Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Review Discussion

[vertigo_2_20]

According to two different posts in this thread (1 & 2) it would seem there is no difference in reflectivity between GG and normal glass. So assuming the display tech is the same, the difference in glass isn't going to have an impact. If one offers an anti-reflectivity coating and the other doesn't, that would be the way to go.

[othersteve]

I need the power and various options of the traditional x220, but I am worried that the IPS screen may not be bright enough (if I'm not mistaken, isn't the tablet screen brighter?). The peak brightness of the x220 according to notebookreview is 263 nit, which I know may not make it visible enough in sunlight. Anyone have any ideas on this?

Thanks!

[gsride]

thanks vertigo, that makes sense

[cvec7]

I see no mention of the self-closing hinges in the review...any comments, Jerry? Perhaps a video? :P

[Jerry Jackson]

In the review, it states: "but real-world gaming tests were a combination of hit and miss since many games still won't run on Intel graphics"

Do you have any data available on which games were tested and which ones worked vs. which ones didn't?

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

First, keep in mind that when you launch almost every modern game with decent graphics will pop up with an alert saying the video card is not supported. If you can select the option to "continue anyway" then you can move forward with seeing what is playable.

Mass Effect 2 plays at 1366x768 with all the settings turned down/off. You get some nasty frame drops in some places and the game doesn't look amazing with those settings turned down/off, but it's playable. The X220's fan kicks into overdrive, though.

Left 4 Dead 2 plays at 1366x768 with no AA, low shader detail, medium effect detail and high texture detail. You get some frame rate drops in large areas and when zombie hordes rush you.

Crysis Warhead plays at 1366x768 with the "mainstream" graphics settings. Quite a few nasty frame rate drops and one time the game crashed while I was playing it.

Just Cause 2 renders at 1366x768 and low settings but the frame rate is so choppy that it makes this relatively fast-paced game completely unplayable.

The original Left 4 Dead doesn't render properly on the new Intel graphics. I suspect the problem is driver related since Left 4 Dead 2 plays fine, but at this time none of the textures render correctly so you can't see what you're doing when you play. I didn't have time to test every possible variation of graphics settings, but the default settings and turning everything on low didn't help. As far as we can tell, the original Left 4 Dead isn't compatible with the latest Intel graphics.

It might also be worth mentioning that playing games like these for even a few minutes not only made the system fan go to the highest mode but it remained on high for quite a while after the games were turned off.

[Ahbeyvuhgehduh]

Wow! Very nice machine!

Hmm ... I am still interested to see if the other 30 hour plus estimates for the 14 inch machines will work out to be accurate.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

16:9 1366x768

You've got to be kidding...

First there was the X61 with 1400x1050
Then there was the X200 with 1440x900
Now we get the X220 with 1366x768

Really? 768 pixels? My phone has more pixels vertically than that.

And see again: there is absolutely no benefit to this widescreen mania. A giant dart board above and under the screen while any decrease in machine width is consumed by protuding batteries.

Why? Why don't we get 1400x1050?

[hrvig]

Quite funny elpedro8!
I've been using a x31 for the past 5 years aswell, and I've been searching the net for the exactly the same question for quite som while
With this information, I'll be getting the x220!
Only negative is the added touchpad. I like the fact that other can't navigate my x31 as fast as I can. Actually I can navigate my x31 a lot faster than other people can navigate their laptops with touchpads.

[dboss619]

Whats so good about the ips screen?

[Judicator]

In a single phrase; viewing angles. With your regular TN screens, if you tilt the panel more than a few degrees forward or back, the colors will shift, as you leave the viewing "sweet spot". IPS panels can be tilted something like 178 degrees without significant color shift. For a photographic example of the difference, you can look at this thread, the first and second posts.