Lenovo’s student-ready ThinkPad laptop computer launched, starts at $429
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by Albert Madison in Laptops, Laptops
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Designed for the rough hands of K-12 students the new Lenovo ThinkPad X130e ultra-portable laptop computer has finally been made available for purchase by people other than schools and organizations. As the latest X series ThinkPad computer from Lenovo is attempting to keep their tradition of offering ThinkPad quality machines at affordable prices and portable sizes for students and business people alike.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e starts at $429.00 if you opt for the AMD based model but if you get the Intel model your starting price is $549.00 –all prices in USD. Those prices are a bit lower than those Lenovo had told us to prepare for back in December of 2011 when the company announced the X130e laptop.
What do you get with the X130e
As we’ve detailed before the X130e features hardware that’s typical of an ultra-portable laptop that requires components that don’t demand to much battery power to operate. Lenovo has made sure that the 6 cell battery they include with the X130e can provide users with a good wireless computing experience that’s free of too many “battery power low” warnings –Lenovo estimates the max. battery performance to be 8.5 hours for the X130e.
When you configure up an AMD based X130e you have the option for getting the ultra low-power 1.3 GHz AMD E-300 dual-core APU or the more power hungry 1.65 GHz AMD Fusion E-450 dual-core APU. If you chose the E-300 you will get the AMD Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics chip and if you get the E-450 you’ll have the more powerful AMD Radeon HD 6320M, both graphics solutions offers up DirectX 11 graphical support with discrete-class performance.
However if you choose to get an Intel powered X130e laptop you will have but one option for processors and that is the 1.4 GHz Intel Core i3-2367M ULV dual-core processor. Like the other 2nd gen. Intel Core processors the Core i3-2367M comes with a Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated graphics processing unit.
Now no matter the model you choose you will always get at least 4GB of DDR3 (1333MHz) memory with your X130e laptop. Also the base storage option for either the AMD or Intel based models is a 250GB hard disk drive that spins at the power conscience level of 5400RPM.
The display size and resolution is also standard across the X130e line. Lenovo has gone ahead and provided an 11.6″ anti-glare LED backlit screen with an HD resolution (1366×768 pixels) and a low-light sensitive VGA Webcam integrated into it’s design.
As for connectivity you get three USB 2.0 ports (one is powered for charging phones and other things), HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), headphone/mic jack, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3.0.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e also has lots of protection from drops and other accidents. This laptop features stronger hinges for the 11.6″ LCD that can withstand up to 30,000 cycles of being opened. This laptop has a rubber bumper layer around the sides of the body and the LCD has a 1.2mm thick bezel to protect against damage from drops and bumps. Finally the ports on the laptop are recessed back a bit so when you pull cords out the socket can’t get yanked out as easily either (this form of protection was put into place with kids in mind mostly).
Through Lenovo’s online store your able to order the new X130e in your choice of Black or Red cover colors. Also through Lenovo’s website you can upgrade your X130e from the base Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system to Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate if you wish to spend a hundred or more dollars for the right version of Windows 7 for your needs.
All online orders are shipping out on February 9th, 2012 according to note placed on the order page by Lenovo, but that date is only an estimate that could be adjust at anytime by Lenovo.
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