad T430’s lid is outfitted in the durable, yet extremely comfortable, black soft-touch finish. Other mainstays include strong chrome hinges and the Lenovo and Thinkpad insignias in the top left and right corners. Opening the lid via the sliding latch along the front lip of the notebook continues to be a breeze. Inside, you’ll see the familiar bright red trackpoint in the center of the new island-style keyboard. Volume controls and a royal blue ThinkVantage button sit atop the keyboard along with a black power button. Just below the keyboard rests a touchpad flanked by discrete mouse buttons. A fingerprint reader sits to the right of the touchpad. Lenovo ThinkPad T430 from $818.1 Visit Site from Lenovo With its 9-cell battery, the 5.2-pound, 13.1 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch T430 is on the heavy side of the thin-and-light notebook category. It easily outweighs the 4.8-pound, 13.2 x 9.2 x 0.81 inch Dell XPS 14, though this ThinkPad weighs the same as its predecessor. Nevertheless, the T430 can still slip in and out of a messenger bag or backpack with relative ease. Specs CPU 2.6GHz Intel Core i5-3320M Operating System MS Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) RAM 4GB RAM Upgradable to 16GB Hard Drive Size 500GB Durability Like previous ThinkPad T Series notebooks, the T420 is designed to last. The rubberized ABS plastic lid, carbon-reinforced bottom and internal roll cage help protect against shocks and drops. In addition, 2012 models are reinforced with carbon fiber for enhanced strength and stiffness. The ThinkVantage Active Protection stops the hard drive when it senses a change in motion. Display and Audio The 14-inch, 1366 x 768p, 147 lux display isn’t very bright, 40 lux short of the 187 thin-and-light category average. This is somewhat disappointing, given that the previous model, the T420, had a much brighter 230-lux screen, and a higher resolution of 1600 x 900. Fortunately, that screen is also available on the T430, a $50 option we highly recommend. Still, the matte display on the T430 delivered sharp, crisp text on CNN.com and Washingtonpost.com. Viewing angles were decent, with clear images from 45 degrees to the left or right of the display. Thanks to Dolby Advanced Audio technology, the speakers flanking the keyboard delivered fairly loud, rich audio. On George Michael’s “Freedom,” warm piano chords and a crisp drumline cascaded gently over Michael’s rebellious tenor. Of the four presets in the control panel (Movies, Music, Gaming) we found that Movies was slightly louder, but Music delivered a richer sound. When we switched to the Gaming preset, the vocals sounded a little hollow and muffled. Keyboard and Touchpad Instead of the classic keyboard we’ve come to know and love on the ThinkPad, the T430 features an island-style Precision Keyboard. Our concerns were immediately allayed, as the matte black, smile-shaped keys had plenty of space and provided firm, springy feedback. The keyboard on this notebook feels better than the AccuType layout on the IdeaPad series as well as other ThinkPads we’ve tested with island-style keyboards, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X230. The only thing preventing the T430 from offering a perfect typing experience is the plastic palm rest. We’d prefer a soft-touch surface. Like the X230, Lenovo off
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