Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Core i5

Lenovo has updated the ThinkPad X Series of notebooks and convertible tablets to include the new Lenovo X220 and Lenovo X220t. The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 is an ultraportable notebook that weighs in at less than 3 pounds and has a claimed battery life of up to 23 hours with the optional slice battery. The 12.5″ notebook is powered by the latest Intel 2nd Generation Core i Family of processors including Core i5 and Core i7 options, and includes a number of improvements to the overall ThinkPad X Series experience.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebook has a 12.5″ anti-glare display with a 1366×768 resolution and is available with the new Sandy Bridge processor options including Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 2nd Gen Intel Core i processors. This notebook can handle up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, but most configurations will ship with the 4GB. There are numerous hard drive and SSD storage configurations and all of the expected ports for a business notebook. It is worth noting that there is no optical drive in this small notebook.

We have had the opportunity to use the ThinkPad X220 for a full workday and have been impressed with the ability of the small machine to deliver a mobile work experience that is hard to match. While we do appreciate the power inside, coming from a 2nd Gen Core i5 processor and 4GB RAM, we have been most impressed with the usability of the mouse and keyboard on such as small and lightweight machine.

We typed most of this X220 review and overview using the keyboard without experiencing the fatigue or mis-typing that normally occurs on small notebooks. The mousepad also performed well with good responsiveness. The touchpad is noticeably larger than the other ultraportable business notebooks we have tested and we appreciate the effort that Lenovo put into delivering a stellar mousing experience.

It’s still early, and we will be putting this ultraportable through a full battery of tests and usage scenarios, but it looks like Lenovo has delivered an impressive and noticeable upgrade to the ThinkPad X series.