Lenovo

Product Description

This remarkable notebook from professional workhorse giant Lenovo features the new Intel Core i5-540M 2.53GHz processor and 2GB of fast DDR3 memory. The Core i5 CPU is equipped with Turbo Boost technology that can ratchet up your processing speed to 3.06GHz when your applications need the extra “oomph” to get the job done. It also has a 320GB SATA hard drive and Intel HD graphics built in. The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 3249-2FU Notebook PC has a 12.1 inch widescreen LCD with 1280x800 maximum resolution and an LED backlight for improved battery conservation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7730 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Lenovo
• Model: 32492FU
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 12.00" w x 14.00" l, 9.40 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core i5 2.53 GHz
• Memory: 2000MB SODIMM
• Hard Disk: 320GB
• Processors: 2
• Display size: 12.1

Features

• Powered by Intel Core i5-540M 2.53GHz Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz
• 2GB PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 RAM (
• 320GB (7200RPM) hard drive
• 12.1-inch screen
• Windows 7 professional

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Great ultra-mobile road warrior, unmatched security and practical features with some tradeoffs
By Levente Szileszky
Not much to say here for introduction, I guess - if you are reading this review chances are you know why we professionals buy ThinkPads... ;) :P

Pros:
- world-famous, excellent quality FULL-SIZED KEYBOARD (=essentially Lenovo built an ultra-portable road-warrior around a regular-sized keyboard sans dedicated numeric pad which is available as accessory)
- COMES WITH ULTRABASE w/ DVD-RW dockin station (model #32492FU from J&R, at least) included in the box ($200 savings!)
- Ultrabase can charge a second battery and sports loads of extra ports while does not block any on-board ones
- runs COLD, even after 5+ hours
- netbook-class dimensions and battery life but much faster than a netbook and it can pretty
- very good battery life/CPU performance ratio with mid-range battery and fast (i5-540) CPU combo: I regularly score above 5 hours on WiFi with medium-light usage (VPN Client connected, putty/SSH, Firefox + Chrome, both running 10+ tabs and loads of plugins including Flash Player etc)
- good weight at 3.xx lbs w/ 6-cell battery
- Windows 7 Professional license included
- decent-sized 320GB hard drive
- finally a 'reasonably slow' integrated (on-die) Intel HD graphics core
- full Intel vPro stack including vT-d (DirectIO) means future Citrix XenClient support (launches in October 2010)
- excellent security: fingerprint reader, Intel AMT, optional encrypting hard drive upgrade
- excellent status lights with proper 'icons', readable even with closed lid
- very convenient, very useful ThinkVantage Tools: all updates, profiles, locations, warranty, support issues etc can be accessed by the push of a button
- dedicated hardware buttons all around: radio on/off/ volume mute/down/up, ThinkVantage Tools button to access everything else
- usual unbreakable ThinkPad chassis (though feels a bit less sturdy than old IBM ThinkPads)
- mile-long list of options (accessories, warranties/support, upgrades etc)
- and of course, built-in ThinkLight, a switchable LED light source for nighttime typing, checking card numbers etc! :)

Cons:
- 2GB memory -> Windows 7 Pro 32-bit preinstalled, you need to reinstall from scratch to get 64-bit (serial works for both)
- no bloatware (no, ThinkVantage Tools are NOT bloatware)
- wimpish battery life with 4-cell -> only buy it with 6-cell!
- 9-cell gives great battery life but stands out in the back and pushes the weight well above 4lbs
- rather craptastic LCD colors out of the box -> run a calibration tool, it makes a difference though viewing angles etc won't be better (cheap screen panel tech:()
- X201/i is 'only WXGA (1280x800), not available with WXGA+ (1440X900) -> only ultra-light X201s got it but then say goodbye to webcam... dumb compromise?
- personal grievance: Fn button is outside instead of Ctrl... aaahhh, you shouldn't use anything other than ThinkPade, period. :)

Summary: for $1,200 it is the best all-around ultraportable road warrior with the most power and longest battery at the same time.

PS: make sure you check your warranty status because J&R apparently screwing around with your dates, mine came with a June 2010 warranty start date, that's a 2-months loss right there... just contact Lenovo and fax them your actual invoice, they will fix it (takes some time.)

Warning: if you want to upgrade your warranty to ThinkPad Protection (accidental damage etc) you MUST add in the first 30 days!