[ltp] Thinkpad SL500 with LED backlight - to buy or not to buy

[Деян Дойчев]

Marcin Trybus wrote:
> I'm considering to retire my aged T23 and get a new laptop. The things I want are Core 2 CPU, anti glare LCD, and a reasonable keyboard layout. I got intrested in SL500 as it's currently on sale, most likely because it ships with VHB that is not eligible for free upgrade to Windows 7. Not that I care. 
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> The laptop is fully Intel based (ingluding GMA 4500MHD) so I hope it will run any Linux without any serious problems. I have doubts about the LED backlight though. It's a reasonably new thing, especially by Lenovo, and I haven't got a single experiences with such screens. I read the backlight may age unevenly. Should I worry, or is this just the way things go? Does this affect battery life in a major way? 
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> Any other things I should know about this model? Any other models I should consider in the price range? I am also taking T61 (not necessarily new) into consideration. 
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> Regards 
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> Marcin 
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Hi, I bought an SL500 (the fully Intel based model) in September and I 
am very happy with it.
It works perfectly for now despite being dropped twice from about 
40-50cm and once I spit half bottle of water over its keyboard, but the 
drainage saved me.
The screen is very good in my opinion and I am able to get about 
2:45h-3:15min on battery power using the standard battery.
Thanks to Alexandre Rostotsev there are drivers for everything but the 
hdaps. I haven't tried the fingerprint reader yet, but found out that 
there is a solution for it.
In my opinion it is a very good low-cost model and as for now it is 
worth its price.
Regards,
Deyan