Q. I'm looking at HP Elitebook 2560p (unless there is a better one?), a lenovo thinkpad (idk which one though..), any lenovo really. I'm open minded though. Just in general, I need a fairly light weight, awesome business laptop that will not be outdated fast, that I can use casually as well. good battery life and storage space. I prefer newer models than old. I have such a headache from trying to figure this out.
A. Well, allow me to try a comparison of HP 2560p to a Thinkpad T430s that's been decked out to a killer system and how close I could do the HP.
Came up with $1,468.30, and with an email address signup, get 10% off first order bringing it to $1321.47 on a really fancy system.
ThinkPad T430s - Intel Core i5-3320M Processor (3M Cache, 2.60GHz), Windows 7 Prof, 14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, Intel HD Graphics 4000,
4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM) (can upgrade cheaper if necessary on outside purchase), Keyboard Backlit, UltraNav with FingerPrint Reader and pointing stick(Trackpoint), Camera: 720p HD Camera Mic, 500GB 7200rpm, Ultrabay: DVD Recordable, System expansion slots: Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader, Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Battery T81+, Bay battery: 3 Cell Ultrabay Battery, Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna, Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2x2 BGN), Mobile Broadband upgradable, 3Yr Base Warranty Extension
Appx 4 pounds (added the 3 cell ultrabay battery), fast boot technology, Dolby sound, carbon fiber case, mil-spec tested including vibration and drop, Thinkpad keyboard and temperature control, USB 3.0, dual array noise suppression microphone with face tracking, displayport (dongle to HDMI and others), one button recovery, thinklight, spilltray, 0.83" thick, appx 13.5" x 9.1"
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=37&Code=T430S_ADVANCED_SAP&category-id=625170B995934B6EFED1F0FA956B4E9A
Can choose from other T-series models. That is the Lenovo flagship series for business
Lets see about HP:
Compared to LJ467UT at $1229, HP is about $100 cheaper
Screen size 12.5" 1366 x 768 (compared to 14.1 1600x900)
no DVDRW, smaller hard drive, slower processor, HD 3000 is much lower graphics performance, bluetooth 2.1 instead of 4.0, no backlit keyboard, inferior keypad, about 6 or 7 ounces lighter, 0.2" thicker, but is smaller footprint 12x8.23 vs 13.5 x 9.1 to fit the bigger screen, no 1 button recovery, inferior pointing stick, no overhead light (thinklight), slower boot time, shorter batter life, inferior wifi, only 6 row keyboard vs 7, no USB 3.0, confirm the 3 year warranty - no data about it. Not as good web cam if on this model at all, (82 key keyboard vs 89 on the T430p)
Big complaint: The HP has 2 stacked USB 2.0 in the back. none at the sides.
Lenovo has 3 total, 2 singles in the back, 1 at the side. 2 are USB 3.0, one is an always-on for charging.
Just look at the gallery of each of them.
The Lenovo keyboard is ergonomic keys, fingerprint reader with LED light. Every detail designed in Japan by the former IBM design team.
This explains the 2x2 wireless of the T430s:
http://superuser.com/questions/323347/laptop-wireless-networking-options-1x1-vs-2x2
Uses dual band capable of moving data twice as fast.
Came up with $1,468.30, and with an email address signup, get 10% off first order bringing it to $1321.47 on a really fancy system.
ThinkPad T430s - Intel Core i5-3320M Processor (3M Cache, 2.60GHz), Windows 7 Prof, 14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, Intel HD Graphics 4000,
4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM) (can upgrade cheaper if necessary on outside purchase), Keyboard Backlit, UltraNav with FingerPrint Reader and pointing stick(Trackpoint), Camera: 720p HD Camera Mic, 500GB 7200rpm, Ultrabay: DVD Recordable, System expansion slots: Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader, Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Battery T81+, Bay battery: 3 Cell Ultrabay Battery, Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna, Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2x2 BGN), Mobile Broadband upgradable, 3Yr Base Warranty Extension
Appx 4 pounds (added the 3 cell ultrabay battery), fast boot technology, Dolby sound, carbon fiber case, mil-spec tested including vibration and drop, Thinkpad keyboard and temperature control, USB 3.0, dual array noise suppression microphone with face tracking, displayport (dongle to HDMI and others), one button recovery, thinklight, spilltray, 0.83" thick, appx 13.5" x 9.1"
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=37&Code=T430S_ADVANCED_SAP&category-id=625170B995934B6EFED1F0FA956B4E9A
Can choose from other T-series models. That is the Lenovo flagship series for business
Lets see about HP:
Compared to LJ467UT at $1229, HP is about $100 cheaper
Screen size 12.5" 1366 x 768 (compared to 14.1 1600x900)
no DVDRW, smaller hard drive, slower processor, HD 3000 is much lower graphics performance, bluetooth 2.1 instead of 4.0, no backlit keyboard, inferior keypad, about 6 or 7 ounces lighter, 0.2" thicker, but is smaller footprint 12x8.23 vs 13.5 x 9.1 to fit the bigger screen, no 1 button recovery, inferior pointing stick, no overhead light (thinklight), slower boot time, shorter batter life, inferior wifi, only 6 row keyboard vs 7, no USB 3.0, confirm the 3 year warranty - no data about it. Not as good web cam if on this model at all, (82 key keyboard vs 89 on the T430p)
Big complaint: The HP has 2 stacked USB 2.0 in the back. none at the sides.
Lenovo has 3 total, 2 singles in the back, 1 at the side. 2 are USB 3.0, one is an always-on for charging.
Just look at the gallery of each of them.
The Lenovo keyboard is ergonomic keys, fingerprint reader with LED light. Every detail designed in Japan by the former IBM design team.
This explains the 2x2 wireless of the T430s:
http://superuser.com/questions/323347/laptop-wireless-networking-options-1x1-vs-2x2
Uses dual band capable of moving data twice as fast.
Does the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge have that feature where if you spill liquid on the keyboard, it just drains out?
Q. Just curious. I want to know if I can spill stuff on my laptop.
A. I worked as a Procurement Engineer with IBM+Lenovo for 31 years and focused on the Thinkpad line since they started. All of the Thinkpad line has a spill tray and drain hole, but it is not 100% foolproof. I forget exactly which company executive tried to demonstrate by pouring about a cup of water while at a news show interview.
It was an original feature in Thinkpad, copied later on some other brands.
You don't want to do it on purpose, but a lot of other brands of laptops become toast paperweights with liquid spilled on the keyboard.
Thinkpad line does a lot of special testing other brands do not do.
Drop test is one, but don't do it on purpose either.
My old T41 I am typing this on is about 6 years old and the only issue vs when new is cat hairs and I wore off the letter A from that key.
PS - Edge is a bit of a hybrid of Thinkpad + other. T-series is the real deal. Designed in Japan.
Only Apple makes as good hardware and costs 35% more at equal performance. Toshiba did a lot of copying and some of their product line is excellent. MSI is the only designer-manufacturer. Several Dell Engineers joined Lenovo including the Wireless Procurement engineering team lead.
PPS - Trackpoint only works on Thinkpads. It was a custom. The copied blue button versions never worked right and were mostly dropped.
Will close this with one more adder - not sure how many features were put in EDGE. Thinkpad was first for Spill Tray+Drain, Custom rubber bottom bumpers, floppy drive metal shell, ergonomic keyboard, accelerometer for hard drive protection, Thinklight for a keyboard lightup, thin bezel around the screen, fingerprint reader, multi-color light for Fingerprint reader, custom internal cooling sensing and control, one-button recovery and hard drive data backup, lower bottom and palm rest temperature measure and control, accelerated life tests prior to product release, noise measurement, double-latching lid, double right/left select button set, and held an 8 line keyboard the longest, custom designed wireless antenna built into the back of the LCD
It was an original feature in Thinkpad, copied later on some other brands.
You don't want to do it on purpose, but a lot of other brands of laptops become toast paperweights with liquid spilled on the keyboard.
Thinkpad line does a lot of special testing other brands do not do.
Drop test is one, but don't do it on purpose either.
My old T41 I am typing this on is about 6 years old and the only issue vs when new is cat hairs and I wore off the letter A from that key.
PS - Edge is a bit of a hybrid of Thinkpad + other. T-series is the real deal. Designed in Japan.
Only Apple makes as good hardware and costs 35% more at equal performance. Toshiba did a lot of copying and some of their product line is excellent. MSI is the only designer-manufacturer. Several Dell Engineers joined Lenovo including the Wireless Procurement engineering team lead.
PPS - Trackpoint only works on Thinkpads. It was a custom. The copied blue button versions never worked right and were mostly dropped.
Will close this with one more adder - not sure how many features were put in EDGE. Thinkpad was first for Spill Tray+Drain, Custom rubber bottom bumpers, floppy drive metal shell, ergonomic keyboard, accelerometer for hard drive protection, Thinklight for a keyboard lightup, thin bezel around the screen, fingerprint reader, multi-color light for Fingerprint reader, custom internal cooling sensing and control, one-button recovery and hard drive data backup, lower bottom and palm rest temperature measure and control, accelerated life tests prior to product release, noise measurement, double-latching lid, double right/left select button set, and held an 8 line keyboard the longest, custom designed wireless antenna built into the back of the LCD
What is the meaning of "NTFS" and "FAT32" File systems? What is the difference between the two?
Q. What is the meaning of "NTFS" and "FAT32" File systems? What is the difference between the two? Which one is the BEST file system to use for home pc?
A. FAT 32 File System
The FAT32 file system was introduced in the second version of Windows 95, often know as Windows 95B or OSR2. It is really just an extension of the original FAT16 file system in order to remain compatible with existing programs, networks, and device drivers. The biggest improvement in FAT 32 is its ability to efficiently manage storage space on todayâs larger hard drives. It can handle disks larger than 2GB and format them with a single partition thereby allowing you to assign a single drive letter to your drive.
In addition, the FAT 32 file system only uses a 4KB cluster size for all hard disks under 8 Gigabytes. This reduces the amount of slack space found on your hard disk when you save small files to your drive. As mentioned earlier, a 1KB file takes up 32KB of space on a 1GB hard disk using the old FAT 16 file system. However, a 1KB file on the same hard disk using the FAT32 system takes up only 4KB of space, a savings of 28KB. This may sound trivial, but when you are dealing with an entire hard disk that has thousands of files, the savings is actually dramatic and even Microsoft claims that you will achieve at least 10 to 15 percent more efficient use of disk space on the average large hard disk.
FAT32 has some other advantages over the FAT 16 file system in regards to improved reliability. For example, under the FAT 16 file system, the root directory is located only at the beginning of the hard disk. If anything were to happen to this section of the hard disk, such as the development of bad sectors, the whole drive will become unusable as the file index will become damaged. Therefore, one will have to seek out special disk recovery tools to try to recover the data, which more than likely will be unsuccessful. By using the FAT 32 file system, the root directory can be located anywhere on the hard disk. Therefore, if anything happens to the section of the hard disk storing the root directory, the FAT 32 file systemâs built in utilities will be able to move the root directory to a safe location on the hard disk and repair the defective area. In addition, the FAT 32 file system can use both the default and the backup copy of the File Allocation Table. This means that if something were to happen to the default FAT, your system will continue to run by using the backup copy until the default can be repaired.
NTFS - New Technology File System
The NTFS file system was introduced with the first version of Windows NT (New Technology) and is a completely different file system from FAT 16 and Fat 32. Microsoft actually designed it to be more stable, reliable and offer end users greatly increased security.
Access rights can be assigned to files and directories, allowing users full access, partial access or no access at all to that data stored on your hard disk.
File and directory compression can be performed directly without the need for third party utilities as this feature is now built into the file system.
Disk quotas can be assigned, limiting the amount of disk space that users can access on a particular partition on the hard drive.
Built in Encryption where The NTFS 5.0 file system can automatically encrypt and decrypt file data as it is read and written to the hard disk.
Support for large hard disks, with a theoretical limit up to 2 TeraBytes (TB).
Support for long file names to 255 characters as well as "8 by 3" names.
File names are in Unicode, allowing people in countries not using the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greece, Japan, India, Russia, and Israel) to write file names in their native language.
Using The FAT And/Or The NTFS File System
If you plan on running more than one operating system on your computer, often referred to Dual Booting, you will definitely need to format some of your volumes with the FAT file system. Any programs or data that need to be accessed by more than one operating system should be stored on the FAT volume(s). But do keep in mind that there is no security for data stored on a FAT16 or FAT32 volume. Therefore, any user with access to the computer, either directly or across a network can read, change, or even delete files that are stored on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition. Therefore, you definitely do want to store any sensitive files on drives or partitions formatted with NTFS file systems.
The FAT32 file system was introduced in the second version of Windows 95, often know as Windows 95B or OSR2. It is really just an extension of the original FAT16 file system in order to remain compatible with existing programs, networks, and device drivers. The biggest improvement in FAT 32 is its ability to efficiently manage storage space on todayâs larger hard drives. It can handle disks larger than 2GB and format them with a single partition thereby allowing you to assign a single drive letter to your drive.
In addition, the FAT 32 file system only uses a 4KB cluster size for all hard disks under 8 Gigabytes. This reduces the amount of slack space found on your hard disk when you save small files to your drive. As mentioned earlier, a 1KB file takes up 32KB of space on a 1GB hard disk using the old FAT 16 file system. However, a 1KB file on the same hard disk using the FAT32 system takes up only 4KB of space, a savings of 28KB. This may sound trivial, but when you are dealing with an entire hard disk that has thousands of files, the savings is actually dramatic and even Microsoft claims that you will achieve at least 10 to 15 percent more efficient use of disk space on the average large hard disk.
FAT32 has some other advantages over the FAT 16 file system in regards to improved reliability. For example, under the FAT 16 file system, the root directory is located only at the beginning of the hard disk. If anything were to happen to this section of the hard disk, such as the development of bad sectors, the whole drive will become unusable as the file index will become damaged. Therefore, one will have to seek out special disk recovery tools to try to recover the data, which more than likely will be unsuccessful. By using the FAT 32 file system, the root directory can be located anywhere on the hard disk. Therefore, if anything happens to the section of the hard disk storing the root directory, the FAT 32 file systemâs built in utilities will be able to move the root directory to a safe location on the hard disk and repair the defective area. In addition, the FAT 32 file system can use both the default and the backup copy of the File Allocation Table. This means that if something were to happen to the default FAT, your system will continue to run by using the backup copy until the default can be repaired.
NTFS - New Technology File System
The NTFS file system was introduced with the first version of Windows NT (New Technology) and is a completely different file system from FAT 16 and Fat 32. Microsoft actually designed it to be more stable, reliable and offer end users greatly increased security.
Access rights can be assigned to files and directories, allowing users full access, partial access or no access at all to that data stored on your hard disk.
File and directory compression can be performed directly without the need for third party utilities as this feature is now built into the file system.
Disk quotas can be assigned, limiting the amount of disk space that users can access on a particular partition on the hard drive.
Built in Encryption where The NTFS 5.0 file system can automatically encrypt and decrypt file data as it is read and written to the hard disk.
Support for large hard disks, with a theoretical limit up to 2 TeraBytes (TB).
Support for long file names to 255 characters as well as "8 by 3" names.
File names are in Unicode, allowing people in countries not using the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greece, Japan, India, Russia, and Israel) to write file names in their native language.
Using The FAT And/Or The NTFS File System
If you plan on running more than one operating system on your computer, often referred to Dual Booting, you will definitely need to format some of your volumes with the FAT file system. Any programs or data that need to be accessed by more than one operating system should be stored on the FAT volume(s). But do keep in mind that there is no security for data stored on a FAT16 or FAT32 volume. Therefore, any user with access to the computer, either directly or across a network can read, change, or even delete files that are stored on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition. Therefore, you definitely do want to store any sensitive files on drives or partitions formatted with NTFS file systems.
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