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    Lenovo X220 Topseller Codes

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by driekus, Apr 21, 2011.

  1. driekus

    driekus Notebook Consultant

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    I have been doing some pricing on Lenovo thinkpad X220 and for the life of me can't find any X220 Topseller codes that include the IPS display.

    I can find plenty of them for the x220t and the pricing is quite reasonable. I dont really need or desire a tablet.

    Can anyone in the know tell me what the outdoor screen actual means. Does that mean the screen is not a touch/pen screen?
     
    driekus, Apr 21, 2011
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  2. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    The outdoor display does not support multitouch (no touch). Digitizer only. The outdoor display on the X201T was 400 nits bright and had a 500-1 contrast ratio. For some reason, I think the new one is 350 nits but don't quote me on that.

    Bronsky :cool:
     
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    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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  4. driekus

    driekus Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah its kind of ridiculous. A x220 tablet with IPS is less expensive than x220 simply because the tablet has a topseller code.

    I should also add that I use linux and I have not assessed the tablet compatibility yet.
     
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  5. Aluminum

    Aluminum Notebook Consultant

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    Or all of them ;)

    Outdoor: 12.5" (317.5mm) HD (1366x768) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 300 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio, 1.2% reflectivity, multiple anti-reflectivity layers, IPS, Scratch Resistant Gorilla Glass Display

    MultiTouch: 12.5" (317.5mm) HD (1366x768) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 300 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio, IPS, MultiTouch screen supports pen & five-finger gesture

    Outdoor = Pen and maybe a little nicer looking screen (need side by side in people's hands to confirm)

    vs

    Multi = Pen and Fingers

    is what it boils down to. Go with what you would use and best price.
     
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  6. driekus

    driekus Notebook Consultant

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    Does anybody know if both the outdoor and multi touch have the graininess issue or just the multitouch.

    Aluminium, when you get your laptop could you do me a big favour and see if ubuntu live cd/usb boots up and whether the pen and other features work?
    I only ask cause you have an N900 with linux so Im assuming your linux literate. :)
     
    driekus, Apr 21, 2011
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  7. Aluminum

    Aluminum Notebook Consultant

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    By the time I get it 11.04 should be out, so I suspect all the sandybridge stuff will be fine. I'll probably be running linux mostly in VMs on this one though, since I want to abuse the expresscard port for a gpu dock.
     
    Aluminum, Apr 21, 2011
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