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Review summary: The new Lenovo X200 features Intel's Montevina mobile chip, a large 12.1-inch display and a SSD drive option.

Pros: Lightweight; powerful processor; outstanding build quality; respectable price

Cons: Lacks an optical drive and a touchpad

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 ...

Review summary: Equipped with the new Centrino 2 processor, Lenovo's ThinkPad X200 looks a mild-mannered ultraportable, and yet it can leap tall workloads in a single bound. Its battery life is phenomenal, and the keyboard is huge. In short, this is a much better ...

Pros: Astounding battery life Great performance and a big keyboard

Cons: Lacks a touchpad No built-in optical drive

Verdict: A full array of wireless communications options come built in: 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WWAN, and even GPS. Before the end of the year Lenovo should offer WiMax, too--and a tablet version of the X200. But if all you need is the world's best travel ...

Review summary: The Lenovo ThinkPad X200 is an update and evolution of the ThinkPad X61 12.1

Verdict: The ThinkPad X200 is a very worthy successor to the ThinkPad X61.  The amazing battery life capabilities and cool and quiet running performance are real highlights.  Having so much power in a small package while still maintaining a cool and quiet ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Lenovo adds a widescreen and Centrino 2 punch to its affordable and long-lasting business ultraportable.

Pros: Extra-long battery life, Excellent keyboard, Smooth performance, Handy ThinkVantage Utility

Cons: No optical drive or touchpad, No optical drive or touchpad

Verdict: Audio quality is what you'd expect from a business machine; decent volume with a weak bottom end. Still, the dedicated volume controls located above the keyboard made it easy for us to quickly raise, lower, and mute sound.