Had to trawl through a fair few pages to find the owners thread!
I love my x220, but sadly it appears to have got the "loud fan noise" problem. I'll stick with it I guess and wear headphones, but its a bit dissapointing![]()
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Does any one here just keep the X220 docked and connected to an external monitor? I'm still debating if I should get a T420 or an X220. I like the size of the T420, but the screen kind of kills it for me. On the other hand, I like the IPS screen on the X220 but from pics and videos, it looks a bit small to me (although my wife's Macbook Air looks fine to me).
Either computer will mostly be on a desk. I plan on getting an X220, a dock and an external monitor if I would go the X220 route. It might be more expensive than a T420 (because of the dock and monitor), but if I have to travel, I will still have a great screen to look at. I'm just not sure if getting an X220 and it spending 80% of its time in a dock worth it. -
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Anyone have a good list of tweaks to save battery on a 9 cell? I only get 5 hours with light usage~ which sucks!
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The biggest battery drainer on any laptop is the screen. The lower the brightness, the better the battery life.
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Mine is in a dock 90% of the time. My Vaio Z before it did the same. In my experience it's not worth having a laptop unless it's as light as possible, otherwise I'll avoid taking it anywhere with me. Before the Z I had something super-powerful but heavy and it never made it out of the office.
Getting a small machine that works well though is not easy, and options are limited, but for me the x220 is working out very well.
And that it let me move up to a 2560x1440 monitor was a big bonus. Mine is with an Ultrabase 3 with DVDRW drive.
The screen is a bit smaller than my Z but the IPS is really nice and for the amount of time I use the laptop screen it's fine.
Hope this helps.
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Now what is the best 3x3 WLAN card. intel 6300 or bigfoot 1103?Attached Files:
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Congrats. No camera must = 3x3 pre-wired.
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I'm about to buy the x220, i5 and 4mb ram, over the dell v131 with same specs. are there any add on's that people recommend?
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^ Depends if you need the speed boost or not. If you're not sure, probably not an issue, and you'd be better off with the upgraded display. It's also recommended that if you're getting the default integrated wireless, choose the Intel N-1000 over the thinkpad b/g/n. And if you don't need Windows 7 Professional, get Home Premium instead to save cash. (These are actually what I have on my laptop)
Also go through to something like http://www.marketplace.mastercard.com to get employee pricing (meaning even larger discount, and no, you don't actually need a mastercard). Just make an account, search for "lenovo", and follow the links to the official site. -
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Next bios update will eliminate the pulsing issue: See Lenovo forum.
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BIOS 1.21 has been posted:
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Can someone tell me the differences between the HD and the premium HD screens? Are they still the IPS screens everyone is raving about?
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While both have the same resolution (1366x768), the "Premium" HD screens are the IPS panels which has the benefits of increased viewing angles for consistant and better colour reproduction over the standard TN panels which are known to wash out when viewed at a certain angle.
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Another question, what is the purpose of the antenna that comes with the screen? And is the IPS matte or glossy?
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both screens are matte. The premium HD/IPS screen is one of the features that really sets the x220 apart, and is a good choice.
there are 2x2 and 3x3 antennas, which connect to the wifi card.
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what's the memory clock? is it 664.7 normal?
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Hey Floz. Just bought a new 23" e-IPS monitor but the picture seems a bit grainy using a displayport to dvi cable. Tested it from another PC, dvi to dvi, and its seems sharper. I suppose the obvious culprit is the cable but it's already cost me a fair bit for it and how would I know that another cable would be any better? Any suggestions?
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I've used both the DVI and displayport inputs, and they appear to be 100% identical.
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Maybe my eyes are playing tricks but I just connected my Dell TN screen via VGA, so that both it and the IPS are on simultaneously- and the IPS looks clearer for the first time!
No idea why..
Edit: Nope, not playing tricks. Previously, I connected the IPS by pressing F7 on the machine but this time turned off the X220 and turned on with both screens connected (no need to press F7). Voila, the IPS is improved.
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My X220 has just recently started giving me BSOD's. I put the computer to sleep, go to bed, then look up when I see the screen come back on minutes later with the blue screen.
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Attached Files:
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Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) Update Module KB2459268 (WW) - ThinkPad
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After riding through waves and waves of sales, I eventually succumbed to place my X220 order. It's supposed to ship on 9/19, and with the shipping, I probably will have to wait another 2 weeks. They are going to be the longest 2 weeks. Dang!
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Thank you! I just came back to the computer having done it again after going out somewhere. I do owe you, because I leave this thing always on or in sleep mode in order to record tv shows with Media Center, and one of the shows I watch is starting it's new season tomorrow.
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small nusance but my x220 dosnt seem to be picking up my combo mic/headphone thing
edit: nvm it works but it's really fuzzy for some reason, it's usually pretty crisp on my desktop...
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How the webcam perform, a descent image quality or is it cheap as often for integrated camera ?
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Hi all,
New member! I just received a X220 tablet (i5) from school. I am thinking about retiring my HP Envy 15 Beats edition (i7, USB 3.0) for this small bad boy. Some interesting comparisions:
- Boot time is about the same for both
- Screen color is better on the X220 (little blueish on the Envy--may be a setting)
Learning a lot on this forum. Next steps:
- understand more whats under the hood of my X220
- Get 4G of Ram (bump it to 8)---have to find out where to buy it so it matches
- HD or move to SSD? The ENVY has it, might be interesting in modding it.
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Hi diablonyc2,
I was interested to hear that you recently purchased an X220 tablet. How have you found the stylus accuracy towards the edges of the screen? I too recently purchased an X220t but found that the accuracy of the stylus at the edges was so bad as to be unusable. I've uploaded a youtube video showing how bad it is and comparing it to some other tablets I own:
X220t Stylus Problem: Comparison with TC4200 and T4010 - YouTube
I'm getting my X220t returned for a refund and I'm considering repurchasing it again, as I really like the laptop and I'm hoping that this isn't a common manufacturing defect. But I'd love to hear from another X220t owner about the quality of their digitizer first in order to try and determine whether this is a widespread problem or not.
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Anyone try the Windows 8 Developer Preview on their X220 Tablet yet? Touch input is much more smooth!
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If I order the X220 without camera and fingerprint reader will the top of my screen bezel be clean without any sign of the camera place as so for the finger print reader ?
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Thanks, just watched some videos on YouTube and figured out that for the webcam it looks like they just clip a patch on the bezel, but use a different palm rest when without fingerprint reader.
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I just tried this with my laptop and I have the same outcome as you. But I did notice that it only occurred when my pen was angled. If it was dead center down it did not occur. Seems wierd....could it be something with the stylus tip and how the screen reads it? I will not be using it for drawing, so I think i am safe, but if I were...that is a serious flaw.
Still have not had a lot of time to seriously play with it....but would LOVE to try Windows 8 on itMaybe when an official beta is released!
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Hi!
If i order the X220 with the Premium HD screen and 3x3 antenna upgrade (ie no webcam option) is there any patched up hole on the bezel where the camera should have been? Reason is i'll be taking my X220 into a facility where laptops with webcams are NOT allowed (for security reasons), but the X220 without webcam wouldn't be allowed in if it looks very obvious that there could be a camera in the bezel. Basically i'm looking for a nice clean bezel. Does that exist on the 3x3 antenna upgrade?
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ThinkPad X220 (i/T) Owners Thread
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jayayess1190, Apr 9, 2011.