Lenovo ThinkPad X201

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad X201
Brand: lenovo
SKU: 6328656199bae3fc36aaf4f1
Rating: 3.5 (40 reviews)

Based on 40 reviews

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Great for office work

Classic ThinkPad keyboard

Can take up to 8GB of RAM

Affordable business laptop

Refurbished models available

Not as thin as current ThinkPads

SATA2 port instead of SATA3

Can get hot during normal use

Verdict

The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is a reliable and portable laptop that is suitable for office work. It has a classic ThinkPad keyboard and can take up to 8GB of RAM. It is an older model, so it has a SATA2 port instead of SATA3 and can get hot during normal use. It is a good option for those looking for an affordable business laptop. Refurbished models are available and can be a good option for those looking for a more budget-friendly option.

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what are the best cost benefit laptops for working with computational modeling and 3D modeling?

A used work station like a lenovo thinkpad from the p range or a HP zbook no more than a few years old and get the best spec you can find.

Positive

nolam10

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/linuxhardware

Everything was fine (very good condition) except the AC adapter cord

Everything was fine (very good condition) except the AC adapter cord. I didn't notice that the inner wire had been exposed. Unfortunately, it was the AC line (110 volts) not the DC line (19 volts). The laptop suddenly said that the adapter was not working correctly so I touched the adapter including...

Need a laptop with VERY durable hinges please! Suggestions?

Sorry i'm just curious, what exactly do you do to open and close laptops so many times?

I would definitely look into business laptop. Used ones can be very affordable. dell latitude, lenovo thinkpad, hp elitebook...

Positive

tired-

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop

Good and Useful

The laptop arrived and was able to power it up immediately. It encountered some hiccups however. For the 1st 2 days of use, it just turns off by itself. It wasn't a battery issue or power problem. I followed some ideas from the Internet and it worked. I upgraded to win10 and I think it's more stable...

My Lenovo Thinkpad from nearly a decade ago hasn't been working too well for me lately, sometimes struggling with video calls and buffering videos. Also, it's graphics card isn't good enough to run a few games I'd like to play (Civ 6, Ori & the Blind Forest, Journey). Not sure if that's specifically something I'll have to look for or if all modern computers will be up to the task. I'm in the US, looking for something <1K.

Negative

KonzorTheMighty

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop

... over recent years and this laptop is just as useful now as when it was released

Laptop technology hasn't improved very much over recent years and this laptop is just as useful now as when it was released. The only cons is the SATA2 port instead of SATA3, and how hot the bottom of it can get during normal use.

4/5

9 years ago

amazon.com

Why do laptops brands have such bad customer support?

They literally took the ticket after a week and it's not cool. see /r/asus and you could see many people are trash talking them. . Other than that, Dell, HP, Lenovo Thinkpad still Good.

Great refurbished machine, impressive seller.

This wasn't quite the same X201 3626FRU machine as in the original Amazon product description here from which I made the purchase (since I received an X201 3626W58), but I was highly impressed with the price of this refurbished notebook from Data Sales Co and, at this point at least (having only had...

I need help buying my first Thinkpad! I got told I need 100 comment karma to post in /r/thinkpadsforsale and because I don't got no Thinkpad I can boast about, well... here we go!

You could get a thinkpad x201, they are relatively cheap while used on ebay i’m pretty sure and have the classic thinkpad keyboard as well.

Positive

Perfect-Ad8636

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/thinkpad

Best cheap laptop period

Caveat here first: I threw away the windows installation and use Linux. The only down side is that the screen is on the small side. If you do a lot of word processing this might be a downer. Other than that the build quality is EXCELLENT! It feels solid. The keyboard is really nice and positive and ...

Specs

Brand

Lenovo

Series

FBA_X201

Screen Size

12.1 Inches

Color

Black

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