Although the notebook from Lenovo's ThinkPad line is synonymous with the laptop business, yet there is a 13-inch ThinkPad X301 since older. All new ThinkPad X1 promised to provide all the features and dependability that you expect from a ThinkPad in laptop 13-inch thin and light.
Build and Design
Lenovo takes a lot of time developing this notebook X1 before bringing to the market. As mentioned earlier, 13-inch ThinkPad X301 latter is, and while that particular notebook is not wildly popular for Lenovo, business customers have been asking for 13-inch business laptop with a thin and lightweight design that still provides serious performance and loaded with ports more than 13-inch MacBook Air.
Can ThinkPad X1 be the spiritual successor of the X301 and offering consumers exciting attraction MacBook? Let's look closer to find out.
In terms of build quality and durability, the new X1 offers a lot of the same advantages of the previous generation ThinkPad. You get a well-made chassis with protective roll cage that passes through eight separate MIL spec tests (humidity, low temperature, high temperature, extreme temperatures, sand, altitude, vibration and mechanical shock.) You also get a spill-resistant keyboard with a landfill and that the traditional matte-black paint scratch-resistant rubber and fingerprint smudges.
One interesting peculiarity of the X1 is that the hinge design, although very durable, allowing the screen to open up the notebook is perfectly flat. This will not normally be worth mentioning, but since the X1 has a screen with Gorilla Glass lid is heavier than usual. If you hold palmrests from X1 in your hands and shake the notebook screen will swing right open.
A quick look at the bottom of the ThinkPad X1 revealed little in the way of expansion possibilities. There is hard drive access panel on the right side of the notebook is held in place by screws on the bottom of the X1. If you want to upgrade RAM or swap out the wireless card you have to remove the keyboard and maybe the chassis depending on the type of work you do.
Intel Core i5-2520M dual-core processor (2.5GHz, 3MB cache, 3.2GHz Turbo frequency) - Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
- 13.3-inch HD (1366 x 768) LED Backlit Display with Corning Gorilla Glass
- Intel Integrated HD 3000 Graphics
- 4GB DDR3 (1333MHz)
- 320GB Hitachi Travelstar hard drive (Z7K320)
- Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (Taylor Peak) 2x2 AGN wireless card
- Bluetooth
- 720p High Definition webcam
- Fingerprint reader
- Integrated 6-cell battery (38.92Wh) and optional slice battery (36Wh)
- Warranty: 3-year
- Dimensions: 13.26 (L) x 9.1 (W) x 0.65-0.84 (H) inches
- Weight: 3.75 lbs.
- Price as configured: $1,399.00 ($1,549.00 with external slice battery)
