Thinkpad X220 ... a Thinkpad with a good screen, holy cow

[yfyf]

I love Thinkpads to death but my latest computer was a Sony (mediocre build quality even on their top end machines) so I've been dying for the latest crop of Thinkpads to arrive so I can return to the motherland. X220 reviews are starting to crop up ... looks like a fantastic laptop. Great keyboard, slightly bigger screen than the X201 with better res and considerably better colour and viewing angle ... I'm so happy T_T O, forgot to mention: 8 hour battery life on the extended battery, 20 hours with the extended slice. http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...ewsID=6056&p=2

 

[Kent Wang]

Nice. The T and W series can take what they call the FHD screen, which has a higher nit and gamut, and is supposed to rival the IPS panels. Of course, if you want the X series, IPS is the way to go.

I got the W510 with the FHD and built-in color calibrator for my girlfriend and she does a lot of photo work. I think the higher gamut actually makes it better than the IPS panels for this purpose. Of course it's quite a large machine, and I wouldn't want to take it traveling too often.

 

[indesertum]

when do they go on sale?

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by Kent Wang

Nice. The T and W series can take what they call the FHD screen, which has a higher nit and gamut, and is supposed to rival the IPS panels. Of course, if you want the X series, IPS is the way to go. I got the W510 with the FHD and built-in color calibrator for my girlfriend and she does a lot of photo work. I think the higher gamut actually makes it better than the IPS panels for this purpose. Of course it's quite a large machine, and I wouldn't want to take it traveling too often.
How do you like your 510 Kent? I'm considering the 520 when it comes out in April.

 

[Kent Wang]

She likes it just fine. It's pretty snappy and the screen looks good.

 

[yjeezle]

i've had a few thinkpads when i was in high school... they're tough little mothers.

i'm probably gonna grab a thinkpad as my next comp once i head off to grad school...

are there any models that don't have a built in cd drive or anything like that so i can dock them later? (i really only need maybe a few USB ports, something for my headphones, and an i/o port.

 

[epb]

Originally Posted by yjeezle

are there any models that don't have a built in cd drive or anything like that so i can dock them later? (i really only need maybe a few USB ports, something for my headphones, and an i/o port.

The X220 doesn't have an optical drive, you add a dock/media slice to get one.