Lenovo is giving some of its ThinkPad flagships a little spec overhaul, the X200 series of ultraportables and the spectrum-leaping W700 hardlyportable dual screen laptop.
The new X201 and X201s start things off with options for Core i5 and Core i7 processors, a new option for touchpads on the 12.1-inch form factor and sub-three pound weigh-ins on at least the 4-cell configuration.
The X201s is slightly thinner and slightly lighter and it is limited to Core i7 procs, though neither version gets much under an inch thick. The X201t is the well-leaked tablet version, adding on a bit more thickness in exchange for a highly configurable screen that includes options for capacitive touch, outdoor viewing and pen input of course. All the three laptops rely on Intel HD graphics and they are rather extensively configurable, with batteries ranging up into the 12 hour ballpark with the 9 cell battery option on the X201 as well as on X201s. None of these machines are packing anything other than VGA.
Still you have to look to Lenovo’s consumer line for HDMI output.
On the other end, Wacom-equipped W701 and W701ds (dual screen), the 17-inch are making the leap to Core i7 also, though the Core i7-820 QM Quad Core and Core i7-920 Extreme on display here is nicely desktop class. There is also NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M / 2800M graphics and an option for a dual SSD drive configuration to break your bank.
All these laptops should be available in the starting of March with starting prices of $1,199 (X201), $1,599 (X201s), $1,549 (X201t), $2,199 (W701), and $3,799 (W701ds).
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