Lenovo ThinkPad X120e review (via Engadget)

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Lenovo ThinkPad X120e review -- Engadget

Engadget gave the X120e an 8/10!

 

awesome, thanks.

I hope someone else will review the baseline $400 model and not a decked out one because I'd imagine more consumers know this is more of a netbook than a proper notebook, and with $600 may as well get a proper more powerful notebook like the X200 or X201 for alittle more.

The original x100e had potential, but the heat issue held it back. Since heat doesnt seem to be an issue this time around, I just might have to consider it this time.

I hope in future releases they make a more premium and more importantly a lot smaller version of a thinkpad/netbook. I had the IBM PC 110 before and it was just an awesome little organizer/notebook - the small keysize did not bother me, neither does blackberry keypads that are still popular regardless of the small size.

 

It's looking better this time around, although I was really tempted at the time to get an X100e. Will be interesting to see what the E-350 version will cost over here in the EU. A guess is something like €700, hopefully less.

Love the fact that it has the matte screen.

 

This is a good point. I'm interested in the model with the dual core and 4GB, too...I will have to see what kind of IBM employee discount I get on the X120e because through Costco I can get the HP dm1z for $485 with dual core/4GB. That's with the 90 day return policy and double warranty. Tough to beat for that peace of mind...but the X120e just has that great, professional look and the better keyboard (not to mention the trackpoint which I love).

I may just scrap it all and continue waiting for the Y470. Or get both. It's just a long time until May and I worry that the Y470 will be pushed back further due to these Sandy Bridge issues.

EDIT: although the X2** series has Intel integrated graphics - a serious disability when compared to the X120e (in my mind). I want to be able to at least do some light/medium gaming on this thing.

 

While it's great the X120e seems to have taken big steps in its two biggest flaws, this would give me pause. It's a livability issue. I don't know, perhaps Engadget ran it at full power all the time and it would do if it's in low power mode. If the MSRP is $580, I'd rather spend $100-150 to get a tablet or X200s with a LV or ULV CPU. My tablet offers plenty of performance and the fan almost never comes on.

 

@zaz

They mention that the dm1z had the same issue. I believe HP and Lenovo have tweaked the fan to run high since AMD has had so many heating issues in the past. They don't want to take a chance of overheating like last year, so they are running the fans very fast and loud.

 

That's not really a good solution IMO. Sounds like cheap and dirty way of fixing the problem. I can bump up the fan on my x100e and it runs cool but makes it sound like a hairdryer. I would've rather seen Lenovo improve the inside of notebook. Fixed a problem with a problem.(Granted, a loud fan is better than overheating, but still.)

 

I agree, its a cheap way to fix a problem on a fairly cheap computer. I believe with the new AMD E-350 you can lower the fan speed and still have a decently cool laptop based on other reviews I've read of the dm1z. Its just that HP and lenovo are trying to "protect" its customers based on heating issues of old AMD processors.

 

Thats more of an AMD problem than HP or lLenovos fault, although they can probably have better thermal dissipation designs.

Thats why more reviews are needed. Nobody knows other than what the salesman have been chanting since CES. However they are painting a picture that these new processors are intrinsically cooler than the old generation.

 

I think that is kind of a tough one, and situation similar to what I face. I really like the X120, but the cpu is what stops me. I have the C2D ULV cpu and that starting to feel long in the tooth a bit when browsing and watching certain videos. The cpu on the X120 according to PCMarkVantage is lower than the C2D ulv, but the gpu is miles ahead. And that where the issue lies, do you go with the better cpu(specially if it is the LV model) or do you go with the better gpu. As for tablets that is another story.