Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Notebook Model 25285FU (1.5GHz Pentium M Centrino 758, 512MB DDR2, 40GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Pro, 12.1

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Pros
Includes a fingerprint reader
Cons
Sluggish WorldBench performance

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Performance: Superior: 91
Features: Good: 73
Design: Very Good: 80

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
ACD Systems ACDSee	1157
Adobe Photoshop	445
Adobe Premiere	777
Ahead Nero	2426
Battery Life (Office Applications)	5:19
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	536
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	616
Microsoft Office XP	627
Mozilla	541
Musicmatch Jukebox	736
Number of Included Batteries	1
Roxio VideoWave	535
Windows Media Encoder	574
WinZip	688
World Bench 5 Score	64
World Bench 5 Word Score	Very Good

WorldBench Tests
Multitasking	966

Performance
WorldBench 5: Performance word scores reflect comparisons of notebooks in the same category running the same operating system. See Guide to the Top-Rated Products for more details.	Fair: 64 (Windows XP Professional)
CPU	1.5-GHz Pentium M LV 758
Screen size	12.1 inches
System memory	512MB of DDR2-533 SDRAM
Hard drive	40GB
Graphics	Intel 915GM using main memory
Pointing device	Eraserhead
Bays	One
Bundled removable-media drives	One multipurpose bay (in docking station) with DVD-ROM and CD-RW combo drive
Floppy drive	None
Ports	Two USB 2.0, microphone, headphone, docking station, infrared
Communications	V.90 modem, gigabit ethernet, 802.11g
Business suite	Not applicable
Other features	Docking station, SD Card slot, second battery
Overall design	Good
Battery life (hours:minutes)	Very Good: 5:19
Weight (typical/minimum, in pounds): Typical weight includes the computer, AC adapter, optical drive, and floppy drive (if offered).	Light:5.6/3.3
Vendor's reliability/service	Average/Better
Support policy	One-year parts and labor warranty; free unlimited 24-hour daily toll-free support

What You Should Know about the ThinkPad X41 Notebook Model 25285FU (1.5GHz Pentium M Centrino 758, 512MB DDR2, 40GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Pro, 12.1

Not Much RAM for Multitasking

The more RAM your laptop has, the faster programs will run and the greater number of windows you can work in at one time. If your needs are simple and you rarely do more than two things at once on your PC, the relatively modest amount of memory that comes installed in inexpensive laptops will be enough. Today the standard amount of RAM shipped in most PCs is 2GB. If you like to multitask--say, you want to launch a search for a file and start backing up data to a disc while you watch a news video--you need more memory.