Jumat, 30 September 2011

Lenovo ThinkPad X220: Ultraportable A Best-of-Breed

The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 ultraportable replaces the X201, is sure to be a hit with fans of ThinkPad - and, above all. It's fast and lightweight, with a 12.5-inch wide, and continues the tradition of the entry of the company excellent ergonomics, a touchpad with no buttons and keyboard innovative long career. It also provides an excellent battery life that can be stretched to a whopping 23 hours with a mounting bracket of the battery. The downside? Not much, really. Shaped box of laptop, pragmatics and the bridge a bit crowded keyboard may lack sex appeal that some users are looking for.

The exact prices for different configurations of ThinkPad X220 is not available at this time: The starting price should be $ 979, with additional costs for the best processors, SSD instead of standard hard drives and more RAM. Wide range of Intel Core i7 processors Core i3, the unit supports up to 8 GB of system memory and storage options to start with a hard disk of 160 GB hard drive and finish with a 160 GB SSD. The above 12.5 inches, 1366 x 768 pixels is available in two versions: one with an IPS panel for wider viewing angles, and one without.

Our test model for $ 1,299 (the March 25, 2011) - with its 2.5GHz processor Core i5-2520m, 4 GB DDR3 system memory and 7200 rpm, 320 GB hard drive - became an excellent rating WorldBench of 6122. Not only that, but the Intel integrated graphics GPU HD 3000 actually got frame rates in some of our gaming tests of light, reaching 41 fps at 1024 x 768 Unreal Tournament 3 with medium detail, and 32.5 fps high details. And movies in 1080p, but the variety of broadband to play as well as you could wish for. Performance of all jobs outside of gaming enthusiasts and workstations for high-end 3D applications is not a problem with the X220.

Some of these keys are a bit rare in the ThinkPad X220 as CES and extra-large Delete key above the keys in alphabetical order. However, unlike the key characteristics of other providers, not help, hinder your writing. As usual for Lenovo, the feeling of reaching the keyboard is simply excellent. The touchpad is a model without button - you press the left or right before you click, making it easier to use than standard buttons when using the thumb and forefinger of one hand. Normal two Buttons are placed above the touch screen, and Lenovo TrackPoint device Eraserhead is also present. Muting the microphone and webcam 720p join the dual control volume and ThinkVantage buttons (toolbox) above the keyboard cover.

X220 Battery life is excellent, and you can get the best options. Our test car with a six-cell battery, ran a cool 7 hours, 15 minutes. You can also choose from three different phones and batteries of nine main cells, less weight, or time in the long run, and at the bottom to add $ 179 extra battery. Slide adds 0.4 cm thick, but almost double the battery life of more than 14.5 hours. World traveler, the extra 1.6 kg weight, and most acceptable compromise.

The ports and connectivity in the X220 is top notch. The system has three USB ports, one of which is on (for charging cell phones and other), even when the laptop is off. Optionally, the Core i7 processor, a USB 3.0 port can be. You will also find an ExpressCard slot, SD card slot, switch, Wi-Fi, a VGA port and a Gigabit Ethernet port. A dock is available with a multiformat burner, onboard Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi 802.11n dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). Our test laptop came with IBM finger biometric sensor to facilitate the sliding of security.

If there is something to watch out for the X220 is the number of "value added" applications and processes background unnecessary. Windows 7 operating system business has almost all functions of the software, you need a laptop, but on our machine a look at the Windows Task Manager revealed that nearly 90 ongoing process, and nearly 30 percent memory usage - without a single-user program running. One or two basic applications are valid, such as Bluetooth or manager tool that stops the hard drive if dropped, but the extra battery meter and WiFi dealers are usually unnecessary. A trial version of Norton Internet Security and Microsoft Office 2010 Starter is provided.

ThinkPad users will not find any mind blowingly different from this last series x2xx, but the improvements are significant, and all will improve the usability of the system. If you are not looking for super-sexy laptop, or if you are trying to get out cheaply, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 is better than going to an ultraportable.

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