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by MichaelGG 4057 days ago
I'm unimpressed. The X250 is a nice laptop these days, by the X201 is just vastly superior. The keyboard has an idiotic layout for no reason. They have plenty of space to fit a real keyboard, by they don't do so because management is trying to copy Apple's form over function. But it's usable enough, better then other current devices.

The buttons for the trackpoint make it usable. Unlike the previous gen that had a pointing system I literally couldn't use. As in, I'd need several attempts for most click/targeting actions.

It gets warm, even with a bunch of CPU and other power throttling settings in place. But not really hot like a Mac or HP.

So, out of current systems available? Yeah it's probably the best. But it's not great, and the tradeoffs are all wrong, providing zero end user benefit. Plus it is leaving cash on the table. I'd spend $$$ to get an X201 with a high res 16:10 and modern chips in it. I spent over $2000 on my X201 when it came out, and less than $1000 on the X250.