Lenovo ThinkPad X200 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This outstanding ultraportable delivers full-featured performance, great battery life, and a good keyboard.

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Review summary: It lacks some basic features such as a touchpad and an optical drive, but the 12.1in. ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen. With a variety of connectivity options and a roomy keyboard, the X200 makes a great ...

Pros: Record-breaking battery life, Strong performance for an ultraportable, Comfortable full-size keyboard, Wide-screen display with a sharp resolution, WWAN and GPS options

Cons: Nine-cell battery adds significant weight, Lacks an optical drive, Includes pointing stick but no touch pad

Verdict: With the ThinkPad X200, Lenovo brings a wide-aspect ratio to its most portable system. The 12.1in. wide-screen display features a sharp 1,280 by 800 native resolution that's more common on 14.1in. or even 15.4in. displays. The resulting text and icons ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Pros: Record-breaking battery life ; strong performance for an ultraportable ; comfortable full-size keyboard ; wide-screen display with a sharp resolution ; WWAN and GPS options

Cons: Nine-cell battery adds significant weight ; lacks an optical drive ; includes pointing stick but no touch pad

Verdict: It lacks some basic features you may require--touch pad, optical drive--but the 12.1-inch ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen. With a variety of connectivity options and a roomy keyboard, the X200 makes a ...

Review summary: Slightly Smaller, slightly more powerfull, slightly less spendy...

Pros: Stark Black Design, Decently Powerful Components, Awesome Battery life with 9-cell, Decent display resolution for it’s size, Connectivity is adequate, Stark Black Design, Decently Powerful Components, Awesome Battery life with 9-cell, Decent display ...

Cons: Huge Battery really increases weight, No optical drive option, Minimal Graphics Options, Upgrade options are awkward, Huge Battery really increases weight, No optical drive option, Minimal Graphics Options, Upgrade options are awkward ; Bottom Line ; ...

Verdict: The x200 features the tapered front end, housing the media card reader and LCD release latch. If you seen one x series Lenovo, youve pretty much seen them all as far as styling is concerned. Although Im not flattered by it, it does hold its own for ...