X130e coming?

I like X120 design better than X121/X130, you can open display 180 degrees on X120 and it looks more professional.

 

the design aspect is one reason why i did not get the X121e in Australia.

 

In SA we are still selling x100e on retail shelves--can u imagine that; seems we are the dumping ground for old outdated technologies.

I will keep an eye on this low cost notebook--but why is it so heavy? the x220 is sub-4 pounds, and yet packed with performance hardware.

 

should i wait for the 130 or get the 120 before its too late

 

The question is what would you like X130e for?
Are there certain features in X130e that you crave for?

 

If X120/130e offered slightly faster CPU speeds for around the same 350-400 range, I would have considered it over my X200 tablet.

 

Unless you intend on getting the Core i3 version, the X130e is not significantly faster. The E-450 is 50MHz faster than the E-350, its main feature is graphics turbo, which might not help in gaming at all since a lot of it is CPU limited.

If I were you, I would buy an X120e instead of an X130e. Even ignoring the design, 3.9 pounds is way too much for an 11 inch ultraportable.

 

nope, i absolutely hate the design of x130e, i feel as if the trade offs arent worth it

i feel as if 120e should already be sturdy enough, and i'm just going to be using it in my house, so i don't see why i need 130e, unless i3 makes that big of a difference.

I can get 2gb e350 for 426 with tax included +20 for the ram so

446 all in


But is it worth it for that much? I don't even know if 350 is going to be enough to stream onto a 50 inch tv.

Should i just get another laptop?

and how heavy is the 120e?**

 

Will the x130e even be available to consumers? I thought it was going directly to schools.

 

I'm sure some of you have noticed this but there are currently two pages x130e pages (one for the INTEL model, one for the AMD model) labeled "coming soon" on Lenovo's US website:

Intel,
Lenovo - Laptops - ThinkPad - X Series- X130e (US)

AMD,
Lenovo - Laptops - ThinkPad - X Series- X130e (US)

 

It is actually MIL spec or is Lenovo just claiming that? No way you can create a MIL spec ultraportable for under 600...and make any money on it.

 

The x120e's MSRP was around $600/$700. It was cheaper due to huge discounts on the website -- which is how Lenovo does things across the board.

I have a feeling that the x130e will be sold closer to retail given it's distribution will be directly to schools rather than consumers.

 

We had an x120e E350/4 GB/320GB 7200 rpm HDD/Windows 7 Professional model in a retail store for 530...I don't think they are selling at MSRP.

 

I don't think I was clear, sorry. Thinkpads are always discounted in stores, online, everywhere. Mostly because the MSRP is inflated. However, when corporate and institutions purchase laptops, they buy them at near MSRP prices (sadly). Since the x130e most likely will not be intended for consumers, they might just end up selling them at MSRP to the schools... which my guess would be in the $700 range. That gives enough room for mil spec.

Edit: Looks like it's around $469. Possibly available to consumers.

 

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Thanks for the confirmation. This is what I've been saying all along. The PR was released about a month ago initially.

 

Are you serious? Government agencies and large corporations usually have business accounts with the big 3 of business (Dell, HP, Lenovo). I highly doubt they pay MSRP with the hundreds/thousands/tens of thousands of computers they buy in bulk all at once. Just like you see Apple only selling Macbooks to Education only, I highly doubt they were paying retail of 999 for it (with the bulk they buy).

 

I just bought an X120e for the parents equipped with the E350 but only 2gb of ram. I do plan to upgrade it to 6gb for them to try and make up for the CPU. The 320gb HD is 5400 or 7200? I could not find the specs there and was not willing to get an SSD at this point.
Should I have waited for the X130e?

 

This thing has a thickness of a brick and looks like one too. I can't believe they went from a normal looking 1 inch thinkpad to this. If x120e had an i3 CPU I would have bought it over x220

 

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Yes, I'm serious. I've seen the purchase orders. It's sad what they pay. They buy $1000 laptops, get upgraded to free onsite warranty, and a 5% discount.

 

Nice. It certainly is bigger (look at the distance between the F keys and the LCD). I do appreciate how they managed to fit the 6-cell in there flush. I wonder if there's a 9-cell option. I do hope they make a consumer version which follows the x120e's size, yet keeps the 6-cell battery flush.

 

Uhh all depends on which model you got, there were 5400 and 7200 rpm drive options. Considering how cheap RAM is, you can get a 8 GB kit for like 30-35 dollars these days.

I say, buy what you need what with the money you currently have. No sense in playing the waiting game, as you'll never buy a notebook.

 

Thats about the only part of your guess that is correct, it is not unusual to pay above MSRP and almost always get saddled with overpriced long service contracts as well. Many double or triple pay for OS licenses as well. (corp wide VA + contract/site + OEM bundled)

The big PC vendors have refined large contract sales into a huge con art over the years. They are nothing compared to some of the enterprise software sleazebags through, bring 5 very tech-aware lawyers to read every word of those contracts.

edit: no strikethrough option on this board makes a sad panda

 

X130e sold to the Australian education sector should be slightly more expensive then the RRP because they have a better warranty term (3 years) then the regular (but if you factor in the 3 years warranty they would work out cheaper, only just).