Lenovo's ThinkPad X200 is 0.8-inches thick, actually affordable
By Paul Miller 
posted Jul 14th 2008 11:00PM
posted Jul 14th 2008 11:00PM
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Wow! I wasn't expecting that low of a starting price, awesome!!! XD
But now seeing the Vaio Z with its 13.1" screen having 1600x900 res, I'd like higher res options in 12.1" screens as well. : )
What an amazing price.. look forward to seeing this in Australia!
Higher res = me squinting more. I actually don't mind low resolutions at all.
Well, I would like an OPTION for it, I wouldn't want it to be the standard as there are those that dislike the higher resolutions, but I can take them, bring on the eye-squinting!! XD
I just bought a x61 with the 1400x1050 res at 12.1" and I love it. I have horrible vision, but I were glasses and it looks great. The amount of screen real-estate the best part about the tablet imo
any word on the new tablet though?
You can always increase the PPI (DPI) to compensate for a higher resolution.
@Paris
Looks like shit in every OS I've ever seen it used on.
Now if they would just make the same thing in a non-strictlybusiness casing, it will sell twice as much at least.
Aw, no disc drive? I thought the whole idea was for Lenovo to keep it thin and still keep the bells and whistles, a la the ad mocking the MBA.
Now that you mention it, they probably kept out the optical drive to reduce internal competition with the X300.
There's never been an optical drive in this series. If you can't install an OS from a flash drive, or applications from the network, it's not worth installing.
It's essentially a trade off for the slower processor they have in the X300.
At that price, I wonder if they could do an Atom version for $800. But maybe Leonovo has more ambitious plans for Atom. Who knows?
I think I saw a Leonovo branded moble internet thing (like a psp) a while back that was running on atom
Atom isn't for business machines...it's for students and professional layabouts (bloggers, writers, the homeless, etc.).
Craig, I think you're confusing netbooks like the EEE with Atom. Intel never said the Atom was designed for Netbooks - in fact they're obsessed with it used in MIDs like the one Greg mentioned. There's no saying that so called "business machines" can't use Atom either.
I hear they have 9" and 10" Atom machines to be announced soon.
No, you guys, Craig is right.
The Atom architecture stresses a smaller die and less power-usage, excluding out-of-order execution in the processess (a larger die is required to allow instructions to reorder to address which instruction has readily available cache; a larger die requires more power). That sacrifice resulted in severely hampered multitasking and performance (depending on the application[s]), but significantly improved power-efficiency.
I never even thought Atom processors would hit 1.0 GHz, because devices that would best utilize Atoms would be embedded or ultra-mobile non-performers. The fact that Atom processors are in netbooks is already a stretch. I'd doubt that any professional would spend good money on a machine that isn't at least average all across the board.
that "thinkpad" engraving looks old and out-of-touch.
don't you be dissin' on the think pad. It's a classic. And its meant for business and not pleasure.
maybe i'm too young to appreciate it :)
thats what he said.
^^^^ as can other activities you young kids like to engage in.
so sticking with an outdated design Chinese piece of crap can makes you ... better ?
technology advances, so does art ; if you can't keep up with fashion, your business model will end with failures, just see what IBM did with the notebook line
Art is timeless. You know that stuff hanging in museums worth millions? Yeah, it's old.
As with a well-cut basic black suit, the ThinkPad is classic and classy.
Though I'm falling for troll bait, I for one always found the Thinkpad design to be iconic and fairly timeless. It was a brilliant design and industrial form factor when it debuted in the 1990s, and because of it's forward-thinking design, remains fairly timeless today.
That industrial form factor has garnered many rewards and acknowledgements from people with a lot more savvy than random commenters on blogs ;)
I'll be lining up for this one. I have always appreciated the usability of trackpoints over touchpads, and the combination of features, size, weight and price make this a must have for me.
Why would any company release a laptop without Montevina/Centrino 2 in August? I was waiting for all the new laptops with Centrino 2 to be released before I bought one for college, but right now I'm thinking the Sony's are the only ones worth the wait--I don't see how this is any better than the X61, other than a form-factor change.
Two of the three parts of Montevina/Centrino 2 bundle are already out: x4500 (out since last month) and Penryn C2D/Q (I doubt that it *wouldn't* have one of these). The only addition is a WIFI + WiMAX combo, and seeing how we're not exactly swimming in WiMAX right now...
You are confused my friend. Presumably, you are making the claim that the Thinkpad x200 does not house that new silicon hotness dubbed montevina. It does in fact, as well as a slew of other new technologies you'd be surprised are mainstream. The reason why it won't be available until August is the fact that they wish to include the WiFi/WiMax chipset in their builds that Intel won't have wildly available (for one reason or another ) until sometime in August. Personally, I am a senior at CMU, and I've been waiting for this beast for a while. Finally someone gets it. I want ultraportability without compromising computability and battery longevity.
More information on the Thinkpad x200 technical specifications can be found here:
http://gizmodo.com/5025193/hands-on-lenovo-x200-tiny-cheap-means-business-but-forgot-the-trackpad
Gizmodo was nice enough to include the spec sheet for the x200 in their article. Guess what? It has all the components of the Centrino 2 bundle (or at least the wireless is available as an option). So for all intents and purposes, it *is* a Montevina.
Wow, $1,199 for an ultraportable? THAT'S how it should be done. Kudos, Lenovo. I don't think the disk drive will be missed, it's rarely used anyway. The low price tag is enough to stick it to all other ultraportables, including the Macbook Air and Voodoo Envy.
needs optical drive and a real trackpad. oh and a lil less uglyness
yes. the ThinkPad line is pretty unattractive.
track nubbin > *
Once you get used to it, it's the best pointing device available on a laptop. Waaaaay better than a trackpad.
Who needs a trackpad when you have the ubernipple of glory?
quoth Samus Aran:
track nubbin > *
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They won't get that, and for that, you are upmodded.
Now I think I am in love. I was looking at the Sony VAIO. I think I will be checking this one out instead. Seems to be alot lighter. Very light weight and very thin. I like it. Awesome gadget here.
Could really use a trackpad though. I've never gotten the hang of using the ThinkPad's clit mouse.
You just need more practice, and it's not like the practice isn't fun.
REMEMBER THIS FACE! I AM THE CLIT COMMANDER! I MAKE THAT SHIT WORK! IT DOES WHATEVER THE FUCK I TELL IT TO DO! NO ONE RULES THE CLIT LIKE ME!
The article says that there is an optional ultrathin optical drive:
"Users will be able to watch Blu-ray movies on the laptop through an optional ultrathin optical drive."
TABLET!! TABLET!! TABLET!!
I have a T61p already. If I get a new notebook, it's gonna be because it offers me some functionality that my current one can't. Looks like Lenovo's on the right track though.
Hey, the Dell XPS M1330 has a 13" screen, a slot load DVD, and is quite small, and only $999. Looks like a very nice machine and all, but I'm not sure the price is anything to write home about...
You're right Fanfoot. The Dell trumps the X200 any day.
The question is either an inch and another pound matters to you. Generally 4ib laptops aren't seen as ultraportable but if you're willing to drag around a M1330 in place of this laptop, all the power to you.
Yea the Dell is a real nice laptop, it actually has a disk drive. I would much rather have a laptop a whole cm thicker if it has a disk drive and nice hardware. Thanks alot apple for setting the standard of laptops without disk drives. Really appreciate it.
If my laptop is 4lbs, it damned well better have a 14" screen, like a Y7 or S6510. A 12" machine needs to top out at 3lbs - 3.2lbs
this'd be perfect but for the lack of trackpad!! now i've got to get the eee 1000H
I just got an X61s today. I never spent a lot of time with the trackpoint on my T60, but once you get forced to, you get used to it really fast. I kind of wish I didn't waste the few bucks on bluetooth. Once I install Diablo2 to force the matter, I should be a pro in no time.
FFS, you could have just say that the X200 is the replacement of the X61 and many will just get it, like the T400 & 500 replacing T61.
The X series is still the X series, they just dropped the two digit meaning less numbering to a 3 digit some what meaningful numbers. 200 = 12", 300 = 13", 40 = 14", 500 = 15", etc... they should also be doing this across the Thinkpad line.
Wow. I'm gonna have to see how the E4200 looks when it comes out. This looks pretty attractive however. I recently switched over to a thinkpad and I've disabled the touch pad to force me to use the nipple. Its getting significantly better. But it does take a while to adjust. After that, its sort of weird not having one. I recently experienced this with a trackball as well.
I hope it has a high resolution like the other thinkpads, I hate using small resolution screens.
Reviews posted:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=272634
I would SO MUCH rather get this and make it into a Hackint0sh then get a Macbook Air.
I may actually buy this, the GFX on it ain't that bad either, and it is smalll and light enough to be truly mobile, and some of the models have the insane battery life that I am after. And with a price to match. I will probably buy if it is reduced in price 200-300 within 9 months, otherwise I will get a dirt cheap EEE or somethin.
Not to point out the obvious, but it's still ugly as sin, has no trackpad, and no disk drive.
No wonder they didn't try to tout this as the anti-MacBook Air.
interesting little thing.
I may look into it.
Oh hell snap!
Only $1,119? I just climaxed!
I'm sure that'll get all the Apple trolls' attention :P
I have to say, I was expecting it to start at about $1400 or $1500.
Damn, I just made it 80 bucks cheaper
If this had an ODD, I'd get it. I still install things from DVDs now and then.
Wonder what kind of external display resolution it supports...