Lenovo ThinkPad T400s
 

Am thinking of getting one for work. Does anyone have one, or have any real world feedback on them?

I'm considering to purchase it too. I love the LED-backlight and Matte screen !
I don't like small hard drive 120G and TN-panel of LCD that is very bad for photography :(

we use T61s at work and they are battletanks. can't recommend them enough.

My brother also wants one of these for school. He needs to replace a laptop that is broken down. He hoping he can get a computer that will last. You think he should get the T400 or is there a cheaper alternative so he can just upgrade when he can afford to?

I had a T61 for a while. While it seemed well made, both myself and the guy who used it before me found it quite flaky. We might've got a lemon, but it was a pain in the arse.

The thing only booted once in about 5 goes. The other four would just get to a black screen and hang, give a disk error, or spit random characters onto the screen then hang. Once it had booted it was quite good, but it was painful until that point. Also, the wireless network software was useless and the adapter would only connect wirelessly at random intervals. This may well be better now, but was a huge issue with mine.