Help enhance office productivity with the two-socket PowerEdge™ T420, powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 and E5-2400 v2 product families. Matching the fast and efficient processing with a dense memory footprint enables small and midsize business offices to crunch through critical business applications quickly and efficiently. The Laptop has 2 Slots to install memory, already with 4GB standard memory installed. For best Lenovo ThinkPad T430 Laptop performance use the maximum amount of 16GB, fill all the slots with the max allowed memory per slot for your Laptop. There is a memory slot accessible on the bottom of the machine where I can add a single 8 GB SoDIMM. I don't see any second slot nor is there anything indicating where that would be. The product page says I can upgrade the laptop to 16 GB, it currently has 4 GB.
ThinkPad T420This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad T420. Standard Features
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The use of 1333 MHz SO DIMM memory is recommended for this system. 1 GB, 2GB, or 4GB memory Supports up to 8GB maximum memory 2GB, 4GB Intel Turbo Memory (selected models). The Dell PowerEdge T420 is a powerful and reliable two-socket tower server that delivers performance and built-in capacity for non-disruptive growth. The T420’s acoustical profile fits unobtrusively into quiet office environments and data centers alike.
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The Optimus models, will not power off the NVidia GPU even if you are only using the integrated Intel GPU. To power it off, and make the machine run cooler, and much longer on battery you need to manually disable it. See how in Switchable Graphics.
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As part of the 2011 ThinkPad refresh Lenovo has updated the ThinkPad T420 notebook alongside other members of T Series. The new refresh brings the latest Intel Second Generation processors to the ThinkPad T420 as well as usability enhancements aimed at improving the user experience for corporate users.
ThinkPad T420 Quick Specs:
The ThinkPad T420 can be configured with the new Second Generation Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM and up to a 320GB HDD or up to a 160GB SSD. The ThinkPad T420 notebooks can be configured with Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 which, when used with Lenovo RapidBoot can get your computer started 20 seconds faster than the standard Windows 7 laptop.
Lenovo T420 Ram Slots
The T420 can be configured with a Discrete NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1GB VRAM) GPU with Optimus technology that can automatically switch between the integrated and discrete GPU to provide peak performance without sacrificing battery life.
The 14.0″ display has a 1366×768 resolution as default, but there is the option to upgrade to an HD+ display with a 1600×900 resolution.
ThinkPad T420 Features:
The new ThinkPad T420 has a collection of improvements that end users and IT will appreciate including enhanced video chat and conference calling thanks to a new Conference Call Mode which listens to sounds in a complete 360 degree radius using the dual array microphones and the ability to dial it in with the Private Chat Mode. Users will also love that the keyboard noise is now suppressed so that they can take notes without deafening the other callers.
The ThinkPad T420 also gets a performance boost thanks to TurboBoost+ from Lenovo which makes use of efficient designs and enhancements on the standard Intel TurboBoost 2.0 to keep laptops in TurboBoost for longer so that users have extra power when they need it.
Also updated are several usability features including the ability to close your laptop and walk to another conference room without losing your WiFi connection. IT managers will like that the battery and docking solutions for the Lenovo ThinkPad T, L and W Series are all the same for easy use across the corporation.
Lenovo Thinkpad T420 Memory Upgrade
ThinkPad T420 Battery Life:
Lenovo T420 Ram Upgrade
The ThinkPad T420 is rated for 15 hours with the standard 9 cell battery, and can be extended to 30 hours using the T series slice battery which stacks on the bottom. Slice batteries add weight, but they don’t extend out the back of the notebook like many extended consumer batteries do.
Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Pricing and Availability:
The Lenovo ThinkPad T420 will be available on March 29th with a starting price of $779 along with the rest of the ThinkPad T, ThinkPad L and ThinkPad W lines.
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ThinkPad T420 Specs:
| Brand | Lenovo |
| Model | ThinkPad T420 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-2620M (2.70GHz, 4MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ i5-2540M (2.60GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ i5-2520M (2.50GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ i5-2410M (2.30GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ i3-2310M (2.10GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ i7-2620M (2.70GHz, 4MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) |
| Operating System | Genuine Windows® XP Professional 32-bit Genuine Windows® Vista Business 32-bit Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic 32-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 32-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 32-bit (Special Bid)1 Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-bit (Special Bid)1 |
| Hard Disk | Choice: 160GB (7200rpm)1 250GB (5400rpm/7200rpm OPAL1) 320GB (5400rpm/7200rpm) 4GB Solid State Flash Drive, Serial ATA1 Intel® 80GB Micro Solid State Drive, Serial ATA 128GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA Intel® 160GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA |
| Memory / RAM | Choice: Up to 8GB |
| RAM speed | 1333MHz |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Optical Drive | DVD ROM Read-Only1 Multi Burner/DVD CD Multi Rec |
| Keyboard | Improved ergonomic design, ThinkPad UltraNav multipointing system, including TrackPoint pointing device and larger multitouch touchpad with flush design, larger Esc and Delete keys, separate microphone and speaker mute buttons with LEDs, VoIP Fn+F6 hotkey combination, LEDs added to CapsLk key, power-on button and fingerprint reader |
| Graphics Card | Intel® Integrated HD Graphics Discrete NVIDIA® NVS 4200M (1GB VRAM ) with Optimus™ Technology |
| Available Integrated Communication | WWAN ,Bluetooth 2.1, WiMAX, WLAN |
| Supported WLAN Card | Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 (Kilmer Peak) 2×2 AGN Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 (Puma Peak) 3×3 AGN Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 (Taylor Peak) 2×2 AGN Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 (Condor Peak) 1×2 BGN ThinkPad BGN* (RealTek® – Stockton) 1×1 BGN |
| Supported WWAN Card | Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 (Puma Peak) 3×3 AGN Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 (Taylor Peak) 2×2 AGN Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 (Condor Peak) 1×2 BGN ThinkPad BGN* (RealTek® – Stockton) 1×1 BGN |
| WebCam | Integrated 2.0 MP Camera |
| Microphone | dual digital microphones |
| Warranty | 1-year Limited Warranty |
| Dimensions | 13.4in x 9.05in x 1.18in -1.20in (340mm x 229.8mm x 29.9-30.4mm) |
| Weights | Starting at < 4.84lbs (2.24kg) |
| Display | 14.0″ HD (1366 x 768) (230 NITS) 14.0″ HD+ (1600 x 900) (230 NITS) |
| USB Ports | 2 USB ports |
| eSata Port | 1 eSATA port/USB2.0 Combo |
| Other ports and slots | Display Port 1 Always-On USB 2.0 with yellow marking 34mm Express Card slot and SD Card reader |
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