Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
I've been on a T440s for a couple of years. No significant keyboard issues for touch typing; it feels very much like all my other ThinkPads going back years.
You might want to consider a T450/550 on clearance when they announce the T460/560.
(I downsized to a 14" screen with the T440s and, given today's resolutions, the reduction in size and weight is a great tradeoff for giving up 1.5 inches of diagonal screen size.)
For the OP: One thing to be aware of coming from the T520 generation is that the Tx40 and Tx50 are a U-series ultrabook processor, not a full-power mobile processor like the Tx20/Tx30. Especially with the Tx40 and T440s, that may well actually be a touch slower than the T520. I'd recommend, given the mention of software development, and the T520 feeling a bit slow, sticking to the T440p/T540p or to the T460p.
Originally Posted by
ajGoes
Not for my eyes it isn't! I need a big screen to be able to display a reasonable amount of content with larger-than-normal fonts.
Thanks for the suggestions!
If you want a 15" matte screen, you are going to either end up with an ultrabook CPU (T550/T560) or a workstation replacement (P50) or going to Dell/HP, or an older generation machine.
Take a look at the Dell E5570 (or its near-clone, the Precision M3510) -- it's the closest thing in the current generation from anyone to the T520. The T560 should be a good choice
if you can live with the processor (if you have a dual core i5 or i7 in the T520, it should be enough of a generational jump to be slightly faster; if you have a quad-core i7, it would be a huge downgrade.)
Also take a look at the T540p -- it should be very affordable right now, as it's an outgoing model, sadly without a replacement, and while it's only a 2-generation CPU jump, they were pretty big generations.
Originally Posted by
chx1975
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