The 2.75 x 1.5-inch touchpad is small, but pleasant to use. Like the X230, Lenovo offers an optional backlit keyboard. The only thing preventing the T430 from offering a perfect typing experience is the plastic palm rest.
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The keyboard on this notebook feels better than the AccuType layout on the IdeaPad series as well as other ThinkPads we've tested with island-style keyboards, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X230. Our concerns were immediately allayed, as the matte black, smile-shaped keys had plenty of space and provided firm, springy feedback. Instead of the classic keyboard we've come to know and love on the ThinkPad, the T430 features an island-style Precision Keyboard. When we switched to the Gaming preset, the vocals sounded a little hollow and muffled. Of the four presets in the control panel (Movies, Music, Gaming) we found that Movies was slightly louder, but Music delivered a richer sound. On George Michael's "Freedom," warm piano chords and a crisp drumline cascaded gently over Michael's rebellious tenor.
Thanks to Dolby Advanced Audio technology, the speakers flanking the keyboard delivered fairly loud, rich audio. Viewing angles were decent, with clear images from 45 degrees to the left or right of the display. Still, the matte display on the T430 delivered sharp, crisp text on CNN.com and. Fortunately, that screen is also available on the T430, a $50 option we highly recommend. This is somewhat disappointing, given that the previous model, the T420, had a much brighter 230-lux screen, and a higher resolution of 1600 x 900.
The 14-inch, 1366 x 768p, 147 lux display isn't very bright, 40 lux short of the 187 thin-and-light category average.
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