Lenovo ThinkPad T410 - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Classic TSeries keyboard.
Lots of ports, including FireWire and eSATA.
Solid build.

Cons:

LCD image quality subpar with video and games.
Mediocre audio playback quality.

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Last revision on May 15, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Classic TSeries keyboard
Lots of ports, including FireWire and eSATA
Solid build
Excellent keyboard
Good gaming and multimedia capabilities
Best user experience in the business
Core i5 is a fast processor
7,200rpm hard drive
Good graphics horsepower
Surplus of features
Big battery. Good battery life. Sturdy
Snappy performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

LCD image quality subpar with video and games
Mediocre audio playback quality
Max RAM is currently 6 gigs
Battery takes too long to charge
Boring design
Embedded mobile WiMax available only in certain areas
Occasional dropped connections
Low-performing integrated graphics a strike against at this price

Expert reviews and ratings

The T410 retains the legendary keyboard feel of ThinkPads, but also remains somewhat pricey....

By PCWorld on May 12, 2010

As notebook computers go, the ThinkPad T410 is bread and butter. It's the company's mainstream 14.1-inch business laptop, sibling to the 15.6-inch model T510, smack in the middle of Lenovo's product line. But you know how, when you go to a...

By Hardware Central on March 11, 2010

The new Intel Core i5 processors are serious performers making the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 a fast notebook. The T410 is speedy at productivity tasks and shows drastic gaming performance improvements compared to the outgoing T400. The display is super...

By MobileTechReview on March 01, 2010

The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 has all the essential features to prevent your company from experiencing downtime, including solid performance and good battery...

By PC Mag on February 09, 2010

A versatile new Intel Nehalem-based laptop that delivers at home and at...

By Business Week on February 08, 2010

Improvements large and small make the best mainstream business laptop that much better....

By Computer Shopper on February 01, 2010

An impressively powerful thin-and-light business notebook that offers supreme comfort and a sleeker design than its...

By LaptopMag on January 29, 2010

As the first notebook we have had the chance to review here at StorageReview, the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 performed better than we could have expected. The system had no trouble keeping up with ordinary and extra-ordinary use, with the NVIDIA Optimus...

By StorageReview on February 07, 2011

The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 is the first unit in the vaunted notebook lineup we've encountered that is built on Intel's Core i5, and the company has made sure that it has shipped ready to take advantage of every performance edge you'd want for...

By CRN on June 11, 2010

ThinkPad. The name ought to ring a bell. It's the quintessential business laptop that everyone has almost certainly seen, very likely used, and possibly owned during the past decade. Originally an IBM product, the ThinkPad line was sold off to...

By AnandTech on March 26, 2010

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