Lenovo Release the ThinkPad X100e Dual-core Netbook

Graphics on board, makes this netbook have what it with the Intel Atom-based Netbooks rival takes to compete?

The Thinkpad X100e offers a 11.6 inch LED screen, x with a healthy resolution of 1366 768th As with all computers in the Thinkpad series, the X100e is a very solid build, and would be a welcome addition to the boardroom and the bedroom to do the same. It shares a common look with the rest of the Thinkpad series, and is available in "Midnight Black" and "heat wave red '.

However, the X100e from the standard Thinkpad design in a way that is different, with the keyboard chiclet design that is very popular late. The keyboard has a similar level of quality, however, although the lack of a backlight a little disappointing. Once you have a backlit keyboard, it's hard to go back, and this may in itself be reason enough to use off for some consumers.

The screen has a matte surface, which is mainly used differently than the glossy screens in many other Netbooks. While glossy screens can be large under certain conditions, I much prefer the readability outdoors, which can make a matte screen. The sound is far from fantastic, but it is loud enough for most applications and very low in default.

Performance wise, the Dual-Core X100e is a huge improvement over its single-core predecessor, because of the AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core processor Neo L625 on board. For the price is asked, this is a faster computer that will be more than enough for most users' mobile needs. In fact it is so good that it easily X100e an ultra portable notebook or netbook.

Most of the usual connections are provided with a handy 4 in 1 Card Reader, but no HDMI or Display Port connectivity. The USB standard is only 2.0 as well, but that's really not that surprising in a netbook-class computer. Disapointingly works, the Thinkpad X100e run a little hot, never a good trait for an ultra portable computer that is realistically a lot to be used on the lap.

Battery life is an important issue on any portable laptop, and the X100e fairs well, if not brilliant in this respect, to slightly more than 4 1 / 2 hours, with wireless Internet use. Overall, it's hard on the X100e, if the selling price of about $ 550, which is not much when you build the quality and performance that are considered in the offer believes complain.

Technical data

1.6 GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Neo-L625 CPU
ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card
11.6-inch LED screen
1366 x 768 resolution
250GB SATA HDD
2 GB DDR2 RAM
4.1 card reader
802.11 b / g / n
Windows 7 Professional 32bit