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We measure from a distance of around 1 meter from the chassis and 4 foot from the ground with our Extech digital sound level meter to mirror a real world situation.
KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet take off/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum
Generally the machine is inaudible, even when watching high definition movie content on the hard drive. When pushed hard however, such as when looping Cinebench R11.5 at 100% processor load, the fan kicks in hard and a constant stream of warm air is forced out the side of the machine. We would imagine the Core i7 version of the machine to be even louder.
That is seriously impressive. Its fairly expensive, but with all the work and materials involved I wouldnt mind paying it.
Surprised about the keyboard being that good, most laptop keyboards suck ass.
Fantastic. looks ideal for my business needs. No need to worry about a discrete card.
Great to see lenovo aiming a little higher. most of their machines are budget oriented
backlighted keyboard, I wish more manufacturers would use them. my mates mac has one and i love it.
Yeah thats what a call a good laptop. Tginkpad always had brilliant keyboards, good to see lenovo didnt cock it up
Whats milspec? Some kind of rugged standard?
We bought five of these for work and they are really good. Ideal for travelling as they can take a fair bit of abuse.
Battery slice is very costly however and needed for anything serious on the move.
Shame its not an ips screen. Some other thinkpads use those.
I know there were some battery issues with this initially, but I think a bios update has sorted it. This is a heck of a nice machine for most people (excluding gamers).
Such a shame they went for a single memory slot, and therefore single channel. Understandable for a netbook, but for a 1000+ machine? I know space is at a premium, but SODIMM slots can be stacked or placed beside each other, I cant see how this couldnt be done.
really looks cool! no doubt about it but im looking for a mid-high range laptop just like this
http://www.thinkpadtoday.com/thinkpad-x220-and-x220-tablet-review-the-new-benchmark-for-ultraportables.htm
which gives a little more kick! any suggestion?