Lenovo x121e netbook

nero120 · 13 Jul 2011 at 00:37

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lenovo-launches-thinkpad-x121e-laptop

Definitely bagging me one of these! I was annoyed when they didn't release the x120 here but now with the reported problems I'm glad they didn't! Hopefully the 121 will have sorted those issues.

DefiantAsh · 13 Jul 2011 at 01:34

x120e was for USA only i think, x121e is for Asia and Europe i believe

Would love to get myself one, but need to shift my tablet first in order to get it, but a new phone is needed first

Besides, i think ill sit out and wait till next year as this tablet does everything i need fine. They will have quad-core netbooks probably next year with the new nvidia chipsets out and the Fusion/Zacate platforms already in the market, i'd be surprised if quad-cores werent integrated into sub 13" market.

Snotuk · 13 Jul 2011 at 01:42

Yes I'm wanting one, but when and where.

nero120 · 13 Jul 2011 at 10:35

Later this month apparently, from the Lenovo website.

DefiantAsh · 14 Jul 2011 at 16:04

nero120 said:
Later this month apparently, from the Lenovo website.

Oooo, thats nice

Any idea of the pricing for it? I'd suspect it to be around £350 or something, as the x120e was about that when converted (i think, don't hold me to it)

..........................

August 12 will be available from major retailers in the country

Taken from their website, translated from Japanese.

Looks promising from the dates

Cannot see a price yet though

div0 · 14 Jul 2011 at 16:30

Update: Lenovo has been back in touch with us and confirmed that the ThinkPad x121e will go on sale for £262 excluding VAT and will go on sale here in this month.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lenovo-launches-thinkpad-x121e-laptop

Very tempted by this, as it's almost exactly what I've been looking for. Is there likely to be a similar model with a larger screen size?

/edit, although strangely enough just found this:

This X121e is marketed beginning in Japan with prices ranging from ¥ 69,300 (~ USD $ 855) to 100,000 yen (~ $ 1,233 USD).

http://www.specsgadgetrelease.com/9...aptop-specs-with-amd-fusion-or-intel-core-i3/

Quite a huge price difference there!!!

nero120 · 14 Jul 2011 at 23:44

€379 according to here.

DefiantAsh · 15 Jul 2011 at 10:56

Mhmmm, for some reason i cannot grasp how far apart the figures are, i guess if it was £267, it would be the cheapest Zacate/Fusion Notebook available on the market....new.

And if it would say say £600, thats quite steep, considering the x120e isn't that high in price...is it :eek:

?

Anyways, seems too good to be true, obviously on their part not yours.

Thanks for the info' though

div0 · 15 Jul 2011 at 11:13

£262 excluding VAT

Which is £315

€379 is about £330.

So I'd expect we're talking £300-350.

I've no idea why the other link I found suggests that the pricing in Japan will be so much higher. It could just be wrong, or it could be that Japan just pay much more for the same stuff, but I'd think that's unlikely.

DefiantAsh · 15 Jul 2011 at 15:24

div0 said:
Which is £315

€379 is about £330.

So I'd expect we're talking £300-350.

I've no idea why the other link I found suggests that the pricing in Japan will be so much higher. It could just be wrong, or it could be that Japan just pay much more for the same stuff, but I'd think that's unlikely.

Oops, misread it for £267 instead of £262.

Also didn't read the Excluding part so, it does seem around the standard price for a Zacate/Fusion netbook, as already said, only time can tell.

d_brennen · 15 Jul 2011 at 19:08

Good news, was angling for a trip to NY with work ha

Wanted an x120e since I heard about them. Hopefully the successor to Zacate doesn't pop up and make my decision harder again

All I want from a netbook is reasonable speed, reasonable video and perhaps most importantly, no ******* shiny plastic

DefiantAsh · 16 Jul 2011 at 12:28

d_brennen said:
no ******* shiny plastic

Lol

Indeed, i hate the glossy plastic, had it on my Acer Aspire One D255, and it was annoying

Sold it in the end though

Snotuk · 22 Jul 2011 at 02:07

Now listed on the Lenovo UK website to buy, but only the Intel i3.
I after the AMD version hope that's listed soon, money's burning a hole.

spleenharvester · 22 Jul 2011 at 02:45

Pah, 11.6" is too big for a netbook if you ask me

looks nice though!

olivier renault · 22 Jul 2011 at 08:31

as long as it's 1366x768.

What fusion chip? E-350? Llano? If there is a i3 version, must be a Llano version. Must be!!!

d_brennen · 22 Jul 2011 at 08:41

olivier renault said:
as long as it's 1366x768.

What fusion chip? E-350? Llano? If there is a i3 version, must be a Llano version. Must be!!!

For £450-£500

I've seen E350 version on a suppliers list for £270 ex VAT

X121e AMD Fusion E-350, 4GB DDR3, 320GB, AMD Radeon HD 6310, 11.6"" HD LED, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - £270.10 ex VAT

Available eta 12/08/2011

And for reference

X121e Core i3-2357, 4GB DDR3, 320GB, 11.6"" HD,WIN 7 Pro 64bit - £407.21 ex VAT

Threebie 3 · 23 Jul 2011 at 19:24

Can I whack a SATA III 6GB/s SSD in one of these, and get maximum speed?

olivier renault · 24 Jul 2011 at 10:43

Threebie 3 said:
Can I whack a SATA III 6GB/s SSD in one of these, and get maximum speed?

Sata 2 I think. So you'll be maxing out 3gb/s. Around 250 MB/s.

Super Tigers · 24 Jul 2011 at 12:23

JUst pricing up the i3 version on Lenovo website and with larger 6 cell battery it comes in at £379!! Not a bad price, would the Intel HD3000 graphics be better than the ATI graphics on the AMD version though?

Scrutinize · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:03

Super Tigers said:
JUst pricing up the i3 version on Lenovo website and with larger 6 cell battery it comes in at £379!! Not a bad price, would the Intel HD3000 graphics be better than the ATI graphics on the AMD version though?

The 6310 with the E350 is very underpowered graphics and only a nudge above the old GMA HD solution, certainly falling a long way behind the Ati 4330 which is a couple of years old in itself. http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6310.40952.0.html

It is fine for productivity but not for gaming. The HD 3000 is much better although still not brilliant with an i3, it is more capable and further up the performance charts so it will at least play 2-3 year old games at an ok res on low detail.