Lenovo outs ThinkPad X201 and plans ThinkPad L series

25th February, 2010 by adina
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Lenovo has renovated its ThinkPads and especially its X series. The ThinkPad X201 is a major speed upgrade of the 12-inch ultraportable, both thin and thick models. While the full-size X201 can run up to a dual-core processor with 2.66GHz Core i7 and options for 2.4GHz or 2.53GHz Core i5, the slimmer models, the X201s and T201T convertible tablet are powered by the low-voltage 2GHz and 2.13GHz Core i7 processors.

The outer design is similar to the previous one, but Lenovo claims to bring new design tricks. For example, the fingerprint reader, besides letting users sign in or taking secure actions, can also start up and login by means of a single gesture. USB ports are continuously powered so that they can charge devices with the system off or sleeping. Lenovo says it has some of the lightest systems related to performance and claims that the X201 weighs less than 3.5 pounds and the X201s weighs about 2.5 pounds and has a 4-cell battery. The weight goes up to 3.1 pounds for a 9-cell unit. As for the tablet, it is relatively heavy with its 3.6 pounds for a 4-cell pack.

All these systems have a 1,280×800 screen, 8GB of RAM as a maximum, Intel graphics integrated, a 2-megapixel camera and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Storage starts with a 160GB rotating hard disk drive and can reach 500GB or a 128GB SSD. The ThinkPad X201s has a 1,440×900 screen as an option, while the X201T can use multi-touch or an extra-bright outdoor screen. Additional options are WiMAX and 3G.

The three models will be available soon. The ThinkPad X201 is the last expensive of all three and its price will start at $1,199. The X201T tablet with its low power CPU and display starts at $1,549, while the X201s will start at $1,599.

While rolling out the new models, Lenovo said it was planning a new line of ThinkPads, the L series. The company did not provide enough information but it is believed to replace the mainstream R line-up and more models will come in the future. The R models are generally thicker and heavier but they are less expensive than the T series and use full-size notebook processors.


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