Looking to upgrade from my T400, need advice.

I've had my T400 for 4+ years. Rock solid. I like both the T440p and T540p.
What I'm primarly looking for is more screen space. 1440x900 on a 14.1" is too cluttered.
Advice?
Also will either the T440p and T540p.have the new haswell chip?

Well...
You could order the machine and return it if you end up hating the clickpad.
Consequently, you can still buy a refurbished or even new T520/530 units that have the conventional touchpad. A T520 would even have the same keyboard layout as your current T400 if that means anything to you.
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
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Collecting dust: T60
Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
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Hi, Its weird looking at your post as I made exactly the same step with exactly the same gear only a few months ago. I went for the 3.06 GHz and 8GB Ram, however I've subsequently realised that upgrading to 8 may have been an error, it obviously costs a lot and I don't think that my speed seems to have improved that much, saying that I never had that much trouble in the past.
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