The pinnacle of excellence, Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Tablet Review

For years Lenovo has been making great tablet machines and the ThinkPad X201 Tablet and ThinkPad X201 MultiTouch Tablet is the company’s – and perhaps the entire genre’s – pinnacle. The new Lenovo ThinkPad X201T Tablet has been designed as a professional grade ultraportable mobile workstation.

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The ThinkPad X201T is lighter and faster not only than the previous Lenovo tablet, but also than any other machine in its class. This is thanks in large part to the new Intel Core i7 620LM processor and a standard 4GB of RAM. Also notable, the 620LM is a low-voltage processor, which means that the power increase doesn’t sacrifice battery life. If you need a bit of an extra boost in power for multiple software packages or for memory-intensive programs, opt for the maximum 8GB of RAM, which will make the X201T operate at near the speed of thought.

Unlike many other tablet machines, the ThinkPad X201T has a wide range of hard drive choices, including 7200-rpm disk drives in 250GB, 320GB, and 500GB, as well as solid-state drives in 80GB or 128GB.

Three Screen Options

The 12.1-inch display of the Lenovo ThinkPad X201T is obviously where the machine really shines. The screen has a 1200×800-pixel resolution that is surprisingly bold and vivid in both detail and color. Mounted securely to the display with a 360-degree hinge, you can tell that Lenovo has put its best engineers into designing a durable and versatile tablet mount. In operation, the screen is wonderful. Whether you’re using the stylus or your fingers, the touch response is very fluid and intuitive.

The highlight of the screen is the multi-touch control, which allows users to pinch their fingers together to zoom or double-tap to select programs. Lenovo has integrated its multi-touch technology with Windows 7 in a brilliant way with its SimpleTap application, which removes a lot of the extra selection necessary for navigating with a traditional mouse and keyboard.

For non-touchscreen interaction the X201T sports similar controls to the other X201 machines. Like the others, there is a full-size spill-proof keyboard with the center-mounted TrackPoint that has become the Lenovo hallmark. There’s even a half-size TouchPad – also with multi-touch controls. Overall, the controls are great to work with, as is normally the case with the ThinkPad; you can really tell that these machines were designed with professionals in mind.

The ThinkPad X201T is a bit thicker in the mid-section than the X200T, but that’s all right – you can hardly tell. Plus, the extra space allows for the addition of three USB ports, a VGA output, Ethernet port, microphone/headphone jacks, and ExpressCard/54 slot, and a 5-in-1 card reader.

For Professionals ‘On The Go’

The X201T is truly an “in the field” machine in that it has not only Ethernet and WiFi ports, but there is also an option for WiMAX 3G mobile broadband, which would come in really handy when you’re nowhere near a landline and far from a wireless signal.

The ThinkPad X201 Tablet is a Professional Grade notebook specifically designed to put computing power in the hands of mobile workers where ever they are, wirelessly and seamlessly. From Healthcare workers who need medical records at their fingertips so that data can be shared in real time.

This makes for effortless collaboration with colleagues enabling speedier analyses and diagnoses. Field and service personnel from Emergency services, government, construction and architecture professionals will appreciate the lightweight, wirelessly connected ThinkPad X201 with easy data-entry capabilities, and long battery life. Sales Pro’s are well catered for with a whole range of enterprise software applications available.

Excellent Battery Life

The battery on the Lenovo ThinkPad X201T tablet computer is a Lithium Ion four-cell or eight-cell device. If you’re traveling a lot, which you most likely are if you’re interested in the X201T, opt for the eight-cell, since it will give you nearly double the battery life. That’s important because, although the Intel Core i7 low-voltage processors are very powerful and relatively efficient, they still pull a lot of juice.

A highly versatile machine, the Lenovo ThinkPad X201T is also extremely durable. There is a roll-cage beneath supporting both the display and the body of the machine and the case is made of a hard resin. The mount and hinge for the screen – which rotates 360-degrees – offers a very stable attachment to the machine base. The design is traditional ThinkPad – that is to say, black and boxy – so ThinkPad enthusiasts will be naturally drawn to it.

ThinkPad X201 Tablet Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7-620LM(2.0GHz) to Intel Core i7-640LM(2.13GHz)

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32 to Windows 7 Professional 64

Memory: 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 4GB, 6GB, 8GB
Hard Drive: 250GB, 320GB, 500GB; 80GB, 128GB (Solid-State)
Display: 12.1” LED WXGA; 12.1” MultiTouch LED WXGA or 12.1″ SuperBright Outdoor WXGA LED Panel with Wide viewing Angle
Ports: 3 USB; Gigabit Ethernet; VGA; ExpressCard/54; Headphone/Microphone Jacks; 3-in-1, 5-in-1 Card Reader
Connectivity: ThinkPad Wireless BGN to Intel Centrino Advanced-N+WiMAX 6250 AGN
Weight: 3.57-3.95 LB

Starting at about $2,000, the ThinkPad X201 Tablet is a bit more expensive than other laptops of its size, but then again, other laptops this size don’t have the option of a multi-touch display attached to a lightning-quick processor. The ThinkPad X201 Tablet and ThinkPad X201 MultiTouch Tablet  is perfect for anyone in search of dynamic computing, whether it’s in an office environment, in the home or on the road.