Lenovo ThinkPad X200s Review

The ThinkPad X200s is a 12 inc screen ultraportable business laptop that replaces the X61s predecessor, the X200s is the lightest notebook offered in the ThinkPad series. With the smallest 4-cell battery installed the X200s weighs in at an amazingly light 2.47 lbs. Consider the fact many of the 7 to 10-inch screen sized netbooks are weighing in at 2.5 lbs these days and here we have a 12.1.

The Specifications of the X200s being reviewed are as follows:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 1.86 GHz (6MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB) 
Chipset: Intel GS45 
Memory: 2GB DDR3 1067MHz (1x 2048MB) (can support up to 4GB of DDR3 Memory @ 800/1067MHz) 
Hard Drive: 7200RPM 160GB Hitachi Travelstar (HTS722016K9SA00 ) SATA 
Screen: 12.1" widescreen 1440x900 LCD, 250 nits of brightness 
No built-in Optical Drive (need X200 UltraBase for this capability) 
GPU: Intel X4500 Integrated Graphics 
Network/Wireless: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 1Gb Ethernet Card, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, WiMax (optional), built-in WWAN (optional), 56 Kbps modem (optional). 
Inputs: 95 Key Keyboard with Three Button Touchpoint 
Buttons: Power, ThinkVantage, Volume Up and Down, Mute, and WiFi/Bluetooth On/Off Switch. 
Slots:ExpressCard/54mm, SD card reader (5-in-1 media card reader optional, not installed) 
Battery: Nine Cell Cylindrical (4-cell, 6-cell and 9-cell options) 
Weight: 
4-cell battery ~ 2.6 lbs 
6-cell battery ~ 3.0 lbs 
9-cell battery ~ 3.3 lbs
Operating System: Windows Vista Business 
Extra Options: Web-cam, fingerprint reader, 56Kbps modem, 5-in-1 card reader

The price of the above configuration at the time of this review is $2,078 USD.