http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/ Engadget Comments for Lenovo's ThinkPad X200 reviewed: it's a winner http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
Ethyriel:
Speaking from personal experience?

Minilap:
I make my own money thank you very much. Enough to buy an SSD MacBook Air, except that it's not for me.

4cr JaXs:
I can never get used to the nipple mouse. It's either touchpad or a Bluetooth mouse for me. ]]>Jul 15th 2008 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
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I'm sure you like the "discotheque" look of the competition better.]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/1200 is a very attractive price. If i get it, it will be my 3rd thinkpad this year =( ]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
I think this is the ugliest one yet.]]>Jul 15th 2008 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/

GTFO. ]]>Jul 16th 2008 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/As has been pointed out VGA is needed only for projectors.
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hmmmm...]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/also why is the bezel so damn big?]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/I think that's the PCMCIA ejection button.
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Thinkpads have great wireless, so if they have to retain the 3-antenna design for Wireless-N, probably still have room for the WWAN, and keep the display thin, they probably needed to move everything to side of the LCD panel, which would result in the large bezel.]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/I used lenovo laptops for years and they were all garbage and terribly ugly.
they use the cheapest plastic that gets little cracks all over...]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
Traditionally black, ThinkPads have commonly featured magnesium, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or titanium composite cases. No cheap plastic in a Thinkpad.]]>Jul 21st 2008 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/they had really damn cheap magnesium alloy that cracked like plastic.]]>Jul 16th 2008 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/But the body panels are PLASTIC. The t61p with fingerprint reader actually has a mushy flexy wrist rest on the right.

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Each of my thinkpads has hit the ground multiple times pretty hard. But I didn't get any failures or damage yet.

My last one has a sticker on the cover: "Made of macbooks and panthers ... eaten alive" ;-)]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
Our naivety and carelessness means we deserve whatever we get.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4997288.stm
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/ea_china0141_05_15.asp
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Cisco-partners-sell-fake-routers-to-US-military-/0,130061744,339288994,00.htm]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Aug 16th 2008 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 24th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
I have an x60, it's an awesome, light, robust, performant, inexpensive notebook, aside from the XGA resolution. The X200 looks really nice, but I'm really waiting to see what Lenovo does with their tablet line. A lighter X60T with a better screen would be a big motivator for me.
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Personally, I find the rugged look of the Thinkpad appealing, but overall I still like the design of my Macbook better.

I'm buying a Thinkpad for my significant other though, since she could use a new laptop, and I'd prefer to get her one of the more durable examples around. ]]>Jul 15th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/What I mean by the sleek blimp mainly refers to the Macbook Pro series, so much blank aluminum, like a big silver blimp, whereas a Thinkpad is covered with ports.

Macbook Air coming in for a landing: http://www.kilroywashere.org/03-Images/Arch/town-BlimpWDoors.jpg uh oh, where do I plug in my camera?

Watch out for the Imperial Thinkpad! http://www.swagonline.net/files/images/Galaxy-class_01.preview.jpg
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Form should follow function, and that's what MacBooks and MacBook Pros do - there is nothing on them that doesn't have a function. The thinkpad is close, but it does have protrusions where it wouldn't be necessary, for no apparent reason.

The lid is busy, but that's OK because it's a very solid construction, perhaps better than the MacBook in terms of durability. The ports are fine - pure function.

But - the stickers all over the thing? Not needed. The underside? Left as-is and providing no meaningful function. Accidental leftovers from engineering are not design and not function.
The different colored keys? Unnecessary and ugly - no one is using them for anything that would require different color keys. The fact that they have a different color provides no function while making the design busier. ThinkPad logo is ugly too but understandable that they put it there.

Still, the ThinkPad is a much nicer, much more functional design than most PC laptops. ]]>Jul 15th 2008 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/
Rugged and functional maybe.

In terms of looks, the new VAIO Z series SONY unveiled today lead the pack in my eyes.

This does offer outstanding value, but the lack of a trackpad would really bother me.]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 24th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/lenovos-thinkpad-x200-gets-reviewed-its-a-winner/Jul 15th 2008 2:05PM