A couple of months ago we were checking out Lenovo's and then latest ThinkPad offering, the X220. Based on Intel's second generation Core processors, this arrangement was classic business-oriented ThinkPad throughout. A few months before the X220, I had the IdeaPad U260 in-firm which was classified by Lenovo as a "thin, light, stylish travel companion".

I mention those two units equally a transition to what we have for review today, the new ThinkPad X1. As the thinnest ThinkPad ever, the X1 seemingly takes the best features from the X220 and the U260 and merges them into one. The event is an extremely thin and sleek 13.4" notebook that is a existent follow-upwardly model to the X300 serial that many came to own and love a couple of years ago.

The ThinkPad X1 packs a ton of features and powerful hardware in a thin frame, but it's interesting to note that the X1 lets go of a few central characteristics of the X300. Namely, Lenovo has transitioned to an internal not-removable battery and got rid of the optical drive. In true Thinkpad fashion though, the X1 maintains a rugged design and internal roll cage. For the starting time time Lenovo has also added a chiclet-mode keyboard that is both spill-resistant and backlit.

The ThinkPad X1 unit nosotros were sent is equipped with a dual-core Core i5-2520M clocked at two.5 GHz. This is the same iv thread capable processor we saw on the X220 which also features Intel Hard disk drive 3000 graphics for a max TDP of 35W.

Additional hardware includes 4GB of DDR3, a Hitachi 320GB 7200 RPM difficult drive, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wireless, Bluetooth, a vi-cell internal battery (38.92 Wh) and a thirteen.4" TFT brandish running at 1366 x 768 that is covered with Corning Gorilla glass. Our weight as tested is iii.73 pounds with dimensions of 13.26" x ix.1" x 0.65" – 0.84".

Except for the internal bombardment, hardware specs are virtually identical to the X220 although yous can configure the processor, retentivity and hard bulldoze to your exact specification. We were also provided with the optional external slice battery, a 6-prison cell (35.5 Wh) unit of measurement for additional runtime.