Recently, Lenovo wants to meet the consumer’s trend of low prices, it introduced ThinkPad i Series laptops such as the ThinkPad W510i, T410i, T410si, and X201i. ThinkPad laptops are providing high reliability as well as accessible price; the following laptop we will take about is Lenovo ThinkPad X201i. There is no “Lenovo” logo on the cover of Lenovo ThinkPad X201i.

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i3-M330 (2.13GHz/L3 cache 3MB)

Chipset: Intel QM57 Express

GPU: CPU integrated Intel HD image processing

Memory: 2GB/PC3-8500 DDR3 × 1 (2 slots, maximum 8GB)

HDD: 250GB (5,400 rpm)

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)

LCD screen: LED-backlit 12.1-inch WXGA TFT LCD screen, 1,280 × 800

Networking: Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless network

Other: USB 2.0 × 3 (one is Powered USB), 5 in 1 card reader, VGA port, ExpressCard/54 × 1,  Extender

Size: 295 × 210 × 20.7 ~ 35.3mm

Weight: approximately 1.47kg (6 cell battery installed)

Battery life time: 7.6 hours

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i is equipped with Intel Core i3-M330 processor with standard operating frequency of 2.13GHz, but it does not support TurboBoost. Lenovo ThinkPad X201i also comes with four threads dual-core, 3 cache, containing Intel HD Graphics. The Core i Series processors are low-end products, but for general applications, it should be more than enough.

Now we have a look on its appearance, it is almost as same as the ThinkPad X201.

On the front side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201i, there is speaker on the left side, and there is speaker and 5 in 1 card reader on the right side.

On the bottom side of Lenovo ThinkPad X201i, we can see that we are easy to upgrade or replace the hard drive and memory module.

On the left side of the Lenovo ThinkPad X201i, there are various interfaces

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i keyboard

Right side of the Lenovo ThinkPad X201i
Compared with the ThinkPad X31, ThinkPad X31 is wider 2.5cm and longer 1.5cm than Lenovo ThinkPad X201i.

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i battery and AC adapter

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i weighs 1501 g

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i expander- left side

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i expander- right side

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i expander- up side

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i expander- front side

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i expander- rear side

Then, take a look at ThinkPad X201i performance.

Windows Experience Index is 4.6 score, we are wonder that if due to that ThinkPad X201i is equipped with pre-loaded 64-bit system.

Then we use CrystalMark to test the ThinkPad X201i with the following results. The performance of ThinkPad X201i is rather good.

In general, for the average user, as long as not to conduct any high load image / image processing, then, X201i performance is good. But, thanks to Lenovo Enhanced Experience technology, ThinkPad X201i start-up quickly, given its relatively low price, ThinkPad X201i should belong to the better quality products at good values.