Is T500 is good machine

Hello Friends
I was searching laptops with good specs and i came across T500 notebook. i read some reviews of it saying it has annoying keyboard flex + on the palmrest ..... and also it looks cheap from the inside ....... Can anybody let me know if it is realy comming with new laptops of lenovo that dissapointed me a lot !!!!!
r eply me guys....
Thanks

QAftw,
This minor revision would not be considered a product refresh, or version 2 as you suggest. Products normally undergo minor revisions while in production to incorporate information derived from the field. Product refreshes are usually timed around processor speed bumps.
From the customer view, nothing externally changes, and this update will just ensure that the keyboard has a solid feel no matter which version is used, or any other tolerances that might otherwise come into play. This update is the long term solution based upon customer feedback on the keyboard flex concerns on the left side of some of these systems. The tactical solution has been to build with the earlier T61 version that had the additional plate on the keyboard where possible. This update will allow for the use of the newer, lightweight keyboard, while providing the same solid feel that customers expect.
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