Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet Review:
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Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us To be competitive in the market for Tablet PC, Lenovo offers a Wacom touchscreen compatible version of its 12-inch ThinkPad X200. Lenovo X200 has a standard Wacom capabilities, and two-finger multi-touch version of $ 125 for an upgrade. With a starting price of $ 1909 retail price almost $ 500 on the Dell Latitude XT2, which is its main competitor. This review was the standard ThinkPad X200 Tablet touch face to face, to see how they perform in our tests.
Construction and Design
The design of the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet is all business, no frills. The color scheme revolves around black, with top and bottom of the screen with a black rubber paint and the interior is black plastic with a light texture. Following the trend of the function over form, Lenovo includes an external WWAN antenna mount, rubber buffers for the wrist when the screen is in place of the board, and shortcut buttons along the bottom of the screen. From the technical point of view-geek's nice to see that Lenovo is nothing new in the design of the structure of the port, using all available space for ports, expansion slots, and access to internal components. At the bottom of the design is very busy, with two access panels for the memory and hard disk system and a series of rubber pads for a firm grip on flat surfaces.
Build quality is excellent with a great game in a sturdy magnesium chassis and durable plastic panels. Chassis flex is not present everywhere, feeling its strong position as a board or a laptop on your desk. Support for the keyboard is very good, with only a small amount of movement to the right of the keyboard on your hard drive. This was not seen unless you really tight. The top half of the laptop feels very strong, it is important that each tablet could be the dam along the edge of the screen. The plastic bezel is firm under strict control and under strong pressure not to transmit any force on the edge of the screen, which can cause color distortion.
A potential weakness of each tablet is the design that the hinge rotation, which also happens to be one of the first part you see in the examination of convertible tablets. Lenovo uses a mechanism of rotation of 360 degrees on the X200 Tablet, which allows you to rotate the screen in both directions. To perform this functionality, but also provide a visual indication of the direction you need to run the screen to return to its default orientation. Hinge feels very durable, with stations in each of the three locking positions. By tilting the screen forward or backward, he feels as strong as a standard laptop. When fully open it has some room to maneuver like more light to fall near the point of attack and then press play on the hinge.
The X200 Tablet offers easy access to the hard drive and system memory with two access panels. The large sign at the bottom of the X200 sets the two RAM slots, while the access panel on the sharpest tip lets you remove the hard drive.
Screen and speakers
Lenovo uses a screen of In-Plane Switching (IPS) in all versions of the X200 Tablet, but incorporates a different coating and method of backlighting for each version. IPS displays are known for their color accuracy and viewing angles is a must if you look at the screen from different angles. In both models we tested showed the same number on the screen, but it was very different when placed side by side. The screen of the tablet touch screen rather than coat almost always gives a confused look, but it was the first time we've seen two versions side by side. Below the screen comparison, the model on the left is the standard X200 Tablet, while the right is the multi-touch version.
The version multi-pale and thin, even when the two screens are exactly the same brightness. One thing is clear touchscreen is not X200 Tablet is one of the best screens we've seen in our office since the age FlexView Thinkpad. The excellent color saturation, contrast is through the roof, and black levels are excellent. Compared to my T60 with an IPS panel and CCFL lighting, LED backlit new X200 is much brighter and visible outdoor sunlight. Another interesting feature is the shiny surface, but the glare. This display has a special coating that significantly reduces the amount of reflection they see. The only way that we did not see anything because we had to tilt the screen and get a total ceiling to bounce off of him. Personally, I hope that other manufacturers have tried to do something similar. Viewing angles are nearly perfect, with the exact colors to stay the steeper angle. The only thing that changes is outside the 10-15 CAN "sweet spot" can be seen on the screen a little weaker, different from that which seems perfect.
Support for the Wacom tablet in each X200 has been very good, with great accuracy when the pen was calibrated. Out of the box Each model was quite good, with a deviation of 2-3mm directly under the stylus. Each surface was smooth display of moving a pen, but the model finishing touch screen seems to overlook the side. In the development or direct manipulation of objects on screen Wacom screens are hard to beat. For a little "finger presses less accurate but easier to use the entry, touch-screen model provides excellent support two-finger multitouch. Have been recognized immediately, without delay or press strongly needed. I want to screen as the T400 supports more fingers, but with the support of two models with Wacom, I can not complain too much.
Speakers are to turn on combustion, mounted directly under the palm rest. When placed flat on a table with a clear, very metallic. By videoconference or VoIP has to work very well, but not brilliant for music and video. If you plan to use the tablet for multimedia, a pair of headphones is highly recommended.
Keyboard and Touchpad
The ThinkPad keyboard is well worth its class when it is comfortable and quality of sustainable enterprises and keyboards. The X200 Tablet continues this trend, with a full-sized keyboard that is ideal for writing. The 12 "widescreen size keyboard allows a 100%, no exceptions. Support keyboard is very good, with only a minor point noted soft on the right side above the hard drive. According to a source is not normal know the place, but if you take the next tablet shows no damage in this area. Individual key action is smooth and precise, with great tactile feedback. Each click on the button with very soft when pressed, which can become stronger if Typer strong. Generally, if you can spend the rest of palm trees, rather short, it is very convenient to use a computer as you type.
Since this model has very little real estate south of the keyboard, Lenovo was only pointing a stick, such as X Series models before it. If you have never used a stick just before it was "a bit of getting used to, but once the nack it is a very precise way to control the cursor. The sensitivity is large with a wide range of possible settings in the menu of the controller. On the occasion of the mouse can move a few millimeters before independence at a time, but it is quite common with most pointing sticks on the market. As a laptop with touch screen, which is always free to use an external mouse, if you choose to go with an alternative input device.
Ports and Features
Port selection is very good compared to other laptops and tablets of the same size range. The X200 Tablet features three USB ports, VGA, LAN, modem, audio in / out. Expansion slots include an ExpressCard/54 slot and 5-in-1 SD card. Compared to the Dell Latitude XT2 features are missing only one FireWire and eSATA. For additional ports, and an overview of this model also offers a docking station connection on the bottom.
Performance and benchmarks
System performance is excellent in both models we tested, and because the results were almost identical, joined two of the results. Compared to the XT2 Dell with its 1.8 "hard drive, the X200 Tablet features a standard 2.5 drive" system that maintains a minimum of delay. Go with the faster hard drive, Lenovo also offers options for faster processors. New versions of Windows 7 in the X200 is a 2.16 GHz Intel SL9600. Compared to SU9400 1.4 GHz processor offers XT2, the SL9600 offers much faster with minimal impact on acer aspire one battery life. In our tests, the X200 Tablet could easily cope with 720p and 1080p HD movie decoding, and even handle some older games like Half-Life 2 with some changes in the configuration. The synthetic tests also showed that system performance up to the X200 P8600 2.4 GHz laptop. For users who want a workhorse phone, the X200 Tablet seems to be a good option.
The heat and noise
In our tests we found the X200 Tablet running fairly cool and quiet. Fan noise in our tests was low, with the fan below the murmur of stressful activities. In normal use, the fan stays off most of the time, only to come short distance to get air through the frame. Cooler temperatures seem to manage the system very well, keeping the chassis from the cold to the touch, even after the system for most of the morning. Lower temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit.
Battery
Battery life was very good in any system, but his lack of touch screen X200 Tablet has been able to take a big advantage in this department. Both models are equipped with the 66Wh 8-cell dell inspiron 1525 battery that extends to the rear of the chassis X200. An optional 4-cell battery is available, but I do not see why anyone would want that in addition to aesthetics. The standard X200 Tablet with the screen brightness to 70%, wireless active and Windows 7 into a dynamic power profile, with 8 hours and 48 minutes remaining. The average consumption during the test ranged from 6.5 to 7 watts. The touch-screen version is not well in this test, only getting 5 hours and 32 minutes of battery life, consuming from 10 to 12 watts of power.
Conclusion
The Lenovo ThinkPad X200, we tested very well together in almost all categories. Battery life was excellent, with the 8-cell battery, up to 8 hours and 48 minutes in the sunlight readable version, and 5 hours and 32 minutes on the touch-screen model. Quality of the screen on both models has been phenomenal, with the sunlight readable screen to be one of the best screens we've seen in our office. Not only was suitable for outdoor use, but the color saturation was high and viewing angles were perfect with the IPS.
The overall performance is very good in both models, with minimal impact on Fujitsu Lifebook t4210 Battery life or the temperature of the system. Given the low price compared to the XT2 Dell established Thurs ThinkPad X200 is a clear winner. For his impressive display, high quality construction, excellent battery life, and there is air distribution visible X200 Tablet with the Editors' Choice Award.
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