Is there an other option at all ?

After some deliberation and some great advice on here it seems I am all ready to buy myself a Lenovo X200s. After toying with the touch point on my T400 yesterday (which I normally never use), I am afraid I may not take to kind to a switch to a laptop without touch pad of any kind. I have no qualms with the keyboard, screen etc of teh X200s, and also I love the fact that is runs cool and quiet. I need to be in the Amazon regions at times for work and I need something that will survive the heat and humidity. I have seen a few Apples (not the fruit !) die out there as they simply overheat and don't deal too well with the humidity.

My question to all of you is ... apart from the lenovo X200 & X200s are there any other brands I should be looking at, which have a matte screen, do not run hot etc, and are light to travel with. I have looked at Dell E4200 but it seems it runs too hot ... what about Asus, Toshiba, etc ...nobody out there with a good ultraportable with a MATTE screen and not heavier than let's say 3.2 pounds?

And that Lenovo X210 ... which may have a touchpad, will that come out before march ?

 

I don't know. The successors will be named X201* and probably be announced around 23.02. Other than that you might want to have a look at HPs elitebooks - or the revolutionary IPad! (*just kidding*).

 

i have used the X300 and the X301 constantly in temperature of up to 55 degrees Celsius and humidity of 100%, and it have survived quite well.

But if you are really worried then get fully rugged laptops from Panasonic, this is what we use in underground mines, processing plants and out in the desert field. They are however pretty expensive.

ASUS and Toshiba laptops should not even be considered for what you need in that sort of environment.

 

It seems to me. that you need some first hand experience with other manufactuers instead of asking us to have the experience and to report back to you.
Renee

 

Renee .. I thought a forum was to share experiences as to be better informed ... LOL. Yes have looked at Panasonic Toughbook but very expensive and slow processors. Thanks for the advice on Toshiba and Asus, and HP and Apple are our as well ... I have had 3 HPs in the past with far too much trouble, never again thank you. That company has lost my complete trust. Point taken on the X300/301 series. The X301 is way more expensive than the X200s here in Europe, about a 700-800 dollars difference, I can get an SSD for that. 23/2 for the X201 is too long a wait and am afraid it will be cost prohibitive here anyhow. On I go ...

 

there is nothing much you can do about the cost. The X series of the past have a polymer coated motherboard, which seems to be better at standing up to humidity.