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At first you'll notice that the X61 T misses a touch pad out. But, once you've worked with the user-friendly red track point for a while, you'll be glad doing it without a touch pad, and raise the question, why this best mouse replacement did not became the standard and was not established overall.Toshiba PABAS217 charger The track point does not only ease quick navigation, it also demands less space. The keyboard has a concise, clearly structured, and user-friendly layout. This is except of the Fn key, because it swapped space with the Ctrl key.

Typing is comfortably silent without clattering. We were also pleased by the user-friendly point of pressure. Furthermore, many hot keys are provided, some of them twice, to be accessible also in tablet mode.Toshiba PABAS218 chargerThe most striking hot key is the ThinkVantage button, which can be used to invoke a menu covering a number of Lenovo specific tools. It provides, e.g., help for networking, data security, and a number of settings. If you press this button during system start-up, the recovery system will be started allowing to backup and restore data.

However, we were most interested in the pen, because we were not used to using the X61 tablet by pen on the display. The X61 tablet recognizes the pen already, if it is still 2 cm off the display, and marks this by a small circle. Clicking with the button at the pen's side is equivalent to a right mouse click.Toshiba PABAS219 charger Navigating is alright, but, the point marked at the display is about 1mm moved to the right. Furthermore, we sometimes received the impression, that the track point only reacts slowly.

Therefore, we felt that the track point combined with the keyboard is the best input alternative. But, the pen is better for notes, drawings, and drafts, even more, because it recognizes a number of different pressure levels.Toshiba PABAS220 charger

Color DiagramThe X61 Tablet is equipped with a 12.1" display with a maximum resolution of 1024x768 pixels. It captivates by a very good stability to the vantage point and gets only fuzzy at extremely acute angles. The brightness is just sufficient for outdoor usage, but, reading the display gets cumbersome in the sun. Toshiba PA3535U-1BAS charger

Although we first thought, that the display's resolution is low, we soon understood this decision of the designers. A higher resolution would have made navigating and precisely positioning the pen difficult. The color diagram depicts a nearly ideal red and blue color curve, and a lowered green color curve. Also subjectively the image seems a little bit yellowish.Toshiba PA3781U-1BRS charger

The measured minimum brightness of the display (black value) amounted to 0.3 cd/m² and gives together with the maximum brightness of 119.1 cd/m² a maximum contrast of 397:1. While black value and contrast are very good, we were a little bit underwhelmed by the maximum brightness, even it was subjectively better. Toshiba PABAS216 charger We could not detect any anomalies regarding speed of reaction. The display of X61 Tablet surprised us with automatic dimming in battery mode. However, it can be disabled by BIOS settings.

It was pretty clear that the X61 Tablet won't provide outstanding performance. However, the Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 with 1.6 Ghz and Intel's integrated video solution, an Intel GMA 950, are too weak.Toshiba PA3634U-1BAS chargerHowever, 2 GB main memory kept hope alive that at least office performance is alright. Finally, it turned out, that the performance is actually sufficient for office work under Windows Vista. As pure office notebook, this Tablet PC is, in the reviewed configuration with best available equipment, quite alright.

However, it is completely insufficient for occasional games. It is not even possible to play Doom III with 8,5 FPS in the lowest resolution. Even older games cause problems, e.g., Quake 3 Arena reaches with best settings only an average of 24 FPS. Toshiba PA3634U-1BRS charger

Playing games with the X61 Tablet is like attending a car race with a Jeep: Not in the right ballpark. However, the Thinkpad's performance is sufficient for its main field of operation. Furthermore, the battery runtime is long, because of low-energy components. Further information about the video card can be found here or in our comparison of mobile video cards. Please also look at our benchmark list of mobile processors or at our benchmark list of mobile video cards, in order to compare this notebook to other configurations.Toshiba PA3635U-1BAM PA3635U-1BAS charger

Although the surface temperatures of the Thinkpad X61 Tablet are generally alright, they are too high in Tablet mode, if you work lap top. At the bottom side the temperature increased to up to 46°C, at the hand ball support it was also as high as 35°C.Toshiba PA3635U-1BRM charger

The Battery Clearly Exceeds the CaseA special strengths of the X61 Tablet is its long battery runtime. However, it is only reached with the also, for an additional charge, available 8 cells battery. Anyway, above 8 hours maximum runtime is impressing. During WLAN operation, which is most common in practice, the battery runtime also exceeded 3 hours with high brightness. This is still sufficient for lessons, etc. Toshiba PA3635U-1BRS PA3636U-1BAL charger

Lenovo Thinkpad X61 TThe Thinkpad X61 Tablet is a first-class equipped notebook, which costs as much as 2800€. It produces unimpeachable evidence that unique design, fantastic features, and high-quality materials are not only provided by Apple. Furthermore, this Lenovo notebook captivates by excellent battery runtime, Toshiba PA3636U-1BAR chargergood display, impressing quality, and tablet functions, which are robust, but not outstanding. For most of you the X61s, which is equally equipped than the X61 Tablet, but, does not provide tablet function and cost about 600€ less, might be the better choice.

Multimedia Nexus. Desktop replacement notebooks are a dime a dozen, and Lenovo has tossed its hat into the ring with its introduction of the IdeaPad Y570, a strange hybrid between a media center and a portable business notebook. While the last part could be a little doubtful, the Y570’s style, fit, finish, and power-saving features make it an attractive pick for the shopper interested in a multimedia center with no compromises.Toshiba PA3636U-1BRL PA3636U-1BRS charger

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570.The revamped IdeaPad Y series, announced in 2008, represents an odd outgrowth of Lenovo’s notebook development – exhibiting both the solid build quality of the company’s rugged ThinkPad line of business laptops and the flashy equipment and baubles of the standard consumer notebook market.Toshiba PA3832U-1BRS charger As such, this particular model, the Y570, competes with similar offerings by Acer (Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402), HP (Pavilion dv6-6153cl), Samsung (RV520-W01), Dell (XPS 15z), and even Apple (MacBook Pro 15-inch). And although it plays host to a wide variety of novel technologies and pretty gadgets, weight and display choice make it a hard sell against the other runners. The brushed-metal lid of the Y570 features a curious maze-like dot pattern. (courtesy Lenovo, Inc.)

Let's take a look at the screen lid a little closer, shall we?The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570, with its weight and size, sits firmly in the “desktop replacement” category of notebooks, and Lenovo spared no expense in making the case as sexy as possible. In a move that reminds us of the HP Pavilion series of notebooks,Toshiba PA3833U-1BRS chargerthe screen lid features acres of black brushed-metal with an attractive, minimalist maze-like dot pattern; unfortunately, the slightly-glossy surface treatment of both the screen lid and the inside of the laptop tends to trap fingerprints like nobody’s business.

The screen mounts to the main body of the notebook via two sturdy hinges, and is protected at the contact points by rubber spacers. On the inside, the laptop features brushed metal again, this time in languid lavender, with accents of orange, black and white on the keyboard. Toshiba PA3638U-1BAP chargerWhite is used as the LED color for the power, key-lock, and volume buttons/indicators, while orange is used as an accent color on the keyboard itself to point out key combinations triggered by use of the Fn key.

The space above the keyboard on the laptop’s base is occupied by 2 JBL speakers, the power button, a dedicated Lenovo OneKey Rescue button (more information in the Built-In Software/Accessories section), volume control keys, a screen brightness/contrast hotkey, and a fan speed hotkey. The space above the screen contains a 2.0-megapixel webcam, flanked on either side by labeled microphones.Toshiba PA3638U-1BRS PA3728U-1BAS charger

All the attractive colors and textures aside, let’s not confuse ourselves here, folks; the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a big, bruising hulk of a notebook, at a hefty 5.95 pounds – and the rigidity of the case doesn’t disappoint. No flex in the screen or keyboard can be detected, even with rather violent applications of force toward the usual failure points. Toshiba PA3816U-1BRS PA3817U-1BAS chargerAs with most other recently-designed laptops, the exhaust slot of the computer points to the left of the user, preventing the unfortunate burning of our thighs…or our tender parts. However, there’s also no way of getting around it: the IdeaPad Y570 is too heavy to stand a chance against similarly-equipped yet lighter competitors like Dell’s XPS 15z (≈5.5 lbs.) and Samsung’s RV520-W01 (5.4 lbs.), even though its heft is a welcome indicator of build quality.Toshiba PA3818U-1BAS PA3818U-1BRS charger

Ports and connections labeled (adapted from Lenovo website). The blue numbers represent USB 3.0 ports, which were not present in the original image.Switchable graphics (onboard / NVidia GT 555M), wireless modem toggle switchesIf there is truly a singular point at which the Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad series completely diverge,Toshiba PA3819U-1BAS charger it’s in the choice of connections on each notebook line. The ThinkPad line tends to feature the bare minimum of ports necessary for the business setting, whereas the Y570, like the rest of the revamped IdeaPad Y series, features a bevy of connectivity options since its goal is to appeal to traditional consumers.

The right side of the laptop’s baseplate is taken up largely by the Slimtype DVD/CD combo drive. The side closer to the front of the computer consists of two USB 3.0 ports, with the power jack and Kensington lock connector on the other side. The front of the computer contains only the SD card jack, Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS PABAS117 chargeras well as two toggle switches: the first for switching between discrete and onboard graphics, and the second for turning on and off the wireless modem. Finally, on the left side of the laptop can be found a VGA analog input, an HDMI jack, the Ethernet port, a combination USB/eSATA port followed by a USB 2.0 port, and headphone and microphone jacks.

We have to note here that Lenovo took a poor design choice regarding port placement. Mainly, most ports are constrained to either side of the case, meaning cables and equipment can become crowded and entangled more easily. Still, we applaud the fact that the power cable attaches to its jack on the right side of the laptop using a right-angle plug, Toshiba PABAS118 chargerwhich protrudes less than straight power connectors and reduces the risk of damaging the connector during daily use.

If there’s any complaint we have with Lenovo’s connection design, it’s a general one that we'd aim at plenty of other laptop manufacturers; folks, give a little bit more distance between the Kensington lock slot and other ports on the laptop! In the case of the Y570, the lock slot is dangerously close to the power jack, Toshiba PA3757U-1BRS chargerand while it probably isn’t a problem for most users, we’ve seen our share of large and bulky computer locks, and more than a few of them wouldn’t be able to connect simultaneously with an AC adapter.

The IdeaPad Y570 possesses the usual assortment of networking options. RJ-45 connectivity is powered by the Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet NIC, rated for 10/100/1000 Mbit/s communication speed, while the wireless connection is served by Intel’s WiFi link 1000 BGN, which is rated for 300 Mbps throughput. Our review model was equipped with an optional Bluetooth module as well, the 65-nm BCM2070 integrated chip from Broadcom.Toshiba PABAS213 charger

All three networking modules worked as advertised out of the box. Connecting to LANs was fast and without error, and when using wireless, we were able to connect to 802.1x managed infrastructures just as easily as unmanaged 802.11bgn home/business networks.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 charger

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y570 comes pre-installed with a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium and hardware drivers, as well as a helpful smattering of pre-installed software, including Google Chrome, trial versions of McAfee Antivirus Plus and Microsoft Office 2010, and Microsoft Live Essentials 2011. Toshiba PABAS117 charger In addition, Lenovo has provided a few “tools”, most of which could be classified in the bloatware category:

In hindsight, the loadout of Lenovo software of questionable utility isn’t too bad when compared to recent offerings from, say, ASUS. But it’s far from acceptable, especially given that most of these utilities cramp productivity and can be replaced by free, more capable, easier-to-use software. Our suggestion? Ditch DirectShare, Games Console, Toshiba PABAS178 chargerSmile Dock, ooVoo, Power2Go, VeriFace, and UserGuide. Navigate over to Ninite.com and at the bare minimum, install Pidgin (replacing ooVoo) and imgBurn (replacing Power2Go).

Thankfully, the provided built-in hardware isn’t as bloated. As hinted earlier in the Case section, the dedicated OneKey rescue button above the keyboard ties together with the OneKey Rescue software, which allows one to restore the computer to a previous state via recovery console, make a backup of the system into an image file, or create a recovery disc in case normal system function gets disrupted. Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS charger

The IdeaPad Y570 also comes with a few accessories. If you want to be able to use the Y570 as a home theater PC (HTPC), and control the experience from a distance, the Lenovo Wireless Keyboard N5901, with its built-in mouse and USB interface, could be up your alley. Teleconference types could look into the Lenovo Headset P550, and/or the Lenovo Notebook Stand S1801A.Toshiba PA3816U-1BRS charger