Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet PC 12.5" LED

This is an excellent mix of 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. This convertible 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 tablet functions but find it often as easy to use it 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.

Review about Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet PC 12.5" LED

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Features:

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