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Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Full Review


The ThinkPad X201 is the new 12-inch ultra-portable Lenovo notebookfrom business. As an update to the X200 series, X201 latest Intel Calpella windows. One of the most interesting processors included in the new X201 is the new Core i7-640LM 32 nm dual-core CPU running at 2.13 GHz in check look at the range as the X201, X201, X201 and X201 Tablet and see how they compare with previous models.


Construction and Design

The ThinkPad X201 has the same design deliciously scary, ultra-portable business notebook on steroids, like all X Series notebooks before. At first glance it seems that all the other macbook pro 17 inch battery with a square frame and rubber-based paint, but much smaller. With the laptop open, we see that design is as small as possible without reducing the size of the keyboard. Keep the great keyboard part has little impact, however, as a short break in the wrist is too short to support most of the wrists with the fingers in a typing position. The X series is significantly lower than Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops, which still allows you to include a full-size keyboard design.


The build quality is great compared to most netbooks and small laptops CULV which was published in the last two years. So big is the counterpart of the T series, the X201 keeps the solid steel hinges of the screen, keyboard, ThinkPad durable sheets of durable plastic and alloy frame. The slim design includes a slightly curved screen and hinges feel "weak" when reduced, but this is relative. For a laptop of 12 inches from the X201 can be easily removed with little regard to break before or consumed before their useful life is over. Try to do the same with a maximum of consumption and less expensive than you do not like the results.


Keep the end user is always considered with memory and easy access to the hard disk. The X201 retains the sidebar to quickly exchange the hard drive and the lower deck to improve the system memory.



Screen and speakers

While the quality of construction that many of the region a1189 falls into the category is actually behind the screen. Compared to most brilliant displays of 11.6 to 12 inches now available in the new portable X201 and X201 consumer left behind panels ultra portable color saturation and contrast. Colors appeared pale and weak, while levels of black felt washed out. This seems to be the disadvantage of business notebooks. Vertical viewing angles are average with the colors begin to quickly return to the tilt of the display from 10 to 15 degrees forward or backward. Horizontal viewing angles are better with the colors remain consistent, even at sharp angles.

The screen X201 Tablet is a cut above the X201 and X201 and offers better color saturation and contrast. Viewing angles are also improved the investment of a minimum of color, even when it is tilted 45 degrees forward or backward. One problem we noticed in our review model X201 Tablet, even if the screen had appeared very warm (yellow / orange). This gave the appearance of an old screen and it was very pleasing to the eye.

The backlight brightness of the three laptops were very bright to be visible in an office. The X201 is the brightest of the group and is measured in his brilliant 250cd/m2. The second and X201 was measured at 232cd/m2 bright. The X201 Tablet is its bright 182cd/m2 achieved than others. If you use outside X201, Lenovo offers a high level of brightness of the screen outside X201 Tablet visible as an option.


Keyboard and Touchpad

Each of the ThinkPad X201 notebook new series of review, we offer the same keyboard as seen above in the X200. After the big change with the T410 and T400 we expected to see a consolidation of similar models with the X201, but it was not. Having said that the experience of writing is everything you expect from the ThinkPad brand of confidence. The size of the keyboard is 100% up to 12 inches widescreen, which is an improvement over the X61 a 4:3 ratio that had condensed on the perimeter of the keys on the keyboard. The writing surface has excellent support, almost without deformation under moderate pressure. The feel of each key is large with gentle strokes that emit very little noise when fully depressed. If you spend hours sitting at the computer keyboard to write in the ThinkPad hard to beat.

A brand new feature of the ThinkPad X series is a Synaptics touchpad on the X201 and X201 Tablet close. The X series has always had the limitation of being a crossroads onlywhich TrackPoint is huge for some users. With most buyers prefer the touch screen interface is easy to see the Lenovo X201 is added to help increase sales. The touchpad is small at first strange to see half the height of a normal touchpadbut get used very quickly. During the review process that favored the trackpoint and touchpad had no problem with it multi-touch gestures common. The touchpad has had an excellent response time without significant delay, and each offers the acceleration of each axis to prevent unwanted oval.


Ports and Features

The choice of the door has remained the same as previous models, with three USB ports, VGA, LAN, ExpressCard/54, audio jack and a modem. Lenovo memory expansion also includes a a1175 located on the edge of the support for the palms. I was really hoping to see some sort of digital video output, but it is a business model for users of most companies is still demand for legacy VGA projectors.


Performance and benchmarks

I must admit that when I found Lenovo was to attack a Core i7 processor in the X201 had the mental image of a gaming laptop or a 12-inch workstation. It was not the case that the Core i7-640LM included in our X201 and X200 Tablet dual-core processors are designed with efficiency in mind and not performance at breakneck speed. He also discovered that the low voltage Intel Core i7 is slower than the basic things testedmaking i5 even more confusion for the average consumer, who might be buying a laptop model number only.

Compared to Intel P8600 equipped X200 we reviewed over a year, we reviewed all the X201 has been given a significant boost in speed, including the new Core i7-640LM X201. The overall system performance rose from 30 to 50% in all areas, depending on configuration. 3D performance is increased from 63 to 106% with the new GMA X4500 HD integrated graphics processors. Users will notice that the GMA in HD processor notebook has low voltage Core i7 lowerat a clock frequency of 266 MHz instead of systems based on Core i5 500MHzthan similarly equipped.

If you rely on your laptop to your "office away from home", the latest platform offers high performance to satisfy most users. Multimedia enthusiasts will appreciate the 1080p video stream via Flash or download from YouTube decoding 1080p notebook with just a drop of sweat. If you find yourself wanting more power than the level of implementation of the plant netbook or laptop CULV can offer a 12-inch ThinkPad X201 could be the best alternative.


The heat and noise

The thermal performance of the a1185 is very good, even with the i5-540M. Under a load of keyboard and palm rest of light were a few degrees at room temperature. High temperatures in the system at full load, but "play" areas above and below the cell remained at reasonable levels. The cooling fan was heard in a quiet room, but only when the system is stressed. With our sound level meter in a room with a newspaper 31.5dB environment, which measures the fan at low speed to 33 dB, the average speed of 38 dB and 42 dB at high speed to 6 inches of contaminated air.


Battery

The battery life on all models we tested was excellenteven the X201 with Intel Core i5-540M processor and hard drive 7200 RPM. Each model was tested with the screen brightness set at 70%, wireless enabled, and Windows 7, with a balanced profile. Note that the X201 is equipped with a 9-cell battery, the X201 Tablet is an 8-cell battery, and the X201 is configured with a 6 cell battery. Our results are:

During the test, the X201 with Intel Core i5-540M and the 7200 RPM hard drive consumes between 7.5 and 8 watts of power. The X201 with Core i7-640LM consume 6.5 to 7 watts. The X200 Tablet is also the Core i7-640LM consume between 7.5 and 9 watts of power. If you want the perfect blend of speed and battery life of the X201 tested with 9-cell battery lasted 11 hours and 50 minutes!


Conclusion

The ibook g4 battery offers some solid the previous X200. Users who prefer the touch screen interface, you can now get on the X201 and X201 Tablet and netbook is smaller but still very useful. The latest Intel platform provides a big boost in terms of overall performance of the previous generation, and in some cases double 3D performance. Battery life is also increased in all areas, with the help of machine-sipping Intel Core i7-640LM processor. If you find yourself wanting more and a little "more than most netbooks and notebooks based on CULV have to offer, the Lenovo ThinkPad X201 includes a huge success in a small package.

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