Lenovo ThinkPad X60s Review

Laptop Magazine reviewed a ThinkPad X60s from Lenovo. I am a big fan of the ThinkPad line and I really love some of the options they provide with their machines. For me, battery life is of prime importance and the model that was reviewed had it to spare as well as a very cool connection option: EV-DO.

The wireless broadband connectivity from Verizon Wireless is well integrated with the machine’s ThinkVantage utilities, which help you manage your wired and wireless connections, back up and restore your system, access tech support, and more. That said, the Access Connections manager could make it easier to connect with EV-DO. As it stands, you have to go through a wizard to set a profile. It isn’t hard, but other PC makers handle this function seamlessly in the background as you roam.

Thanks to our model’s eight-cell battery (which protrudes from the back of the system about 0.75 inches), the X60s delivered amazing battery life: 8 hours and 42 minutes with Wi-Fi on, and 9 hours and 34 minutes with it off. With its dual-core processor, the Lenovo X60s also topped all others here in MobileMark 2005, showing it will handle all your business apps with aplomb.

In the end the X60s gets a four out of five thanks to its durability, security, battery life, and wireless broadband connectivity options.

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