x201t and x220t

im after a device for drawing and ive had a samsung slate 7 ,loved the screen but hated the temps and heat.was thinking of getting a x200t or x201t and maybe even the x220t here are my questions please help

pen only i am happy with dont need touch
x200t outdoor screen 400nit vs x220t pen only gorrilla glass
which is the better screen and are the whites white or do they have a yellow tint to them

x201t i7 how hot does it really get

ive already got a 400nit AFFS screen and was thinking of getting a cheap x200 and putting it in that just dont know what to do

after quality screen dont mind the gloss,need whites to look white not yellow ,i know i could proberly calibrate but thats what im after ,allso want the machine to run cool but allso want to use painter and artrage and hopefully not much lag ,was thinking of waiting for microsoft surface or the new samsung slate 5 and 7 but a prefer the form factor of the lenovo.any help from someone who has them all would be great

samsung slate 7 screen vs x220t or x201t with outdoor screen are they grainy ,i was happy with the samsung screen but not the temps

 

Please only bump your thread once every 24 hours.

The X201t is inferior to the X220t in nearly every aspect. Sandy Bridge CPU's are much more power efficient than the ULV/LV Arrandale chips. The X220t IPS screen is better than X201t. But the X201t has the older 8 cell battery, but gets worse battery life than the 6 cell on the X220t. X201t and X220t will all run hot, my X220t on extreme load the fan is extremely noisy (I no longer own an X220t).

 

I guess that would depend on how you define better. A X201t will offer you a bit taller screen, which is better when using it in portrait mode. If I recall correctly and I may not the color accuracy on the Hydis from the X201t is better than the X220t LG panel, though Lenovo uses multiple screens on the X201t and you may not get the Hydis. My X200t was the quietest notebook I've ever owned. I'm surprised the X201t is so hot and noisy. As far as the CPUs go, unless you're pushing it, I doubt the X220t offer you anything better.

 

I think the build and design of the older x200t/x201t chassis is better in basically every way than the newer x220t/x230t chassis, but obviously the newer machines are better spec wise, so it depends on what you want. Personally, if you aren't spec constrained, I would still recommend a x200t with SSD over all three of the newer options.

 

I do love my X220T, especially with the power and efficiency of sandybridge, but if I could swap its motherboard into an X200T or X201T, or better yet X60T or X61T then I would do so in a heartbeat. Widescreen damages portrait mode, and although you can still read and pan around with finger input with some efficacy, the taller aspect ratios are truly superior.

Off topic: Why is apple the only one that got the 4:3 aspect ratio right, and why are newer tablets moving AWAY from 16:10 for 16:9? Cost and availability, like with laptop screens? If that's the case, then how did, for instance Lenovo, get 16:10 screens for their Thinkpad Tablet 1, and why is the TPT 2 using 16:9? And why is apple the only one that got the 4:3 aspect ratio right? Boggles the mind. /derail

 

thx for the replies guys .have any of you got temps at idle and load .i think my mind is made up with a x200t with 400nit screen and get an ssd for it .

 

For what, the x220t or the x200t? On the x220t, I'm in the 80s at full load/full fan. In the x200t I don't ever think I got past the 70s, but it's been a while now since I had that.

 

I have both the X201t and X220t in use.

Pros of X201t over the X220t are:

1. Better build quality than the X220t/X230t, especially on the screen side of things.
2. No Ghosting or bleeding on the IPS LCD.
3. Better latching mechanism than the X220t.
4. 1280x800 resolution is more conducive for using OneNote or ebook.
5. Better trackpad (if you use them).
6. Use of 9.5 mm 2.5 inch hdd format

Pros of X220t over X201t are:

1. Better CPU option,
2. SATAIII versus SATAII,
3. mSATA,
4. 16 gigs ram versus 8 gigs of ram.
5. Battery slice option (up to 16 hours of battery life versus around 7 hours with the X201t).
6. Able to use Series 3 dock, which is a big plus.

 

The X201t had problems with wobbling hinges: x201t screen hinge wobble - YouTube The X220t has a more robust hinge.

Not officially.

 

@IBMThink, yes a little mod is needed (which i forgot to mention)....

the hinge wobbling on occurred on selected early build X201t, but the late model seem to be quite fine in that department.

 

Eh I don't think having all that is worth having the X220t over the X201t, especially as alot of X201 tablets are still overpriced considering the $$$ you are paying vs a generation newer X220 tablet, which I got mine for 1250 with i5-2520M, 4 GB, 160GB Intel SSD, 6205 WLAN, BT 3.0 and 7 pro with a 3 year warranty. The Sandy Bridge platform alone is worth over LV Arrandale which gets horrid battery life, my T410s and X201 had awful battery life.

The battery latch isn't a huge loss IMO, I do like the "flimsy" latch system on my X61t, but Commander Wolf will tell you the opposite as he has used more ThinkPad tablets than me. Honestly the hinge is sold on the X220t where it doesn't make a huge difference, but that will be subjective to the user.