Reviewers Liked

  • Industryleading keyboard; Long battery life with bay battery; Bright hires screen; Good lowlight webcam
  • Excellent keyboard with backlight option, Swappable bay for optical drive, second battery, or hard drive, Strong all-around performance, ThinkPad Mobile Hotspot feature lets you share Wi-Fi or 3G connection, Reasonably priced
  • Well built, Easily upgradeable, Quality, backlit keyboard (ThinkLight) and pointing options, Capability to have a massive amount of storage with 3 drives installed

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Dull colors on display; Touchpad gestures not smooth
  • Classic all-black design is a tad dull, Touch pad is a bit small, Somewhat narrow viewing angles for screen
  • Weak screen / variability in manufacturers, Weak battery life, Cost premium over T430, Included bloatware (and clean installing Windows requires jumping through hoops), Keyboard switched to chicletstyle