THE LENOVO THINKPAD X61S

The Lenovo ThinkPad X Series notebooks are known for their usability and sturdiness. The X61s is no different.

System Configurations
Operating System: Windows Vista Business 32 Bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz L7500 4MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB
Memory: 2GB DDR2 PC5300 2 Slots, 0 Open 4GB Max
Hard Disk Drive: 100GB 7k100 Hitachi 7200RPM (HTS721010G9SA00)
Display: 12” XGA UltraLight 1024x768 180 nits
Graphics: Intel X3100

Build & Design
The X61s is slim and trim - almost tiny. It weighs a little over 3 pounds with the 8-cell battery making it quite portable. The design is solid. This model sports the UltraLight screen which is about 20% brighter than the standard X series screen.
The X61s uses the low power versions of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Despite running at half the power of other Core 2 Duo CPUs, performance is quite satisfactory. You can easily perform the daily tasks like surfing the net and using MS office.


Ports and Slots
There are 3 USB Ports, Ethernet and Modem and VGA Out. There is an SD Card Reader, an Express Card Slot and a Dock Connector.

Drives & Storage
The X61s doesn’t have an optical drive, but if you need one it is available via the UltraBase. It uses the Hitachi 100GB 7k100 hard drive. There are two memory slots. The maximum memory that can be installed on this laptop is 4 GB. The Keyboard is great. Some users might not like it, but the ThinkPad X61s only comes with a pointing stick.

Battery & AC
Three battery options are available - a slim four cell, an enhanced four cell and an eight cell battery. The battery life is excellent. If you use the 8 cell battery, you can comfortably get over 6 hours of up time.

Wireless & Networking
The X61s comes with the ThinkPad A/B/G/N wireless card. The X61s also has Bluetooth. Like All ThinkPads, the X61s comes with Lenovo's ThinkVantage tools.

Conclusion
Overall, this is a no-problem notebook ideal for people who need to travel a lot. You should have no trouble using this machine as your primary PC. The keyboard is great, performance is good and you have nearly all the connections you would use.

Pros
Build Quality is Good.
Great Performance
Long Battery life
Doesn’t weigh much
Great display
Good keyboard

Cons
Single speaker
Tends to heat up