Product Description

The ThinkPad X61 Tablet delivers hardware-based security and enhanced manageability, along with exceptional performance and outstanding mobility. And like all X Series notebooks, the X61 Tablet is ultraportable and offers extremely long battery life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3122 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Lenovo
• Model: 776796U
• Dimensions: 11.00 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core Duo 1.6 GHz
• Memory: 1000MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 120GB
• Processors: 2
• Display size: 12.1

Features

• X61t 7767 96U 12.1" XGA Core 2 Duo L7500; 120GB; DVD+/-RW RAM 2 x 1 GB; WiFi Intel 3945 abg; Intel TurboCache 1 GB (Robson)

Customer Reviews

one of the best tablet, but thumbs down for vista
This is my first tablet PC. It is awesome. The active digitizer is a must for a tablet PC. It doesn't have a mouse pad, and the trackpoint takes some time to get used to. But once I am used to the trackpoint, I found it better and more accurate than a mouse. The ultra base adds quite a bit of thickness to the laptop. I wish the DVD drive was integrated. It's a minor issue. I found myself leaving the ultra base at home most of the time.
All in all, I like the X61 tablet. But, I wish I had got the tablet with Windows XP. I have wasted days, MANY DAYS, working on compatiblility issues with Vista. The Vista support knowledge base from Microsoft is hit or miss. You end googling all over the web and trying all kind of tips to try to get it work. It drives you absolutely mad. Besides, it's slow, quite a bit slower than XP. If I could do it again, I would custom configure this on Lenovo website and get the XP tablet edition. By the way, if you found your X61 extremely slow downloading files, it's probably because your router is not vista compatible. I had to buy a new wireless router. All those netsh command line update stuff won't work.

Excellent tablet
I bought this my first tablet PC after extensive research. I believe the Lenovo offers the best combination of tablet experience, durability, and portability.

What I like about my X61t:
*Long battery life - it can easily get 4 to 5 hours.
*Excellent pen feel - it feels almost like writing on paper.
*Very solid feel and construction.
*Quiet and doesn't overheat.
*Good screen quality for a tablet. As you expect for a tablet, it is not as bright and sharp as regular laptop screen but my son has HP tx2120 and the screen on it is horrible compared with X61t.
*Very easy and comfortable to hold in slate mode with extended battery.
*Windows Vista pen integration and support is outstanding compared to XP.
*Handwriting recognition in Vista is very good.
*Fingerprint reader for password management works great and saves a lot of typing in the slate mode.

Other comments
*The X61t doesn't have a DVD drive but when you think about it, when was it last time you really needed one? I certainly can't remember but some people may view this as a negative.
*It doesn't have a wide screen. But I think the standard screen works better than widescreen in the slate mode on screen this small anyway.
*ThinkVantage software. This is a mixed bag. While there are some parts that I like (fingerprint/password manager) there are others that are annoying and take up resources unnecessarily.
*X61t is not the coolest looking laptop on the market. Personally, I like the simple unassuming look but I can understand that for image-conscious people this may be a problem.

About Vista. Unlike others, I've had no problems with Vista on my X61. It runs reasonably fast with the 2GB installed. The start up is also relatively (for windows) fast but I keep it in sleep mode most of the time anyway and the wake up time from sleep is just a few seconds. I have two laptops which came with Vista (Ultimate and Business) and two desktops with XP Professional. If the laptops didn't come with Vista, I wouldn't upgrade from xp and I'm keeping xp on my desktops. So while I have no major issues with Vista on new system, I'm very cautious about upgrading existing system.

The right system for travel
So I had a budget. I could spend up to 7K. I looked at Alienware, Dell, some exotic Japanese jobs... but my first instinct was for the X61. I'm a programmer and designer, and need to have good resolution and decent speed. I loaded a 8 GIG HCSD card for the boost.

I must say. This thing does the trick. Its fast enough, has a gorgeous screen, etc. I'm still getting used to the fact that I have a Wacom here. That was really the selling point. Jounal kicks it. And its really well built. It kindof looks like any other flimsy black business laptop, but when you get close, when you feel it, its solid.

I have it hooked up to a 750 WD book and some JBL travel speakers and I must say, it can do the multimedia. I loaded Starcraft on it (perfect for a tablet).

It gets sweeter: 1400x1050 is a decent res.

I spent 2K for mine. J&J in NYC. It came with the base with DVDRW DL.

Its not a desktop. Its not crazy powerful. Its not many things, but it allows me to work remotely, and that's what I need.

Get it if you can.