4 reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet

$1,406.00 Released May, 2007

The Pros:Has the TrackPoint - typing / mouse usage switching much faster than with touchpad. Great battery life - 5 hrs and more. Compact and lightweight.

The Cons:No DVI or HDMI output for external monitor/projector, not even on docking station! Integrated speaker is just mono. Bluetooth cuts out every now and then (and Broadcom doesn't update drivers any more).

Designed for the mobile professional the X Series Tablet is a small convertible touchscreen laptop from Lenovo. Based on the Centrino platform, the X Series Tablet is now considered outdated, however, it was never engineered to be the fastest or most advanced.

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Built to be small and versatile the X Series Tablet comes with a low voltage Core 2 Duo, and a small, but high resolution 12.1" touchscreen. At 3.77 pounds the X Series Tablet can last up to 7 hours on a single charge, which is even more impressive considering it is now EOL - replaced by the X200 Tablet.

Features

Platform: Centrino, Intel low voltage C2D
Graphics: 12.1" Widescreen (1024x768 or 1300×1050 depending on selected option) powered by the Intel X3100 (shared memory)
Network connectivity: ThinkPad 11b/a/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter (Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN optional) 1Gb Ethernet Card, WWAN optional, Bluetooth
I/O & Expansion: 3 USB 2.0; expansion bus (for optional ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase or ThinkPad X60 Series extendedlife battery); external display; AC adapter; RJ-11, RJ-45; audio: headphone/line-out, external microphone
Battery: 4-cell or 8-cell

User Reviews (4)

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Pros

3

has the TrackPoint - typing / mouse usage switching much faster than with touchpad
3

great battery life - 5 hrs and more
3

compact and lightweight
3

Lenovo ThinkPad build quality
3

Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard
1

swivel mechanism feels great and is realiable
1

screen clip mechanism works incredibly well on both sides (just push it through to the desired side)
1

integrated fingerprint reader
1

SD card reader integrated
1

docking station with 4 USB 2.0 ports and a drive bay for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray or second hard drive
1

Bluetooth integrated (optional)
1

WWAN integrated (EV-DO or HSDPA)
1

Tablet PC functionality (handwriting recognition, cursor control, customizable flicks) in XP Tablet PC Edition, Vista, and 7
1

power-saving yet fast dual core CPUs (Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 or L7300)
1

SATA used for internal hard disk drives (great for upgrading to larger drives later)
1

up to 4GB RAM (PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2)

Cons

3

no DVI or HDMI output for external monitor/projector, not even on docking station!
1

integrated speaker is just mono
1

Bluetooth cuts out every now and then (and Broadcom doesn't update drivers any more)
-1

no trackpad