Lenovo Thinkpad X121E

Fast hard drive; Comparably good system performance; Easy accessibility of components; Good upgrade options; Very long battery life; Low weight & small size; Good VGA signal quality; Case is being kept cool; 3G prepared including antennas

Case bends too much; Strange keyboard layout; USB ports are too far away on the right side; Touch-pad is under average; Relatively noisy at a low-performance level; Display is poor in contrast at certain angles with poor brightness

That Lenovo is limiting the abilities of the ThinkPad X121e for no obvious reason

The Lenovo ThinkPad X121e 3045 is a practical, portable laptop that has a lot to offer business users – especially those that travel and work in cramped conditions like aircraft and trains. The keyboard and touchpad took some getting used to, and the...

Solid performance from an 11in laptop – the X121e is a more sensible choice than a netbook if you need portability

Excellent value ; Built like a tank ; Superb keyboard ; Decent, matt 11.6in screen ; Optional 3G

No USB 3.0 ; No Core i5 option

Solid build ; Excellent keyboard ; Plenty of configurable options ; Good battery life

No optical drive ; Speakers lack volume

The Lenovo ThinkPad X121e is an impressive little notebook. True, at the very lowest price you're getting a version of Windows that's not ideal for business users and a relatively small amount of RAM. But our review sample, which costs less than £500,...

The Lenovo ThinkPad X121e is a tiny ultraportable laptop. With an 11.6-inch screen, it's small enough to take with you wherever you go, yet the screen is also large enough to work on for long periods of time. With a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, there's...

It really is difficult to pick fault with the Lenovo ThinkPad X121e. At worst, the touchpad could be slightly easier to use, with the integrated buttons proving a bit fiddly

The Lenovo ThinkPad X121e is a great all-round package, and should be at the top of the list for anyone looking for an ultraportable and affordable laptop. It's well-made, looks good and performs capably, and backs this up with great usability.

schnelle Festplatte; +vergleichsweise gute Systemleistung; +einfache Erreichbarkeit der Komponenten; +gute Aufrüstmöglichkeiten; +sehr lange Akkulaufzeiten; +geringes Gewicht und Baugröße; +gute VGA-Signalqualität; +sehr kühles Gehäuse;...

stellenweise biegsames Gehäuse; -Tastaturlayout gewöhnungsbedürftig; -weit auseinander liegende USB Ports rechts; -unterdurchschnittliches Touchpad; -relativ hohe Geräuschentwicklung bei wenig Last; -kontrastschwaches Display mit geringer...

Das Lenovo ThinkPad X121e ist in der Testvariante trotz des günstigen Preises nicht wirklich empfehlenswert. Das dunkle und kontrastschwache Display ist nicht zeitgemäß und schränkt die Verwendungsmöglichkeiten erheblich ein. Ein so mobiles Notebook...

wydajność CPU znacznie lepsza niż w X120e; +długa praca na akumulatorze; +matowa matryca wyświetlająca jasny obraz

wysokie temperatury; -hałas; -małe i ściśnięte z resztą klawisze strzałek

Lenovo ThinkPad X121e różni się względem X120e na korzyść tym, że matryca posiada silniejsze podświetlenie, a mniejszy akumulator nie wystaje poza obudowę, zapewniając mimo tego podobne czasy pracy na jednym ładowaniu. Niebagatelną sprawą jest...