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More…A tidy little 4.4-pound unit, the tablet version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X61 ultraportable lacks an integrated optical drive, but it has a great design, long battery life, and an easy-on, easy-off docking station. At $2333 (as of August 15, 2007), however, it's expensive.
Lenovo X61-Tablet
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Storage
| Total HD Size | 100 GB |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM |
| Optical Drive Speed | 4 |
| Removable Optical Drive | Yes |
| Slots | SD Card |
| Number of Media Slots | 1 |
| PC Card Slots | Yes |
Networking
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Included network card | Gigabit ethernet |
| Modem Type | V.92 |
| Wireless LAN Type | 802.11a/g |
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Pros
Tablet screen takes finger input
Snap-on docking slice
Cons
No touchpad; eraserhead only
Optical drive not integrated
Bottom Line
Tablet version of the X61 adds a swivel touch screen so the unit doubles as an easy-to-hold note-taking device.
Lenovo ThinkPad X61t (Tablet)
X61-Tablet Review, by Carla Thornton August 28, 2007
The only major change to this upgraded ThinkPad X series model is a processor update. Our review unit, equipped with a low-voltage 1.6-GHz Core 2 Duo L7500 chip and 2GB of DDR2-667 SDRAM, turned in a good WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 64. Battery life with the eight-cell battery that our test unit came with was fantastic at 5 hours and 2 minutes. (Other X-series models come with four-cell batteries.)
Features are generous. They include a 7200-rpm, 100GB hard drive, an SD Card slot, 802.11 a/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an option for wireless broadband from Verizon. In addition, with the UltraBase docking station you gain an optical drive, four more USB ports (for a total of seven), and several legacy ports, including a parallel port and a serial port. The modular drive bay allows one-handed swaps of the optical drive, a second battery, or a second hard drive. Including a docking station with a dual-layer DVD drive (but not the power adapter), the package weighs a reasonable 6.3 pounds.
The keyboard has many premium features, including an eraserhead pointing device that's so good it hardly seems fair to complain about the lack of a touchpad. I also liked the dedicated back and forward Internet keys and spacebar magnifier. The tall-looking 12.1-inch display doesn't have a wide-screen aspect ratio, but it's easy to read and handle.
For tablet mode, the screen swivels smoothly, locks down with a press of the lid latch, and easily accepts pen or finger input. The AutoRotate feature automatically rotates the display every time you change the tablet's position. This can be a great time-saver if you frequently switch between portrait and landscape modes, though manually pressing the orientation button also gets quick results and saves battery life.
Those who aren't sure they need or want a tablet might be better suited to the nontablet X61 model, but if you heavily rely on pen input, the X61t is the way to go.
Carla Thornton
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PCWorld Lab Results
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64Performance
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 710 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX | 657 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering | 1036 |
| Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) | 5:02:15 AM |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 8.07 |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 13.13 |
| Firefox 2 | 391 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 | 470 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 | 336 |
| Multitasking | 515 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition | 766 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 | 288 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 | 454 |
| WorldBench 6 Score | 64 |
| WorldBench 6 Word Score | Good |
User Reviews
Average User Reviews for Lenovo X61-Tablet
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Reviewed by: dephconnr7
Duration of ownership: 5 Months
Strengths: Great use of VISTA-B, + integration of Thinkvantage suite, great form factor + weight, too many to list. With multiview screen-great pen feel and response. Trusted Platform MGMT-awesome, and effective as a standalone client-have not used this in an enterprise config.
Weaknesses: Screen could be more visible in daylight, lcd backlit would be great. However VERY clear and readable screen-enough real estate for XGA res.
Overall: Regarding recent user reviews on the bezel "ungluing" I have noticed this during the summer under hot use. However, it was not a real issue. The seperation takes place where the tablet buttons are, and nothing seems to be at risk in failing/coming apart, unlike other tablets I have owned. I use the x61t ALL the time-every day, as a planner (Blackboard Backpack) and for other common purposes. The screen is VERY durable and unexpectedly, the machine fell directly onto my "shift nob" in my car from the dash-as a GPS device, and the screen was unscathed! The instant response and power management is a big plus and will keep avid inking users happy for awhile. A notable upgrade will be a SSD, which will only extend battery life and create ever more realistic experience. The ultra-dock is an optional device and I personally do not have one. I use the tablet sleeve (without the plastic cover) and it does a great job in integrating the device in my busy life without concern for it's welfare. You will not be dissapointed with the newest tablet-it is practical, reliable, and forward thinking. Besides the bezel adhesive (which returns to normal when the ambient temp is cool) I have not had any other issues. As a avid trackpad user, I welcome the "eraser" mouse. If this device had an SSD disk-it would be unstoppable. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Reviewed by: student
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: Intel's Santa Rosa platform which is desktop fast.
Weaknesses: Poorly developed and manufactured. Obvious cost cutting compared to pre Lenovo Thinkpads.
Overall: My X61T developed a problem with the screen surround during the first 3 weeks of use. Look up "X61T bezel seperation" and you will see that it is a problem endemic to the X61T, not just my machine. Basically Lenovo used the wrong type of glue to stick the screen surround to the LCD and it comes unstuck as the LCD heats up. Unless you want to buy a machine you know will become faulty, sometimes within hours of use, stay clear, no matter what tempting discounts the Lenovo website may place in your way.
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