Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch

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Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch

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Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch
Rating on December 22
Rating: 5.0 (2 customer reviewers)

Price : $1,350.00

Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch

Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch
5.0 out of 5 from 2 user reviews.

Technical Details

Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 bit OS
12.5 inch HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
320 GB Hard Disk Drive at 7200rpm
Touch Screen

Product Description of Thinkpad X220 Tablet 12.5 inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X220 42962WU 12.5 inch LED Tablet PC - Core i5 i5-2520M 2.5GHz - Black 42962WU Tablet PCs

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.

X220i Tablet

By Pazzoppe

Lenovo Thinkpad X220 is an excellent mix between a tablet and a notebook. Great for those people who need to do lots of typing but who also want to sit back and read an e-book or browse the web in tablet mode. For the price you may also buy a notebook and a tablet, but you will then end up with different OS's and synchronization issues. Lenovo Thinkpad X220 is the best of both worlds at an acceptable price. I found the i5 core more than sufficient to do all my daily tasks (including photoshop, webdesign, office, mail) and watch films. It may not be sufficient for an avid gamer, but gamers are probably not interested in a 12" screen anyhow.

I expected to make a lot of use of the Lenovo Thinkpad X220 tablet functions but find Lenovo Thinkpad X220 often as easy to use Lenovo Thinkpad X220 in notebook style. The Lenovo trackpoint works fast and very accurate. In tablet mode it is sometimes difficult to make precise clicks near the edge of the screen, which is typically where the close-buttons of applications are. You do get used to it after a while. I seldom use the pen-function because the trackpoint is so precise. The two-finger touch option to quickly open several brightness, sound, and other tablet options appears to work only in desktop mode, which makes it less easy to change display brightness in reader mode or during movies. Brightness appears to be software controlled rather than in BIOS/firmware, which means it is not always available after wake-up from hibernation. Lenovo extra software and W7 operation is smooth. That sounds so obvious but I've seen many laptops with hiccups in this area. Screen size and brightness in tablet mode are good, so one can use it quite easily to browse the web while sitting on the couch. The protruding part of the battery pack is handy to hold the tablet. This convertible is heavier than tablet-only systems but handling is still acceptable.

Key aspect for me is the fact that you can use this system for all purposes, so watch movies and read books while traveling but also make photoshop designs, write mail and text in standard format and edit videos with all the software apps available on W7. It's a no-compromise machine. I've played with several other systems before purchasing this X220 tablet, including iPads, but found these too limited in capabilities. I did find I can use this tablet in similar way as I use my iPhone, e.g. scrolling and enlarging text and images with finger movements. That's good enough for me.

I haven't tested battery duration on this system but it is far better than any laptop I've ever owned. In practice it means I can work comfortably on an intercontinental flight without worrying about power. I can't say if it really works for more than 8 hours, as claimed by Lenovo, but six should be no problem. This is good enough for me.

Ideally I'd like to have seen this system with a 3:4 screen, because that makes (pdf) text reading in tablet mode easier.

I decided to buy the X220i tablet rather than the Dell X3 convertible. That primarily had to do with the fact that this Lenovo system has been on the market for six months and initial production issues have been fixed. The Dell system looked as good (although with lesser quality screen) but was less easy to buy on the web. The introduction of the Dell was announced a long time ago but availability was delayed several times. To me this hints at manufacturing issues. With difference between systems being small I therefore decided for the Lenovo system. I have not regretted it for a second. The X220i tablet feels and operates as good as one can expect from this former IBM company.

My x220 actually replaces a 17" HD VAIO system that looked great but performed very poorly, with a screen that could not be 180-degree tilted, poor battery lifetime and useless add-on software and W7 compatibiliy issues. My mistake to expect a 17" laptop would be great for long flights. On most planes I couldn't even open the cover due to lack of space.

About 80% of the time, the notebook version of this x220 would have been sufficient for my use, but I do enjoy the 20% time that I can use it as tablet without having to waste time searching for android or IOS applications that may only do part of the things I'm used to in a Windows environment (which I already need to do on my iPhone).

Only item that I would have liked to see in this x220i tablet is the small reading light that the notebook version has.

I did find the ordering of this x220i Tablet cumbersome. Many vendors mix it up with its less expensive x220 two-hinged notebook version and Lenovo does not help because they mixed up the factory numbers of these two. Amazon only has limited info on its site but from the factory code and other supplier sites I could figure out what was in the box. I called the Amazon service desk to get more info but the only thing they could tell me was that I could ship it back if it wasn't what I wanted. That's nice but I prefer not to get a laptop via trial-and-error ordering.

Hope this helps you in making your decision. My X220i Tablet is now in use for one month and I noticed that I started using it at home in place of my full-sized desktop and in place of my iPhone when I'm on the road. What really helps is that the system wakes up from sleep or hibernation mode in less than half a minute.

Overall view: Very positive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.

The Laptop that achieved perfection

By Cy Rolm

The x220t reviewed is an i5, with 8GB RAM.

The i7, in x220t's are not quad-core, and really not worth the extra $$$ over the i5.

There isn't much about these machines to say that hasn't been already said.

Incredibly fast, well built, (FINALLY) decent speakers, and a bright easy to use 2-point multitouch screen with Wacom digitizer.

Often with technology a device has one drawback, or something to look forward to on the next model.

Maybe USB 3, or something slightly thinner?

It's hard to imagine making this workhorse better.

Obviously the price is much more than other comparable computers, but the screen is a major cost.

If you do not need an active digitizer, you're likely to be fine with a standard Lenovo Thinkpad X220.

Plays games and renders 3D fairly well.

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