T520 USB3.0 & 95% Gamut FHD Display?

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/professional-grade/thinkpad/t-series/t520/index.html
I've been eyeing the T520 for a while now since it looks like a great machine as usual....but I am a little bit disappointed to not see any USB3.0 ports on it at all, especially when the new EliteBook 8560p has a pair of them. Are they going to be included on the future ThinkPad docks at all or am I simply out of luck with USB3.0 on the T-series?
I also don't see a 95% Gamut FHD screen option on the T520 as I did before on the T510. How is the display quality of the standard 1080p anti-glare screen that is currently available? I ask this because I want a decent quality screen and I know that in the past ThinkPads have not been the best in this category.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/professional-grade/thinkpad/w-series/W520/index.html
I see that the W520 actually has both of these features that I'm looking for; however, I really don't need the extra weight or discrete graphics and the price hike that comes along with these. The decent integrated graphics on Sandy Bridge should be enough for my purposes, I'd just like that USB3.0 and a nicer display if possible. Will battery life be similar between the W520 and the T520 now with switching graphics?

Well, the tech I "chatted" with typed something along the lines of how the T520 was really no different from the T510 except obviously for the bump in the CPU generation. Sounds like they didn't want to rock the boat too much. Or maybe they were just being lazy. They did at least put in the mSATA capability in the full-size mini-PCI slot. And the updated discrete video can now drive three monitors in the "plus" dock along with the laptop's own screen. So it's not like they did nothing in this rev., but it does seem like USB 3.0 should have been there if not ExpressCard 2.
But not having anything more than a single eSATA port for high-speed external storage is making me tilt toward the Latitude E6520. Limited to two displays, but I haven't felt the need for more.

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Technicalspecs for FHD display on 510 and 520

Hello,
I am looking for the following information on the FHD displays on the T510 and T520. I have been unable to find this out on the web or in these forum discussions.
1) Type of panel: S-IPS?
2) Is there a layer of glass in the display as there is in the MacBook Pro matte displays?
3) 95% gamut of what? sRGB, Adobe RGB, NTSC, ... ?
4) More specific information on the pantone colorimeter/spectrophotometer system available with this display.
Thanks for any help,
David

dmm108 wrote:
Thanks.
2) The Macbook Pros have glass in the display, glossy and matte. The glossy is two layers of glass, the matte is one layer of glass with a matte layer on top of it. Just was asking if there was any glass in the FHD display at all. But the apple display is S-IPS.
The FHD display in my T510 has a layer of glass in it. It's actually the nicest matte display I've ever used, there is no noticable matte layer over it.

X240 live on US website...where's the FHD display?

Wasn't the X240 supposed to have a FHD display? It still comes with a LOW RES "HD" display? Is Lenovo TRYING to kill the X2xx line? They're doing a great job...
X220/X301/T400s/T400/T60p/T61/T43/T43/T43/T42/T40. Jumping ship due to Lenovo's INCOMPETENCE, IDIOTIC MANAGEMENT DECISIONS and NOSE DIVING QUALITY.

I'm in the market for a new laptop within the next month or so. I've been waiting and waiting for the x240s be be announced for sale outside of Asia, but it looks like that is never going to happen. So, the regular x240 is it, it seems.
I go to the website and configure a Core i7 model with 8GB of Ram and a 256GB SSD, but the only option available for LCDs is the miserable 1366x768 one.
To get my display question answered I fire up the sales chat. Anthony here tells me that FHD displays wont be an option and that consumers will not be able to purchase them.
Zach: When are you going to have the regular x240 with FHD screens?
_Anthony B: it will not be available with FHD
Zach: Uh, that's contrary to what the release specs say
Zach: HD, IPS HD, FHD, FHD Touch are the options.
_Anthony B: sorry about that but this model will only have HD and HD IPS
Zach: http://www.newsengine.be/documents/pdf/lenovo/ifa/x240.pdf
Zach: The official specs say FHD
_Anthony B: it wont be available
_Anthony B: please look at bullet note above that
_Anthony B: specification will vary by region
_Anthony B: will NOT again be available for purchase to consumers
Zach: So the US only gets HD screens?
_Anthony B: everyone will unless you are an enterprise company through relationship, then you have options to different specs such as display that is for bulk bids
Zach: I see.
So, I have been holding out for months for a new school/work laptop and then I find this out. If this is true, it's completely unacceptable. Aside from this, the configuration cost for the x240 I priced out was over $2000 without a decent FHD screen. Is Lenovo aware that a thinner, 13" Retina Macbook Pro can be had with a faster CPU, twice the Ram (16GB), a PCIe SSD and a 2560x1600 IPS screen for $1999?
Can someone please explain to me what's going on here?
Edit: Rage mode off.
Moderator Note; subject edited; post merged in. Was; What is the real deal with the x240?

Clarification for t540p FHD display (Canada)

I am confused if the FHD display for the T540p is an IPS panel or not.
There is a forum post at notebookreview.com that suggests that the FHD display is a TN panel. They came to this conclusion from the FRU parts list for the T540p. Here is the link to that forum post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo/738404-t540p-t440p-heatsink-fan-display-panel-info.html
I tried looking at the other markets that sell the T540p that are non-english (China/Japan) and saw that they do not mention IPS for the FHD display unlike Canada/US.
Is this a regional difference or a mistranslation?
Thank you,
Andrei M.
Canada link:
http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/thinkpad/t-series/t540p#techspecs
Japan link:
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http%3A%2F%2Fshopap.lenovo.com%2...
China link:
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fappserver.lenovo.com.cn%2FLeno...

My confusion is that Lenovo's own regional websites contradict one another.
In the end I would expect an IPS panel for a $170 charge considering that the T440p has the FHD IPS option for $200.
I am not willing to guess it is IPS when it comes to that, and it would be a shame if it is a cheap TN for that amount of $.

T510 FHD display not bright enough

i prefer lenovo's matte finish screens--very little glare--great for business purposes. However, i use the laptop outside a lot and therefore need the brightest possible display, for use in sunlight, where primarily i'm using outlook and Word. In Feb 2010, i bought a T510 with the FHD (270nit; 95% gamut) screen, and it was perfect for outside--very bright and easy to see.
then my laptop was stolen! Insurance bought me a new one--same exact T510 (only with outlook 2010 instead of 2007) with same FHD screen. Problem is that it's definitely not as bright. i turned up brightness in windows and in thinkadvantage. also maxed out brightness in the NVidia control panel (which did nothing, since that's really for video playback), and i even have played with the color-saturation brightness and other levels in the intel HD control panel (which increased the display somewhat, but still not as bright as my previous T510--also tends to wash out the colors and makes outlook a bit harder to read).
also weird: about once a day, on battery, the display dims almost to darkness, then gradually brightens back up in about 20 seconds. i'm using max performance on all battery settings, so don't why this is happening. not a big deal, but i thought it might be connected to the above problem.
i talked to lenovo warranty/service tech, who had no other ideas, other than to return the unit--which i don't want to do, as i've now got this one all set up.
any suggestions, folks?
much thanks,
jeff

For the brightness/contrast changing:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T410-Screen-flickering-randomly-screen-cont...
or
http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T510-Nvidia-Optimus-amp-Intel-GPU-When-on-In...
W520: i7-2720QM, Q2000M at 1080/688/1376, 21GB RAM, 500GB + 750GB HDD, FHD screen
X61T: L7500, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, XGA screen, Ultrabase
Y3P: 5Y70, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, QHD+ screen

L540 FHD display quality -when dimmed, and at full brightness?

I'm decided on the L540 FHD, 1920x1080.
Since the L540 FHD is LED-backlit, and potentially different in TN technology,
I'm wondering how it looks compared to a T500 WSXGA+ CCFL,
and also how well the LED backlit looks when dimmed.
     Currently have a T500 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050 CCFL stock display. 128ppi.
     My satisfaction with this display is 8 out of 10. I regularly dim it to 50% or less at night.
     Use is 60% firefox browsing, 30% online videos, 10% movies.
The L540 FHD should be just noticably crisper in terms of ppi (141ppi, vs T500's 128ppi).

Given you can show both these issues I would think there will be no problem getting these fixed.
As for timing, one option you have is to take it to an Apple Authorised Service Centre and have then sight the issues they can order in the parts and then call you in when they have them and can do the repairs. This way you can have you PowerBook actually out of your hands for like 24 hours. This is what I do.

Wide Gamut Second Display?

Hi.
I am a graphic designer and I am currently working with a MacBook Pro 13 inch (mid 2010) with Mac OSX 10.8.3 and an external Dell U2412M display. I use mostly Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Illustrator CS6.
Since I would like to add another external display I have recently ordered the Matrox DualHead2Go DP Edition.
I am however, unsure of which 2nd external display is better for me: another Dell U2412M display (which is sRGB) or the Dell U2413 display which is a wide gamut display.
The main reason for my indecision is as follows: since the MacBook Pro doesn't allow for a graphics card exchange, the Matrox DualHead2Go is really the only feasible option to another external display. But this product has a caveat and that is that the operating system doesn't really "see" two independent displays. It "sees" a desktop space that occupies two displays but it thinks of it as a single big display. As such, I don't think I will, for example, be able to use 2 different display calibration profiles simultaneously.
Also, since my system isn't a true 10-bit system (the graphics card on the MacBook Pro is a Nvidia GeForce 320M) I wonder if I will see any difference in the total number of colours displayed by the wide gamut display or if I will still be seeing "only" 16 million colours but just a different 16 million than I see on the sRGB display.
Having a wide gamut display running alongside a normal gamut display seems to me like a good solution since I could just focus on the best display for color critical work and use the other one to preview things on a normal gamut display. But considering the calibration profile issue, would both displays render very different colours or would the difference be minimal if, for example, I set the wide gamut display to its sRGB emulation mode?
If I got a colorimeter to calibrate my display(s), would the Matrox DualHead2Go caveat still be there?
If anyone has tried a similar setup I would really appreciate your feedback since I am really lost on this issue, even after extensively researching it online.
Thank you.

Lucypug08 wrote:
So really, I don't even see how there could be a solution, other than getting a new monitor that isn't wide gamut. But I'm open for any advice. (by the way, if you dont' need to work on RAW files, and just go straight to jpeg, you're fine._ -Chance
Nope...sorry, you're all screwed up. First off, what display and how is it profiled? What OS? Since you have dual displays, are you absolutely sure your video card supports different profiles for multiple displays? On Mac, no problem, on Windows that depends on your vid card.
Camera Raw (and Photoshop) get's it's ability to accurately display you image directly from your display profile. If something is not showing up accurately in ACR or PS, then it's not the application's fault. ACR/Photoshop/Lightroom should all display your images accurately (and the same BTW). If it doesn't then it's something on your system that is breaking down...
BTW, you really don't seem to understand how ACR/PS and color management work. You need to do some reading on that. ACR takes the raw image, demosiaces the image and applies certain default correction. It then takes the image color (internally ProPhoto RGB with a linear gamma) and transforms the image data by way of your display profile for accurate display in the ACR preview. It's the display profile that needs to be accurate...ACR will only provide a preview based on the display profile and if that's hosed the preview is hosed.
I work with wide gamut displays (NEC) and I have zero problems dealing with color management. My images look accurate on the display and in print. So, if YOU can't get an accurate preview display on your monitors, you need to look inwards, not outwards.

Lenovo U530 FHD / Display tausch

Hallo,
habe seit einigen Tagen besagtes Notebook in Verwendung. Bis auf den Display bin ich eigentlich sehr zufrieden mit dem Teil. Ich habe zwar vom schlechten Display geslesen, jedoch dachte ich so schlecht kann es nicht sein und ich gebe Lenovo mal die Chance mich zu überzeugen.
Es kam aber wie es kommen musste, das Gerät ist in helleren Umgebungen überhaupt nicht zu gebrauchen.
Meine Frage: Es gibt in der Bucht anscheinend Matte Display die mit diesem Ultrabook kompatibel sind. Hat jemand Erfahrungen damit gemacht oder kann mir bitte einer sagen welche Möglichkeiten ich sonst noch habe um zu einem besseren Display zu kommen? Bringt Lenovo evtl ein Ersatzteil auf dem Markt?
Ich findes es echt schade, da um mit dem Laptop arbeiten zu können muss man die Helligkeit auf maximal stellen, dies reduziert wiederum die Akkuleistung und beansprucht den Lüfter, ergo er läuft ständig hörbar.
Ich hoffe es gibt einen Weg, sonst muss ich das Ultrabook zum Händler zurück schicken da es für mich nicht zu gebrauchen ist!
mfg thomas.h

Hallo thomas_h und herzlich willkommen in der Community.
Bemängelst du, dass das Display zu dunkel ist, oder dass ein glänzendes Display verbaut worden ist?
Ich habe mir das Gerät eben einmal angeschaut und kann mich über die Displayhelligkeit nicht beklagen.
Glänzende Displays haben den Vorteil, dass die Bildausgabe wesentlich klarer erscheint. Allerdings lassen sich solche Displays bei Lichteinstrahlung aufgrund der Spiegelungen schlechter ablesen.
Falls es dir um die Lesbarkeit aufgrund der Spiegelungen geht, ist die kostengünstigste Lösung, eine matte Folie zu verwenden. Eine solche bekommst du beispielsweise hier.
Gruß - Andi

ThinkPad W530 Review

Just wanted to give a heads up about a review of the W530 that's written by a user who owns the W520, so it's heavy on comparisons which is kind of helpful if you're familiar with that machine. I'll quote the whole review below sans all the images to prevent bandwidth warnings! Also truncated and removed some sections to get under the 20,000 character count limit Full review with images is here: http://www.laptopreviews.com/lenovo-thinkpad-w530-review-2012-07
Just like last calendar year, Lenovo is ahead of Dell and HP in releasing a workstation equipped with the latest and greatest Intel Core processors and nVidia Kepler professional graphics. Starting at $1,299 on Lenovo.com (which is the same starting price as the W520 when it was introduced), the Lenovo Thinkpad W530 can be configured with processors ranging from the Intel Core i5-3320M to i7-3610QM to the top-end i7-3290XM, supports up to 32GB RAM and 270 nit 95% color gamut FHD display for demanding business customers. The W530 is like the W520 in many ways as a professional workstation laptop.
The Thinkpad W530 under review comes with the following specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3520M (2.9GHz, TurboBoost to 3.6GHz, 4MB L3 cache)
Graphics: nVidia Quadro K1000M
Memory: 8GB RAM DDR3-1600MHz
Display: 15.6” 1600 x 900 resolution, matte finish
OS: Windows 7 Professional
Storage: 500GB 7200RPM
Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion, 57Whr
Wireless: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
Ports: Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, mini-DisplayPort, powered USB 2.0, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (x2), combination headphone/microphone jack, ExpressCard slot (34mm), SDHC reader, 1394
Weight: 5.95lbs (2.7kg)
Keyboard
Let’s just start off with the most obvious change. The new keyboard is the most radical change in the ThinkPad line since…forever, really. Up until now, the ThinkPad series has had the same keyboard style since introduction, with minor changes here and there. Replacing the traditional 7-row ThinkPad keyboard is the island-style 6-row keyboard, found on the whole range of ThinkPad's, from the 12” X230 all the way up to this 15.6” workstation. Even with the changes, the surface of each key has stayed the same during the transition (1.5cm by 1.5cm for the alphanumeric keys) as well as the spacing between each key (roughly 0.4cm). Other keys, such as Caps Lock, Enter, Shift, Backspace, etc., have stayed the same size as well, though the Caps Lock key no longer has an indicator light. Notable differences include shape changes in the Esc key, Delete key, moving the power button from top-center to top-right, and the lack of a dedicated Menu key. However, the most important changes in key layout are as follows:
The layout of the “special keys” (Delete, Home, End, PgUp and PgDn) has been dramatically rearranged on the new keyboard
The dedicated Forward/Back buttons are now gone. These buttons used to be located to the right/left of the Up Arrow key and are now replaced with the PgUp/PgDn keys
The Print Screen button is now located where the Menu button should be.
The Scroll Lock and Pause buttons have disappeared, though they have been relegated to near-oblivion in today’s world
And just for change’s sake (as far as I know), Lenovo decided to paint the Enter key black instead of the traditional ThinkPad blue and the Windows key is bigger on the W530 than the W520 (1.5cm squared vs. 1cm squared).
To those coming from an older ThinkPad, the newer keyboards are either something to love or something to hate. The older keyboard in previous generations were renowned for their quality and keyboard feel (certainly, they were one of the best laptop keyboard on the market) and is so popular that it has an almost religious following among ThinkPad users. On the flip side, the newer keyboard has a lot to prove to the ThinkPad community. While the common-used alphanumeric keys have the same area and spacing as the old keyboard and the typing quality on it is above average (compared to other island-style keyboards), Lenovo’s choice to move and kill off some special function keys fly in the face of what most ThinkPad users would want. I love using the Forward/Back buttons while browsing the internet and using Windows Explorer, for example, but with the current and likely future ThinkPad's killing those buttons off, I will miss being able to navigate with just my right pinkie. The choice to move the Print Screen button to the bottom of the keyboard just baffles me, period. It would have been nice if Lenovo had kept the 7-row layout while designing the new keyboard and if the keys had stayed in pretty much the same positions during the change (for example, “special keys” staying in the top-right, bringing back the Forward/Back buttons), I wouldn’t make too much fuss over the new style even though I personally prefer traditional keyboards. At least the Fn button stays in the bottom-left corner, an odd quirk that’s been featured on ThinkPad's for as long as I can remember.
Build and Design
Just like the W520 before it, the newer W530 is a tough machine, built well and meant to last. The outside casing of the laptop is made using ABS plastic, while the inside contains an internal rollcage to protect internal electronics in case of a drop or other accident. It also makes the laptop all but impossible to flex (there’s maybe a millimeter or two of flex when twisting the display). There is a keyboard draining system that will protect the laptop in the event of a small liquid spill onto the keyboard as well. Sturdy, metal hinges attach the display to the body of the W530, and they are firm enough to hold any angle they are set up despite any typical vibrations or other movements, and if the W520 is any indicator, they will stay firm for years to come.
As I’ve mentioned in my Thinkpad W520 review, Lenovo’s business laptops are certainly capable of withstanding a few drops onto the floor. Even with repeated drops, having the power brick fall onto the palm rest from several feet above, and traveling with the notebook unprotected in a backpack for just over a year, I’m sure that the W530 will be able to survive prolonged abuse for years to come.
One thing to note about the W530 (and workstation laptops in general) is the power brick. The version with the K1000M GPU comes with the 135W power adaptor and it’s just slightly smaller and lighter than an actual brick of the clay variety, coming in at 6in by 2.5in by 1.4in and 1.83lbs. Those considering buying a W530 with the K2000M will receive the 170W power adaptor (like my W520), which measures 6.5in by 3in by 1.4in and actually weighs less (1.7lbs) oddly enough.
Display
While the review unit came with a 900p, 220 nit HD+ display, the W530 is also available with a 768p 220 nit display (which I recommend against; 768p needs to stay in netbooks and bargain-bin laptops, not workstations) and a 1080p, 95% color gamut, 270 nit FHD display. Depending on the configuration options, either the 768p is the default and the 900p is a $50 upgrade, or the 900p is the default; the 1080p display is a $250 option, though after owning a W520 with said display, I highly recommend it if it’s in the budget. Both the W520 and W530 use the same model displays.
With the 1080p display to the left and 900p display to the right, the 50 nit difference shows. Compared to the HD+ display, the FHD appears to be noticeably brighter (though in photos, it shows as being more white-washed, though this is due to the camera and not the displays). Colors on the 95% gamut FHD are also more saturated than the HD+ display, though the HD+ display still has colors that pop out well. Black reproduction on either display is good, with both being very dark. Being TN panels, viewing angles on either is just average, though better than on glossy display found in most consumer laptops. Tilt either screen back far enough (they go just past 180 degrees) and colors turn into shades of black or extremely darker versions.
Sound
This is where the W530 makes the W520 look shameful. Owners of the W520 workstation laptop would either have to use an external speaker set, headphones, or have to perform modifications in order to have a laptop that sounds half-way decent. The W520 speakers were low volume (even when at 100%), had no depth, and would sound tinny when playing near 100% and/or playing high-pitch noises.
In contrast, the W530 actually sounds amazing. In my review of the Thinkpad W520, I contrasted the W520 to a Dell XPS 15 with JBL speakers, concluding that the only way to get good sound from a W520 was to use a different sound solution from the internal speakers. However, I feel that the W530 can compete with media center laptops in terms of audio performance, a major plus over the previous generation Lenovo workstation. This is in thanks to different audio drivers (the W520 uses the Conexant 20672 SmartAudio HD drivers, and the W530 uses Realtek High Definition Audio) and Lenovo’s inclusion of Dolby Home Theater v4 software, which I went into detail about in the Ideapad U310 review. In a nutshell, this software includes a few factory-shipped sound profiles and settings appropriate for different usage scenarios, which allow a user to enhance voice quality (in the Movie profile) or to enjoy rich sound when listening to music (in the Music profile and various settings). While the W520 was tinny and lacked bass, the W530 can reproduce sounds from any pitch found in music and gives great bass for a laptop lacking a subwoofer.
Software
Unlike the previous W520, Lenovo’s ThinkPad W530 comes with a bit of bloatware out of the box. Of course, there is the typical trial AV software, Intel WiDi, and Microsoft Office Starter 2010, though this is to be expected in pretty much any laptop bought today. Also included is a trial of Nitro Pro 7, a PDF editing suite, and Corel DVD MovieFactory (Lenovo Edition). Lenovo also includes a cloud storage solution called “Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync”. Skype is also included on the W530 and with the integrated camera, the video coming from the W530 user looks clear and colorful.
Lenovo also includes some excellent software as well. My personal favorite is the Lenovo Power Manager 6, which is like the default Windows power manager on steroids. A user can change system settings (CPU deep sleep, display brightness, ODD power, etc.), idle timers (when to stop the HDD, dimmed display brightness, standby and hibernation), advanced settings (allow/disallow hybrid sleep and wake timers, power management for PCIe, USB, CPU, and system cooling), events and alarms. By default, it comes with six power profiles (Power Source Optimized, Max. Performance, Max. Battery Life, Video Playback, Energy Saver (which actually drains more power than Max. Battery Life, oddly), and Timers off (for when a user wants to use the W530 in a presentation).
The best I can describe Lenovo SimpleTap as being is a Metro-like interface on top of Windows 7; either launching it from the Start menu or the blue ThinkVantage button on the keyboard will activate it, resulting in the traditional Windows desktop being replaced with a Metro-style tile system and a toolbar on the top-right corner. The user can always exit out of this interface by either pressing the Escape key or clicking on the SimpleTap background. The included Thinkpad-branded fingerprint software is also excellent, allowing for a simpler and more secure way to log into Windows; I use it exclusively on my personal W520, though there is a setting to allow a user to log in with a password en lieu of a fingerprint. Last but not least is the ThinkVantage Tools suite, which includes the above ThinkPad applications, plus: Password Vault, Update and Drivers, Airbag Protection (an active protection system for the HDD), Factory Recovery Disks, Messages from Lenovo, Enhanced Backup and Restore, Internet Connections System Health and Diagnostics, and Web Conferencing.
In the case of a fresh Windows install, a user can always download the Thinkpad-branded software from Lenovo’s website. If anything, I recommend keeping the Power Manager software.
Battery Life
Not using Power Manager’s Battery Stretch, the Lenovo Thinkpad W530 was able to last six hours and 46 minutes while having the display brightness set to 5 out of 15 and only using the Intel GPU (Optimus disabled). The 6-cell battery was also able to last five hours and 25 minutes under those same conditions, but also included a 45 minute YouTube video. Using the same settings, but running solely on the K1000M, the W520 manages a battery life of three hours and 52 minutes.
Out of curiosity, I tried installing my W520’s 9-cell battery into the W530, and while it fitted correctly, there were some issues. If a user tries booting with the older battery, the W530 will stop booting and display the following message:
The battery installed is not supported by this system and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery for this system. Press the ESC key to continue.
What that means is that even if the W530 is plugged into its charger, the laptop will still not recharge the battery. This is because the older batteries lack an authentication chip inside of them (found in OEM batteries in the -30 series of Thinkpads). A user can still use an older battery with the system, but will have to find some other means to charge up other than the W530.
User Upgradability
If you know how to use a screwdriver, you can upgrade the W530 yourself with aftermarket parts. Lenovo, in a way, even encourages this by publishing their service manuals online. To access RAM slots 3 and 4 and to access the hard drive bay, all that’s needed is to remove the only two doors on the underside of the laptop, three screws total. This ThinkPad ships with a Hitachi Z7K500 500GB 7200RPM hard drive and no RAM in the last two slots (out of a total of four slots, allowing 32GB of RAM maximum).
To gain access to the rest of the components, there are two additional screws located on the bottom that must be undone. One is located right next to the RAM module door (towards the front edge of the laptop) and the other is located within the RAM module area itself. When these are gone, all one needs to do to remove the keyboard is to slide it towards the display, lift from the bottom edge near the trackpad, and carefully move towards the trackpad. First thing I noticed was that the size, shape, and connector is the same for both the W530’s keyboard and W520’s keyboard, so it might be possible to put an traditional ThinkPad keyboard into this Ivy Bridge system. However, there are additional keys on the W520’s keyboard that are not found on the W530 (Screen Lock, Forward/Back keys, etc.) and the BIOS probably would not know how to handle those extra keys. Anyway, Lenovo ships out this particular system with two sticks of generic Samsung memory (4GB each), an Intel 6205 WiFi card, and a slot for either a WWAN card or mSATA SSD (only one can be installed at a time). If an end user must have both, they could install the mSATA SSD and use an ExpressCard 3G cellular data card externally.
Conclusion
Like its predecessor, the W530 is a functional workstation laptop that’s first out of the gate with an array of Ivy Bridge processors to choose from. It can pack up to an Extreme Edition i7-3920XM, nVidia Quadro K2000 GPU, 32GB of RAM, 1080p display, and up to three system drives -- mSATA SSD, primary HDD bay, and another drive if you replace the optical bay with an Ultrabay HDD caddy. While not equipped with the more expensive options, our review unit is certainly a great workstation that will serve a professional well in any CUDA-based work (CAD, video or photo editing, graphics design, etc.). The most noticeable change between the W520 and W530 is the keyboard, and for a lot of potential buyers it will be a love it or hate it situation. For those buying into the ThinkPad line for the first time, it may not bother you too much. Those who are long-time ThinkPad users (such as myself) will probably be disappointed in the direction Lenovo has gone with the new design, but ignoring the odd arrangement of non-alphanumeric keys the new ThinkPad keyboard is actually a joy to type on. The curved keys fit well around the fingers, just like the old keyboard, and since the spacing between keys are the same it shouldn’t feel too different for those upgrading to a newer ThinkPad.
If history is any indicator, the ThinkPad W530 should not only be the first Ivy Bridge mobile workstation, but will also be the lightest of the bunch as well (the W520 was 5.95lbs, Dell’s Precision M4600 was around 6lbs, and HP’s Elitebook 8650w started at 6.5lbs). My only objective complaint about the W530 (ignoring the keyboard) is that Lenovo did not introduce an option for users to purchase one with a FirePro professional GPU (Quadro’s competition), found in workstations offered by Dell and HP. For those that do not need CUDA, it would have been a great, cost-effective solution while still staying with the legendary ThinkPad line.
Pros
Business-quality durability
Multiple storage drive options
Over 6.5 hours of battery life
IBM warranty support
Vastly improved sound quality (compared to the W520)
Cons
No Forward/Back keys, other missing keys
Cannot use previous-generation Lenovo OEM batteries

I think no one "normally" working will use touch specific elements of Win8! Metro is one part of Win8, but i think normal desktop mode will be preferred by 99 % of the users.
With the new upcoming Microsoft Surface, touch might work well, but i just don't see myself touching my laptop's screen.
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W520 FHD LED TFT 95% Gamut Display and Color Sensor with Pantone Calibration - Review

Last week I have received my (first) new Lenovo W520 Thinkpad, which I decided to buy after lots of research on the internet. I am excited about its computing power and feature richness. Its biggest flaw though is the 1920x1080 LED TFT FHD display, which offers the worst color calibration I have seen in a high-end laptop in the last 10 years.
Its color rendering is highly disappointing as it shows unnatural, oversaturated colors that make the monitor useless for professional photo and video editing purposes. Primary tones glare neon-like in a highly disturbing manner. A red stop sign appears pink and flags in the google image search are displayed in a ridiculous way.
I have tried the following approaches to improve the color rendering.
The built-in color sensor in conjunction with the Pantone calibration software lead to the worst outcome. The white background of Windows Explorer becomes yellowish-greenish.
A better outcome canbe achieved using Windows 7 color management for display calibration, which doesn't avoid the neon colors, but at least white is rendered white.
Using the Nvidia graphic card tools and setting back gamma to 0.76 also helps to a very little degree.
Another solution is a free gamma correction tool called QuickMonitorProfile. This brings back the reds to normal tones with the side effect, that all mid-tones are rendered very pale.
I didn't have a possibility to try high-class external calibration hardware. For me the only solution remains to use a decent external monitor.
I have found the following interesting threads related to this topic:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/How-do-I-lower-the-saturation-on-my-W520-the-r...
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/W510-W520-FHD-color-profile-supplied-by-Lenovo...
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/Very-happy-with-my-W520/m-p/508841#M18189
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Color sensor is bad joke, it's totally useless. Display gives better results without calibration than calibration with color sensor.
I tested calibration with best possible tools, using Eye One with i1Profiler and results are much better but still it's no way near acceptable for serious photography work. Delta variation is 15-20% (meaning colors are 15-20% off from the correct one, compared to Eizo Coloredge monitors where delta variation is around 2%).
Color sensor is just marketing gimmic for Lenovo. As I have stated on another post, Lenovo needs to get on grip on various BIG problems with their top of the Thinkpad laptops.

W510/W520 FHD, color profile supplied by Lenovo is wrong (sRGB clone, not wide gamut)

Hi!
I think I discovered a problem with the monitor profile for Thinkpad 95% gamut FHD LCDs:
The "TPLCD95.icm" monitor profile for FHD 95% gamut LCDs seems to be just a copy of the default sRGB profile. Thus it is likely not a calibrated representation of these screens!
This defect has been there since version 4.33 and is still in the latest version 4.35 of the "Monitor file for Windows 7 (32-bit,64-bit), Vista (32-bit,64-bit), XP (32-bit,64-bit) and 2000 - ThinkPad" package, http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62923
In contrast, the "TPLCD60.ICM" and "TPLCD100.ICM" files of other screen types appear to be proper. Lenovo should provide a similarly produced "TPLCD95.ICM" file and update the drivers! (For the poor people without built-in color sensor.)
Some proof for the unconvinced why the "TPLCD95.icm" profile is not proper (just an sRGB clone):
* The RGB colorants are exactly the same in the "TPLCD95.icm" and "sRGB Color Space Profile.icm" files, e.g. gXYZ = 0.385,0.717,0.097. (In "TPLCD100.ICM" the gXYZ colorant is 0.226,0.680,0.094 and in "AdobeRGB1998.icc" it is 0.205,0.626,0.061.)
* The tone repro curves of "TPLCD95.icm" and "sRGB" are both 1024 elements and identical for rTRC, gTRC and bTRC. (In the "TPLCD100.ICM" file it consists of only 9 points, presumably measured, and there are different curves for R, G and B.)
* The suffix of "TPLCD95.icm" file is in lowercase letters, indicating that it was made in a different workflow than the "TPLCD100.ICM" and "TPLCD60.ICM files". Also the file sizes are very different.
* By experiment: Set the monitor profile to "TPLCD95.icm" and open an image in Windows Photo Viewer (for example the Chrysanthemum.jpg image from the Sample Pictures folder in Win7). Then repeat with sRGB as monitor profile, you'll get the same color. Repeat with "TPLCD100.ICM" to get a reduced gamut, as expected from a wide gamut profile. That's how "TPLCD95.icm" should be too, except of course calibrated for the 95% gamut LCD not 100% RGBLED.
In the meanwhile, could anyone with a sensor calibrated W510/W520 95% gamut FHD screen care to share their ICM/ICC file?
Yours,
Mikael Sterner

As a workaround, I can suggest the excellent QuickMonitorProfile tool by Eberhard Werle: http://quickgamma.de/QuickMonitorProfile/indexen.html
It can create a profile just based on the rgb chromaticities, white point and gamma in the EDID information from the monitor. On my W520 FHD it reads out rxy=0.676/0.314, gxy=0.215/0.665, bxy=0.141/0.069, wp=D65, gamma=2.2. This matches what is in the LCD panel datasheet: http://www.notebook-lcd.ru/pdf/B156HW01_V_4.pdf
The created synthetic profile is better than nothing, and is the minimum what Lenovo should have included.

Upgrading T520 screen from 1366 x 768 to 1920 x 1080

I just purchased a T520 laptop. It seems pretty great but unfortunately I opted for the 15.6" HD (1366x768) screen.
I'd love to upgrade but have no idea of the best way to go about doing this. The best option I've found is to buy the 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) screen on ebay and replace it myself. Is the T520 40 pin? Is this a good approach? Thanks for any advice!

Swapping out your LCD display panel will not void your warranty if you do not damage anything in the process of replacement, and if you keep the original display for reinstallation should you need to use the warranty.
I performed a 1366x768 to 1920x1080 display upgrade on a friend's W510, and can confirm that, at least for his laptop, the cable for the 1366x768 display is a 40-pin dual-channel LVDS cable that will support a 1920x1080-resolution display.
Regarding the LCD model: The AUO B156HW01 V4 (same FHD display shipped with the T5x0 and W5x0) is one of the best 15.6" 1920x1080 displays available, but the AUO B156HW01 V5 is one of the worst (ironically). The V4 is matte, has excellent contrast, and has a high color gamut (95% NTSC). The V5 is glossy (not necessarily a bad thing, but is a difference between the two), has very poor contrast, and has a standard gamut (60% NTSC).
As for buying the AUO B156HW01 V4: The best place that I have found to order this exact part is here: http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/screen-part-number/B156HW01%20V.4/
They only charge $89 + shipping for the part, which is a particularly good price for this display.

Upgrading T520 Screen

Hi,
I am interested in upgrading my T520 from the 1366x768 screen to the 1600x900 screen. Here is the model type I currently have: https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/IBM-Lenovo/THINKPAD~T520~42404AU/.
I have no idea which 1600x900 screen to buy for my specific computer (the T520-42404AU). There a million options at http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/?section=products&brand=IBM-Lenovo&series=THINKPAD&letter=T but I'm not sure which one to get for my computer.
Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Swapping out your LCD display panel will not void your warranty if you do not damage anything in the process of replacement, and if you keep the original display for reinstallation should you need to use the warranty.
I performed a 1366x768 to 1920x1080 display upgrade on a friend's W510, and can confirm that, at least for his laptop, the cable for the 1366x768 display is a 40-pin dual-channel LVDS cable that will support a 1920x1080-resolution display.
Regarding the LCD model: The AUO B156HW01 V4 (same FHD display shipped with the T5x0 and W5x0) is one of the best 15.6" 1920x1080 displays available, but the AUO B156HW01 V5 is one of the worst (ironically). The V4 is matte, has excellent contrast, and has a high color gamut (95% NTSC). The V5 is glossy (not necessarily a bad thing, but is a difference between the two), has very poor contrast, and has a standard gamut (60% NTSC).
As for buying the AUO B156HW01 V4: The best place that I have found to order this exact part is here: http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/screen-part-number/B156HW01%20V.4/
They only charge $89 + shipping for the part, which is a particularly good price for this display.

HP PAVILION DV6T-7000 (A5F76AV) ..Display and keyboard

Hi
The screen on my notebook [HP PAVILION DV6T-7000 (A5F76AV)] does not have good vewing angles, it glares alot. Is it possible to upgrade the screen? I think it is a stantard HD type with 1366 x 768 px resolution, and I'm hoping to upgrade it to a WUXGA anti glare type screen with 1920 x 1200 or 1080 px resolution.
I checked on hp'partsurfer and I guess this is what i'm looking for: ( 682068-001SPS-DSPLY HU 15.6 FHD AG ALU DSC )
I'm currently in saudi arabia. Can you please tell me if the screen can be upgraded here?
Apart from that the keyboard does not have a backlight. Can I upgrade the keyboard to a backlit keyboard?
Thanks.
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Hello Ryan-7,
Welcome to the HP Forums! I hope you enjoy your experience!
I understand you are looking to upgrade your display screen and keyboard. I will provide the best information I can to assist you! As a reference, I will provide this product's maintenance and service guide.
Here are all of the displays available for this notebook, with a description:
15.6-in display assembly
For use on all computer models:
15.6-in, AntiGlare, FHD display assembly in aluminum finish: 682066-001
15.6-in, BrightView, HD display assembly in aluminum finish: 682065-001
For use only with computer models equipped with an Intel processor:
15.6-in, AntiGlare, FHD display assembly in aluminum finish (for use only on computer
models equipped with a graphics subsystem with discrete memory): 682068-001
15.6-in, AntiGlare, FHD display assembly in magenta finish (for use only on computer
models equipped with a graphics subsystem with discrete memory): 685985-001
15.6-in, AntiGlare, FHD display assembly in magenta finish: 685983-001
15.6-in, BrightView, HD display assembly in aluminum finish (for use only on computer
models equipped with a graphics subsystem with discrete memory): 682067-001
15.6-in, BrightView, HD display assembly in magenta finish (for use only on computer
models equipped with a graphics subsystem with discrete memory): 685984-001
15.6-in, BrightView, HD display assembly in magenta finish: 685982-001
Here are all of the available keyboards that are backlit:
Keyboard with backlight (includes backlight cable):
For use on all computer models in the United States: 682081-001
For use only on computer models equipped with an Intel processor in Saudi Arabia: 682081-171
For use only on computer models equipped with an Intel processor in Belgium: 682081-A41
For use only on computer models equipped with an Intel processor in the Netherlands: 682081-B31
The one in bold is the one available in your location, to make it easier for you. To order the part, you simply need to call HP.
You can utilize this website to learn how to contact HP appropriately, based on your region: Contact HP Worldwide
Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Thanks for choosing the HP Forums. Have a great day!
Mario
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Page Displays Different in Firefox

I am new to web site development and new to Dreamweaver. When I display the webpage in FireFox 3.6.3, the header picture shows below the logo on the left. It displays fine in IE. BTW, the font choice is not mine I tried to talk the person out of it.
http://www.mulberrylanehillsdale.com/sample3.html

You answered to the most little part of my comment (there was a suggestion for paged medias or for rendering on smaller displays, but this was not so critical, you should have seen it).
The main point was about font smooting, that you have enabled in ALL browsers, EXCEPT Firefox on Windows.
And this gives really a bad/unfair view of what is really Firefox on Windows.
If one wanted to test a page for Firefox on Windows, he would certainly expect to see what he really sees on its PC, now most often with a flat panel display with pixel precision, but certainly not the non-smoothed rendering which is only for those users that have CRT displays.
That's why I was not suggesting really an expansion of the number of browsers. But:
- if you have renderings for some browsers WITHOUT font smoothing, offer it on ALL browsers, to be fair
- if you also have renderings for some browsers WITH font smoothing, offer it on ALL browsers, to be fair
In other words, it should be a generic display option, that is independant of the browsers tested, and that should be selected by your users in their preferences, according to their own preferences: if a browser only supports one option (with or without font smooting), just display this version, otherwise, use the selected option on all compared browsers.
And you will then see that most of your users are already preferring the pages rendered on any browser with the font smoothing enabled.
Don't use the Microsoft's ClearType option, which uses subpixel precision, as it would require you to manage at least two versions: for display on your site with a RGB panel, or with a BGR panel : subpixel order would then have to be selected, adding two other versions of the same page for the same browser on the same OS... Instead just offer the pixel-level only smoothing, where smoothing applied equally to all R/G/B subpixel color planes, so that a black font on white background will be smoothed only using only "white-gray-black" full pixels without position-dependant colors).
Side notes:
For the long term, note that subpixel precision will be deprecated/obsoleted sooner or later (including on small display panels such as mobile phones, that will be the first to offer the highest pixel densities):
It should be up to the display panel technology to map internally the standard sRGB colors (computed by softwares or in digital image formats or in web browsers and other computer GUI interfaces) to actual subpixels in a pixel (which may have different patterns, different coverage, different relative positions, possibly also 4 subpixels or more, just like with new Yamaha HDTV sets that use a non rectangular grid for the arrangement of subpixels, and that also use an additional yellow or white subpixel). Subpixel rendering technologies in software will also be deprecated because the display panel technologies will continue to improve to offer higher pixel densities, up to a level where the position of subpixels will not be noticeable : only the full-pixel smoothing will remain as it will reduce a lot the CPU/GPU cost of rendering and will be much faster to compute, using also less memory for finally the same resolution.
Subpixel smoothing anyway is patented, and only a temporary "cheap" solution that can be implemented in CPU/GPU software, as long as flat panels don't have a higher pixel density (i.e. measured in full pixels per inch, not in colored subpixels per inch). These subpixel software technologies are in fact a nocive brake to allow the technical evolution of hardware display panels (the existing panels using rectangular R/G/B girds arranged in parallel vertical stripes have a poor color gamut, and display noisy color artefacts, as demonstrated by ClearType). The true evolution will not be in software but in hardware display panels, that will still benefit a lot from full-pixel font-smoothing only:
- for example, the existing software subpixel artificially smoothing triples the horizontal resolution (but effectively only doubles the apparent horizontal resolution, due to correction of color artefacts), but do not increase the vertical resolution which remains poor. This gives an anisotropic result, which is desastrous for natural photographs or videos).
- newer hardware subpixels arrangements (such as Yamaha's) can effectively double BOTH the horizontal and vertical resolution (and not just for text, but also for photos), using exactly the SAME subpixel density, and will produce a much better isotropic result without color artefacts (fair for high-fidelity colors and smooting of photos and video): this means similar costs of production of these panels, that should already be available in shops today and on notebooks, if this was only compatible with subpixel rendering softwares such as Microsoft's ClearType. and for now, we can't still have them on cheap PCs and notebooks, but only on the most expensive HDTV sets (notably the largest 1080p screens, whose size is more than 35 inches): note that these HDTV sets are also used for computer display (notably as a secondary "theater" screen for playing digital videos on online VOD contents) and for them the subpixel font-smoothing softwares have absolutely no use, only full-pixel smoothing will work correctly.

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