I'm writing this on a brand spanking new Thinkpad T510, one of the first models to ship worldwide. The T510 is Lenovo's update to their Thinkpad line of workhorse business computers, popular among attorneys for durability, good design, and thoughtful features.

On paper, this is an impressive machine: Intel i7 620-M processor, NVIDIA 512M graphics card, 4G of RAM, and Windows Ultimate 64 bit.

Priced at under $1,750, it's a good deal as well. Is this machine capable of competing against the older models offered by its competitors, and/or the new models yet to come? Read on...

EDIT: It seems I may have a minor manufacturing defect; other users are not reporting similar problems.

I have moved the paragraphs on keyboard issues to a separate blog post, so as not to detract from the rest of the review.

Start with Part 2, and enjoy!