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.

nero120 · 13 Jul 2011 at 10:35

Later this month apparently, from the Lenovo website.

nero120 · 14 Jul 2011 at 23:44

€379 according to here.

nero120 · 23 Aug 2011 at 13:06

Just ordered mine! Which 7mm ssd are people going for?

nero120 · 25 Aug 2011 at 10:16

sandys said:
Be very careful opening this laptop ensure you don't have too firm a grip or exert even the slightest bit of pressure my LCD just cracked

As I said above, poor build quality compared to my old (current ) Asus EEEPC.

Ouch that's not good! All my Thinkpads have excellent build quality, I'd not be impressed if my x121e is any less.

nero120 · 1 Sep 2011 at 11:10

Well I got my i3 X121e last night, fitted Crucial 128GB SSD and 8GB RAM no probs and it flies! Well happy with it, I think the build quality is great, screen is absolutely fine, and trackpad I have no problems with (after tweaking the settings a bit). The only negative is the fan, which even with TPFanControl on smart comes on noticibly when not doing anything particularly taxing, perhaps I need to fiddle with the settings a bit.

Considering the fact that it's pretty much as fast as my Lenovo T410i which I spent over £1200 on, this is probably the best £400 ever spent! Well happy.

nero120 · 1 Sep 2011 at 11:11

MSTRBKR said:
I'm watching mine on its way from Shanghai on the UPS website, it's currently in Korea and heading for Castle Donnington today - must be East Midlands airport. Quite exciting The protective sleeve I bought with it is a day ahead and is on the van for delivery today, so hopefully the laptop will arrive tomorrow 1 week after ordering!

Edit: Just landed in Kazakhstan.

Oooh which sleeve did you get?

nero120 · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:00

MSTRBKR said:
Got the one that was offered on the accesories tab when configuring the laptop on the Lenovo shop. Link below.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...D31ED47BDA13EC8&&hide_menu_area=yes&ds=direct

Glad to hear someone is getting on with the trackpad finally, I hope it's okay. Which SSD and memory did you get? The Crucial SSD on overclockers is 9.5mm, I thought it had to be 7mm?

Ah didn't see that one, I'll order it at some point.

I just used the system check on the crucial site to determine which ssd and memory to get. The drive is 9.5mm but it is in a plastic surround which you can unscrew (voiding the warranty) to make it fit. I used electrical tape to secure the bottom of the housing to the ssd board (which secures the ssd board into the case) as I didn't have any extra hard drive screws lying around. It's been absolutely fine so far though.

nero120 · 7 Sep 2011 at 02:17

harry66 said:
azazil is right though - they don't feel robust enough. This is the flimsiest feeling Thinkpad I have ever owned (owned plenty over the years). My wife is still using her old T42 (6 years old I think) and she does not like the X121e at all. I recently bought her a 2nd hand Edge 13 off Ebay which she has given a quick once over and she finds that acceptable - but still not T42 standard!

Remember it's a fraction of the cost! My T410i which I bought last November cost me over £1200 and is built like a tank, but I wouldn't expect the same build quality in a £350 netbook. Overall, I'm more than happy with the X121e after a week of solid use.