Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is similar to the laptop ThinkPad X200; Lenovo ThinkPad X201 looks similar to ThinkPad T series notebooks, it is just smaller than ThinkPad T series laptop. Although Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is much smaller, it still comes with a full-size keyboard. Well the palmrest is a litter bit narrow.

Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is light and thin, it is easy to carry it around. And the performance of Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is also better and stronger than that of the same size netbooks and VULV laptops. Moreover, the ThinkPad X201’s hinge is very solid; you can use it on the go comfortably. ThinkPad X201 comes with a durable keyboard, sturdy plastic cladding as well as alloy chassis.

ThinkPad X201’s bottom panel can be open easily, so you can easy to upgrade memory and replace the hard drive with retaining the side panel.

ThinkPad X201 features a 12.1-inch screen with the resolution of 1280×800 pixels. But the screen’s color saturation and contrast is not so good, which seems the shortcomings of the majority of business notebooks. The vertical angle in the forward or backward 10-15 degrees will inverse, but the horizontal viewing angel is much better.

The keyboard of ThinkPad X201 is as same as the keyboard of ThinkPad X200, so every ThinkPad fan will know the quality of the keyboard. It has a good texture of every key, and there is no noise when you type on the keyboard of ThinkPad X201. I think it is a piece of cake for you to type on such a good ThinkPad X201’s keyboard.

This may be a personalized feature for ThinkPad X201, ThinkPad X201 comes with a touchpad which don’t appear before. As ThinkPad X series is only equipped with trackpoint, so many people will spend more time to adapt it. I think you will like the touchpad more than the trackpoint, as the touchpad had an excellent response time with no noticeable lag and each axis offered the same acceleration rate to prevent unwanted ovals.

ThinkPad X201 is equipped with a 9-cell battery, and the battery can last for 10 and half hours. How long the battery life is.

X201 is still retained three USB2.0 ports, a VGA port, Ethernet Card, ExpressCard/54, audio and modem jack. For storage expansion, Lenovo also provides a SDHC memory card slot which is located in the front side of palmrest.

Front side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201: SDHC card slot

Rear side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201: battery

The right side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201: USB port, headphone, microphone, RJ11, Kesington.

The left side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201: Power jack, heat vents, USB, VGA, RJ45, ExpressCarD/54, USB, wireless switch.

ThinkPad X201 comes with Intel Core i7-640LM (2.13GHz, 4MB Cache) processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM (2GB + 2GB), Intel QM57 Express Chipset, 320GB hard drive, pre-installed Windows 7 Professional (64bit) or Windows XP Professional systems.

wPrime is a multi-threaded processor forced to mathematical procedures, it makes full use of CPU’s computing power, data obtained from a relatively is very accurate.

wPrime 32M comparison results:

PCMark05 is to test the overall performance of your laptop; it can also test the performance of processor, hard drive, memory.

PCMark05 score (the score is the higher, the better)

3DMark06 is to test the notebook graphics performance (the score is the higher, the better):

3DMark06 comparison results:

HDTune hard drive test:

If we say that the T Series of ThinkPad notebooks are the “aristocracy” of notebooks, the ThinkPad X series notebooks will be the “King” of the ultra-portable notebooks. When the thick notebooks were popular, the ThinkPad X Series notebooks win customers rely on their light weight, stable performance and good quality.

It can not become the “King” of notebooks just rely on their slim body and light weight. ThinkPad X series notebooks are not only light and thin but also good in their qualities and performances. While some notebooks will sacrifice their qualities when they want the notebooks become more portable. From the ThinkPad X20, X22, X24, X31/32, X41/41T etc. to X61 than to the X100e, they are not only just changed on their names but the essence.

When ThinkPad X300 with a 13-inch screen and drive released, the ThinkPad X series come with a new type of application. Users no longer need to carry an external drive with the ThinkPad X300. However, many people still like the lighter X200. Although it is changed to some extent according to the ThinkPad X300, it is still the ThinkPad X series. While when the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e debuted, the arguments are increased.

Lenovo ThinkPad X100e comes with an 11.6 inch screen, three color options, and AMD platform as well as the fashionable outlook, which make them unique. While some of ThinkPad fans can not accept the changes.

Of course, very coin has two sides, so now we have a deep look on Lenovo ThinkPad X100e.

Lenovo ThinkPad X100e specification:

Processor – AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 and AMD M780G with ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics at launch with further AMD Athlon Neo and Turion options early Q1

Operating System – Windows XP Home, Windows 7 Home Basic (32 bit), Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit), Windows 7 Pro (32 bit), Windows XP Pro (32 bit), DOS (minimum support)

Display/Resolution – 11.6 inch HD (1366×768) LED backlight 200 nit

Memory – 4 GB maximum (2 SD-DIMM slots)

Hard Drive Options – 160 GB, 250GB, 320GB HD 5400 RPM

Graphics – ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics

Audio – Stereo speakers, built-in mic

Integrated Comms – Realtek 802.11n, optional Bluetooth, GB Ethernet, optional WWAN Gobi card

Ports and Slots – 3 USB with 1 x powered, VGA port, 4-in-1 card reader slot, GB Ethernet port HD audio, combo headphone/mic-in

Camera – Low-light camera, High Sensitivity Webcam

Weight – 1.36 kg, sub 3 pounds, with 3-cell battery and 1.50 kg, 3.3 pounds with 6-cell battery

Dimensions – Starts at 11″ x 7.5″ x .6″ front to 1.1″ rear

Keyboard – 6 rows, IOS full size, spill resistant, new design, UltraNav TrackPoint and multigesture touchpad

Battery Life – 2 hours with 3-cell 2.2Ah battery, up to 5 hours with 6-cell 2.6 Ah battery

Included Software – Skype for Business, PC Doctor for Windows, Rescue & Recovery, Password Manager, Presentation Director, System Update, Access Connections, ThinkVantage Utilities

Disassemble the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e is very simple; remove the screws and the buckles.

Low price with high quality, it is not jerry-built notebook.

Continue to disassemble the ThinkPad X100e, the detail of framework and motherboard.

The hardware of ThinkPad X100e, processor and chipset can be seen.

More details of ThinkPad X100e, experience the low cost and high quality of ThinkPad X100e.

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