Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Impresses the Critics

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16 Jul, 2008 by New York Herald in Business, Gear

Thinking of getting a new affordable, ultra lightweight laptop, but not quite a Macbook Air person? You may want to consider the Lenovo ThinkPad X200. The little brother to the Lenova ThinkPad X300, the ThinkPad X200 is getting rave reviews from around the blogosphere. (See below)

Critics praise the .8 inch width, 2.98 lb weight, 12.1″ screen, up to 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4 GB of RAM, and either 64 GB of SSD or 320 GB old-fashioned hard drive. They also like cutting edge wireless options, such as WiMax, GPS and UWB.

We suspect their favorite feature however, is the $1,199 starting price, just half that of its famous older brother the Lenova ThinkPad X300. Available this August.

Laptop Mag: Editor’s Choice – “excellent lightweight notebook for mobile professionals who demand the business essentials…ThinkPads have been known for their sweet keyboards, and the X200 doesn’t disappoint.”

Notebook Review: “..a job well done by ThinkPad designers and engineers.”

Pros

• Powerful performance with the new Intel Montevina platform, regular clock speed processor of up to 2.40GHz
• Runs very cool and quiet thanks to unique fan design
• New widescreen display and extra width means more keyboard space and easier for dual-window viewing
• Incredible battery life, close to 10-hours potential on the 9-cell cylindrical battery
• Great wireless options such as BlueTooth, WiMax, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WWAN
• Cool features available such as integrated GPS and integrated web-camera
• Very sturdy notebook built to last with mag-alloy case and magnesium internal roll-cage

Cons

• No built-in high-definition video output port such as HDMI, DVI or Display Port
• No touchpad available, just TouchPoint
• No built-in optical drive
• Can’t fit it inside a manila envelope for inter-office mail like with the ThinkPad X300 and MacBook.