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I've been a Lenovo T-series user for about a decade, going through 4 T-series laptops for work. I finally bought a personal laptop for myself, because the soon-to-be released T440 is trying to be something it's not, which is an ultrabook (no more ultrabay, touch screen, internal battery). So I thought the T430 would be the last of it's kind for traditionalists who like Windows 7 better than 8, and like that this laptop can be upgraded with a 2nd hard drive, etc.
However, my complaint is that I received a model with a noisy fan. Search for "T430 noisy fan" on a web search engine and you'll find several others who had the same issue as me. The noise is an extremely annoying high pitched whine, like a jet turbine. So after having it for a day, I had to send it into Lenovo support. Per their instructions, I removed the hard drive and replaced the hard drive cover.
They shipped it back a few days later and seemed to have fixed the fan issue (if you get a noisy fan model, demand that they replace the fan with a quiet fan. There's nothing that can be done with software to fix it). However, when I tried putting the hard drive cover back on, the screw wouldn't thread back into the laptop. I called Lenovo again, simply asking them to send me a 5 cent replacement screw. They refused, saying the "Hard drive cover is cosmetic", even though it's the piece that prevents my hard drive from falling out of my computer. Hey, the hood on my car is cosmetic, but if a car shop gives it back to me with a broken latch, I expect them to fix it.
I ended up taking a screw from an old Lenovo which was the proper width, but too long, so I had to use a hack saw to get it to the correct length. Even though they have a 30 day return policy (through Lenovo) I decided to keep the laptop for now because I didn't want to go through the hassle of buying another laptop, but I'm unhappy with the frustration I've went through after buying a brand new machine.
On the plus side, the lighted keyboard is nice and I don't mind the new chick-let style keys, though I wished they kept the page up / down and Home / End keys in the same place they were located on the T410 / T420.
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the power interface of this computer is not working just within a month and I don't think should have happened on a thinkpad.Best Deals for Lenovo ThinkPad T430 23426QU 14' LED Notebook - Intel - Core i5
I bought this for a student and they literally hit the ground running with it. I own a G770 and I love it. Homework has never looked so good.Honest reviews on Lenovo ThinkPad T430 23426QU 14' LED Notebook - Intel - Core i5
I would say, Yes, It worth the price. I used to have a R61 ThinkPad for several years and recently changed to T430. I am really satisfy with my purchase. For some days I tested an Ideapad model the specification of that notebook was higher. However, I think this one is much faster and reliable. At last, if you want to but a ThinkPad T430 I do recommend you to but it with Win7 professional. Thank you.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Lenovo ThinkPad T430 23426QU 14' LED Notebook - Intel - Core i5
I helped my friend to buy that computer, and he said it is very good. The speed of this computer is fast.
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