As far as business notebooks go, the Lenovo ThinkPad T series has always received high marks for Sony VGP-BPS8 Battery excellent keyboards, TrackPoints, and performance. The latest in this line, the T410s, is the Weight Watchers version of the 14-inch T410. It's lighter and thinner, yet possesses nearly the same performance. But is it worth $1,504?

Design
Last year, Lenovo slimmed down and jazzed up the traditional ThinkPad T series design when it released the slimmer ThinkPad T400s. Now some of the most attractive elements of the T400s have made their way into the T410s,sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery including the more angular shape of the sides, and the new keyboard/LCD light layout. This new look is more evolutionary than revolutionary, but it makes the system look much more modern and attractive.

The materials used in the T410s's chassis make it more durable and stylish at the same time. The Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery chassis features a lid made from ABS plastic and a strong carbon-fiber reinforced plastic bottom. An internal roll cage helps protect the notebook from damage.

While the T410 measured 13.1 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches and weighed 5.2 pounds with its standard sony VGP-BPS9 battery six-cell battery, the T410s is a much lighter 3.8 pounds and only 1 inch thick, making it closer to the Sony VAIO Z than the HP EliteBook 8450p.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The T410s sports the same keyboard that we fell in love sony VGP-BPS9/S battery with on the T400s. It feature the strong tactile feel that made Lenovo famous, along with new, enlarged Esc and Delete keys.

Like most ThinkPads, the T410s features both a TrackPoint pointing stick and a touchpad. We're big fans of the TrackPoint because Dell Studio 17 Battery it's highly accurate and allows you to navigate the desktop without lifting your fingers from the home row. However, if you prefer touchpads, you'll appreciate the extremely accurate, textured surface on the touchpad. It also supports multitouch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and two-finger scrolls. Unlike some touchpads we've used, zooming in and out is smooth and accurate.

Heat
Throughout our testing, the T410s remained very cool to the touch. After playing 15 minutes Dell Studio 1737 Battery of Hulu video, measured 88 degrees Fahrenheit at the bottom, 77 degrees on the touchpad, and 86 degrees between the G and H keys. All are well below the T410, which exceeded 90 degrees in every area.

Display and Sound
The ThinkPad T410s' 14.1-inch LED backlit screen is available Dell Studio 1535 Battery in just one resolution: 1440 x 900 (the T410 can be purchased with a 1280 x 800-pixel screen). It offered sharp, bright images. Vertical viewing angles were limited to just a few degrees, but were decent horizontally to nearly 90 degree angles to the right or left.

While still images and games looked good on the T410s, videos were another story. Playback was smooth, but dark areas were filled VGP-BPS13B/Q with some noise and pixelation. We noticed it more when watching Star Trek VII: First Contact on Hulu than we did on a file downloaded from Microsoft's WMV HD Content Showcase.

Audio from the T410s' speakers was good for a business system. While slightly soft, there VGP-BPS13/B was adequate bass, and higher tones were well defined.

Ports and Webcam
Unlike the more spacious T410, ports are kept to a minimum Sony Laptop Battery on the T410s. The left side of the chassis contains an ExpressCard/34 slot, one USB port, and an audio in/out port. The back holds an eSATA connection, a powered USB, VGA, Ethernet, and DisplayPort. The right is empty save for the tray-loading DVD drive and Kensington lock slot.

Images were sharp and clear when using the webcam in our dimly lit living room. The video over Skype good battery was very smooth.