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Reviews: Ultraportable Notebooks
Lenovo ThinkPad X61
CPU: 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: No • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 3.6 • Price When Reviewed: $1724
Lenovo X61 (Front)
Lenovo X61 (Front)
Lenovo X61
Lenovo X61
83.8 Very Good
Last updated
December 10, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Extended battery life
  • Nice docking station
Cons
  • Optical drive not integrated
  • No touchpad; eraserhead only
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Pricing: Average: $1724 (11/26/2007)
Performance: Very Good: 86
Features: Very Good: 84
Design: Very Good: 84
Pricing
Average: $1724  
Performance
Very Good: 86  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 75
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 578 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 559 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 830 
Firefox 2 309 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 404 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 282 
Multitasking 397 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 903 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 249 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 405 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 06:14 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 8.67 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 15.48 
Features
Very Good: 84  
CPU & Memory
CPU 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1024 
Vertical Resolution 768 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express Chip Set 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen No 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
Optical Drive Speed
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port Yes 
Infrared Port Yes 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 10.5 by 9.4 by 1.5 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 3.6 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.1 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter [added by Carla 7/30, per Lenovo: 1.48-pound ultrabase and .46-pound dvd burner for ultrabase bay] 
Pointing Device Eraserhead 
Multipurpose Bay second battery, second hard drive or another type of optical drive (UltraBase X6) 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (64 bit) 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category The PC vendor formerly known as IBM pleased its notebook users, who awarded Lenovo high grades in five categories, including product reliability, phone support, and hold time. Its one black spot was a below-average mark for replacing failed components. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Better than Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Better than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Better than Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 
Design
Very Good: 84  

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