Lenovo ThinkPad X200s
Specifications
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s (ThinkPad X Series)
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 1.86 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo)
Graphics adapter
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core: 475 MHz
Memory
2048 MB
, DDR3-8500, 1x2048MB, max. 4096MB
Display
12.1 inch 16:10, 1280x800 pixel, WXGA TFT, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel GS45
Storage
250 GB - 5400 rpm, 250 GB
, 5400 rpm, ST9250827AS
Soundcard
HD Audio
Connections
1 Express Card 54mm, 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 56k V90 Modem, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Card Reader: 5in1 Media Card Reader
Networking
Intel(R) 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection (10/100/1000MBit), Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300 (a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 29 x 287 x 295 ( = 1.14 x 11.3 x 11.61 in)
Battery
62 Wh Lithium-Ion, Li-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Bit
Additional features
36 Months Warranty, 2GB Intel Turbo Memory, Webcam
Weight
1.35 kg ( = 47.62 oz / 2.98 pounds), Power Supply: 340 g ( = 11.99 oz / 0.75 pounds)
Price
1400 Euro
Average Score:
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)
price: 53%, performance: 74%, features: 66%, display: 67% mobility: 75%, workmanship: 84%, ergonomy: 83%, emissions: 89%
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad X200s
Review: Lenovo Thinkpad X200s Notebook | Notebookcheck
Netbooks? No thanks! Mini-notebooks, as before, define the image of the current retail charts. Therefore it can't be excluded that even die-hard business users won't come into temptation in view of the partly very low acquisition price. With high requirements on for instance input devices or ports, most mini-notebooks do not look particularly good, though. Lenovo wants to fish with the ThinkPad X200s exactly in this target group for customers.
Netbooks? No thanks! Mini-notebooks, as before, define the image of the current retail charts. Therefore it can't be excluded that even die-hard business users won't come into temptation in view of the partly very low acquisition price. With high requirements on for instance input devices or ports, most mini-notebooks do not look particularly good, though. Lenovo wants to fish with the ThinkPad X200s exactly in this target group for customers.
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s
Source: Maximum PC
Lenovo’s X200s has qualities we’ve come to expect from a ThinkPad—and that’s a good thing. Its magnesium alloy chassis is wrapped in the line’s signature matte black finish, making for a notebook that feels sturdy and looks serious. The upshot is that the X200s is portable, sturdy, and up to the task of your average workload. It’s also $500 less than its competitors. While we could certainly take that money and buy Lenovo’s docking station with an optical drive for around $340, or buy an external DVD burner for even less, we prefer to have the whole kit-and-kaboodle in one complete package.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Maximum PC
Lenovo’s X200s has qualities we’ve come to expect from a ThinkPad—and that’s a good thing. Its magnesium alloy chassis is wrapped in the line’s signature matte black finish, making for a notebook that feels sturdy and looks serious. The upshot is that the X200s is portable, sturdy, and up to the task of your average workload. It’s also $500 less than its competitors. While we could certainly take that money and buy Lenovo’s docking station with an optical drive for around $340, or buy an external DVD burner for even less, we prefer to have the whole kit-and-kaboodle in one complete package.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The ThinkPad X200s offers a few premium features over the X200 that do make it more desirable as a travel laptop, but you'll have to carefully assess whether the $500 price premium of the X200s over the X200 is worth it to you. The higher resolution screen and lighter weight of the X200s are definitely nice to have, and the performance is so close between the X200 and X200s that it's not even worth considering the difference. The battery life achieved with the X200s isn't much different to the X200 in our testing, you'll get about 9 hours with either if you turn off wireless radios and dim the screen.
Leistung gut, Emissionen sehr gut, Mobilität gut, Verarbeitung gut, Preis mangelhaft
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 12/04/2008
Rating: price: 50% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% emissions: 90%
Source: Notebookreview.com
The ThinkPad X200s offers a few premium features over the X200 that do make it more desirable as a travel laptop, but you'll have to carefully assess whether the $500 price premium of the X200s over the X200 is worth it to you. The higher resolution screen and lighter weight of the X200s are definitely nice to have, and the performance is so close between the X200 and X200s that it's not even worth considering the difference. The battery life achieved with the X200s isn't much different to the X200 in our testing, you'll get about 9 hours with either if you turn off wireless radios and dim the screen.
Leistung gut, Emissionen sehr gut, Mobilität gut, Verarbeitung gut, Preis mangelhaft
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 12/04/2008
Rating: price: 50% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% emissions: 90%
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s
Source: Laptop Mag
Is having an extra three hours of battery life worth $530? If you’re a fan of Lenovo’s ThinkPad line, that’s what you’ll have to ask yourself when deciding between the X200 and the X200s. True, the $2,078 X200s doesn’t have the same performance as the X200, but you’re likely not to notice in day-to-day use. Everything else that a frequent traveler could want is here: a durable design, excellent keyboard, and a host of security features. We just wish the X200s included a mobile broadband option and webcam like its cousin.
4 von 5, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 90%
Source: Laptop Mag
Is having an extra three hours of battery life worth $530? If you’re a fan of Lenovo’s ThinkPad line, that’s what you’ll have to ask yourself when deciding between the X200 and the X200s. True, the $2,078 X200s doesn’t have the same performance as the X200, but you’re likely not to notice in day-to-day use. Everything else that a frequent traveler could want is here: a durable design, excellent keyboard, and a host of security features. We just wish the X200s included a mobile broadband option and webcam like its cousin.
4 von 5, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/26/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 75% features: 75% display: 78% mobility: 84% workmanship: 86%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/26/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 75% features: 75% display: 78% mobility: 84% workmanship: 86%
Test Lenovo Thinkpad X200s Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/26/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 70% display: 80% mobility: 83% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 88%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/26/2009
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 70% display: 80% mobility: 83% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 88%
LENOVO Thinkpad X200s NS23RGE
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 40% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 40% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs. Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
SL9400: Power saving Low Voltage CPU featuring a large Level 2 Cache of 6MB. Therefore, the performance is better than other 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo (with usually 1-3MB Level 2 Cache).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1":
This screen diagoal is quite large for tablets but small for subnotebooks. Some convertibles are also represented with that size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.1.35 kg:
This weight is typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal.
Lenovo: Lenovo ( "Le" as in the English word legend and "novo" (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. From 2004, the company has been the largest laptop manufacturer in China and got the fourth largest manufacturer worldwide after the acquisition of IBM's PC division in 2005. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company also produces monitors, projectors, servers, etc.
In 2011, Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer, owned the majority of the company. In 2014, Lenovo took over Motorola Mobility, which gave them a boost in the smartphone market.
From 2014 to 2016 Lenovo's market share in the global notebook market was 20-21%, ranking second behind HP. However, the distance decreased gradually. In the smartphone market, Lenovo did not belong to the Top 5 global manufacturers in 2016.
81.17%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
