Images were sharp and clear when using the webcam in our dimly lit living room. The right is empty save for the tray-loading DVD drive and Kensington lock slot. The back holds an eSATA connection, a powered USB, VGA, Ethernet, and DisplayPort.
The left side of the chassis contains an ExpressCard/34 slot, one USB port, and an audio in/out port. Unlike the more spacious T410, ports are kept to a minimum on the T410s. While slightly soft, there was adequate bass, and higher tones were well defined. We noticed it more when watching Star Trek VII: First Contact on Hulu than we did on a file downloaded from Microsoft's WMV HD Content Showcase.Īudio from the T410s' speakers was good for a business system. Playback was smooth, but dark areas were filled with some noise and pixelation. While still images and games looked good on the T410s, videos were another story. Vertical viewing angles were limited to just a few degrees, but were decent horizontally to nearly 90 degree angles to the right or left. The ThinkPad T410s' 14.1-inch LED backlit screen is available in just one resolution: 1440 x 900 (the T410 can be purchased with a 1280 x 800-pixel screen).
All are well below the T410, which exceeded 90 degrees in every area. After playing 15 minutes of Hulu video, it measured 88 degrees Fahrenheit at the bottom, 77 degrees on the touchpad, and 86 degrees between the G and H keys. Throughout our testing, the T410s remained very cool to the touch.