Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad SL400 Review

By: Jose Elmo Dialing

Jose Elmo Dialing — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:02:59 +0000

I got my lenovo thinkpad sl400 two years ago, unfortunately, the left hinges gave up on me, it craked and causing me trouble on my office mobility. Very good machine though, I like it, its a Thinkpad you know. Lenovo service center here in the Philippines is slow in responding, parts are per request basis, they don't have stocks here maybe. 30-45 days to get the replacement delivered, the technician told me in lenovo shop today

By: jaaasaria

jaaasaria — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:42:58 +0000

where can i get the driver ? please kindly email it to me... asaria_ja@yahoo.com.. i already spent 2 day searching on this driver. im so stress. pls help me guyszz

By: Rian

Rian — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:37:16 +0000

Bought this one recently and I think it was great entry level business class notebook. The build quality is somewhat better than Dell Vostro's lineup. Too bad Lenovo doesn't give all SL series with matte screen. Personally I dislike glossy screen, but if you're in a tight budget and would like to buy entry level business class and don't mind with glossy screen, go with it.

By: abcdef987

abcdef987 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:59:43 +0000

my college gave me this lappy actually……its was all ok but one day a blue dot appeared on screen…so immediately i went to service centre they told that they need 6 such dots to replace the piece..is it justified???

By: jeff

jeff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:11:53 +0000

I had two Thinkpads at home and was deep into the guts of one soldering it when my wife asked if I shouldn’t just buy a new one. I got the most basic version of sl400-no camera or fingerprint ID, 1.66 ghz, 1 gig ram, 160 gigs memory for $420, built and sent by Lenovo. I reformatted the drive and installed XP. I use it for all business applications, video, browsing, graphics, Dreamweaver, etc. with no problems. I do run my machines lean but am fully satisfied with how well the processing is. Solid construction with the keyboard-haven’t gotten the Thinkpad creak yet from the palm rest. I like the scroll button a lot. The only recommendation I would have for Lenovo is to replace the glossy monitor with matte. The glossy case could go matte too, but that’s not a big deal. From an ergonomic standpoint, a matte case would also provide a better grip for putting into a briefcase. I find the glossy lid to get a bit oily and slippery compared to my other Thinkpads. Is it a true Thinkpad? That’s irrelevant for me. At that price it’s an excellent build and has some bonuses (e.g., HDMI). there is also a substantial knowledge base built up online. When I downgraded to XP I had no problems, although I had to install about thirty drivers to get everything working properly. the IBM community knowledge base is perhaps the most important legacy that continues with Lenovo.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:44:05 +0000

It’s a solid laptop and fulfills all my business needs. Gaming is ok, but I didn’t buy this to play games, I bought it to use it for work. Not much else to say. I’m trying to think of bad things to say about it. Oh, I wish the hinges were a little bit tighter, but it’s still good. typing is good, I didn’t find it hard connecting ports at all,

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:44:42 +0000

I received my Sl400 about a week and a half ago, and was loving it. The boot times really weren’t that slow, the fingerprint reader worked really well, the screen was great(go for the higher pixel matte screen) and performance was good. The keyboard is also really good. However, this morning, about 10 seconds after I logged in, it blue screened, and rebooted, now every time I log in the same thing happens, and it loops till you switch the laptop off. However, this is probably just a one time bug due to too many processes at once.

Overall it is a decent laptop, probably overpriced in my opinion, I customized it for $2,180, but I’m disappointed that a ‘reliable’ and ‘secure’ laptop is blue screening under hardly any stress.

By: Aatish

Aatish — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:37:59 +0000

I received my Sl400 with preloaded Windows Vista business . Processing was fast with very low heat output. As told, wi-fi was excellent with high range. I would like to mention that Lenovo tools has enhanced system performance.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:53:50 +0000

I just received my SL400, pretty-much configured as described; sans fingerprint reader. I opted for the solid state flash memory which was a good investment for an extra $25 since it cut my boot times down considerably to just a few seconds; definitely not as slow as reviewed. I too don’t like the shiny/glossy lid which is a fingerprint/scratch trap and would urge Lenovo to return to a matte finish. Also, I’d bag the 45 degree bevel which makes locating ports on the side a bit tedious, but not overly a big problem. On a scale of 1-10, I’d give it a solid 8, and it is definitely priced right; although my last year’s T61 was only #300 more and had a more solid feel; but this comes quite close. Overall a good budget laptop that can most anything, except perhaps high end gaming. I’d also suggest the WUVGA anti-glare screen rather than the high gloss LCD. Definitely a good value.