Lenovo ThinkPad X1 (129127U) 13.3" LED Notebook - Core i5 i5-2520M 2.50GHz - 4G DDR3 160G SSD (Windows 7 Professional) - Black

I purchased my i5, 4GB, 160GB SSD model directly from Lenovo.

The listing here indicates the X1 has a 160GB hard drive, which, technically, is incorrect. The X1's come with a 320GB spinning hard drive or 120 or 160GB solid state drives. Let me say this as emphatically as I can without using all caps and exclamation points: Do not buy a laptop with a spinning hard drive unless you absolutely positively have to have 300GB (or more) of data on your drive at all times. If you think you need this much storage then also purchase a 40 or 80GB mSATA internal drive and use that for system/program files. Apple was able to run an old processor in its macbook air's for years because the speed of the drive, being solid state, was so incredibly fast it more than made up for the slow processor.

The X1 with the SSD is a speedy machine. Reviews compare it to the macbook air but the specs of the X1 (double the RAM, full power i5 chip, upgradeable mSATA and main drive) make it more... Read more

There's been a lot written about what this laptop is not: (1) it's not as light as a MacBook Air (2) its battery life is not as good as others (3) its screen should be bigger or have higher resolution.

Those are all legitimate complaints but there are always tradeoffs in any design.

What I love about this machine is that (1) it feels solid, has capacity to drive two external monitors (from any of three different ports at back), has all the ports I need, including Ethernet and SD card (2) its battery charges incredibly quickly (3) it has a gorilla glass screen, which I'd sacrifice lighter weight for any day.

The keyboard is typical Thinkpad wonderful, even though it's not the classic keyboard type of Lenovos of old. Yes, I'd have preferred the higher resolution screen of my old X201s or the 13" Air but I haven't missed it. I'd prefer the matte, rubberized finish of the exterior to slick aluminum. All in all, a beautiful machine. And it has the classic... Read more

This machine came with 160GB solid state drive (SSD) and it is unbelievably FAST not only for such a thin and light laptop but for any standards! I have been using several Thin-and-Light class laptops in my past but whenever possible I would always prefer a desktop computer where I could work comfortably without waiting for the laptop to load or calculate something. Working on T&L laptops was always a necessity and never a preference until this came along. This one boots into Windows 7 64-bit in 10 seconds flat, whoooaaaa, how about that baby! Everything is instantaneous and silky smooth. I couldn't be happier. The only drawback I could think of is a bunch of preloaded garbage software, but that became a common practice among all PC manufacturers these days. Simple uninstall from Control Panel fixed that for me. OK, the price could be lower too, but as always... you get what you pay for!