The Lenovo ThinkPad X200 is an update and evolution of the ThinkPad X61 12.1" screen ultraportable laptop and, as the name suggests, borrows a bit from the design cue of the much praised ThinkPad X300 ultra-slim laptop. To be sure, the X200 is not as expensive nor as cutting edge as the X300, the high-end features and supermodel thin X300 outdo what you'll get design-wise with the X200. With that said, the ultraportable X200 certainly has a lot to like about it, offers better performance than the X300 and has a more reasonable price.

With all this newly found power under the hood you might be wondering if the X200 is a power monger that will drain the battery like it's its job and generate so much heat you can warm your nearby coffee. This is not the case, incredibly battery life capability has increased over the X61 and the laptop remains very cool, indeed cooler than the X61.

Specifications of the X200 being reviewed are as follows:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.40 GHz (3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB) (Montevina)

Chipset: Intel GM45/ICH9-ME

• Memory: 2GB DDR2 667MHz (1x 2048MB) (can support up to 4GB of DDR3 Memory @ 800/1067MHz)
• Hard Drive: 7200RPM 160GB SeaGate Momentus (ST9160823AS) SATA
• Screen: 12.1" widescreen 1280x800 LCD, 200 nits of brightness
• No built-in Optical Drive (need X200 UltraBase for this capability)
• GPU: Intel X4500 Integrated Graphics
• Network/Wireless: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 1Gb Ethernet Card, built-in Verizon WWAN and Bluetooth
• (56 Kbps modem optional, not installed)
  Inputs: 95 Key Keyboard with Three Button Touchpoint
• Buttons: Power, ThinkVantage, Volume Up and Down, Mute, and WiFi/Bluetooth On/Off Switch.
• Slots:ExpressCard/54mm, SD card reader (5-in-1 media card reader optional, not installed)
• Battery: Nine Cell Cylindrical (4-cell, 6-cell and 9-cell options)

Dimensions (with large 9-cell battery in):

• Width: 11.61 inches
• Depth: 9.2 inches
• Thickness: 0.8-in - 1.4 inches

Dimensions (with small 4-cell battery in):

• Width: 11.6 inches
• Depth: 8.3 inches
• Thickness: 0.8 - 1.4"

Weight:

• 4-cell battery starting at 1.34 kg / 2.95 lbs
• 6-cell battery starting at 1.47 kg / 3.24 lbs
• 9-cell battery starting at 1.63 kg / 3.58 lbs
• Operating System: Windows Vista Business
• Extra Options: Web-cam, fingerprint reader, 56Kbps modem, 5-in-1 card reader

Laptops have always lagged behind desktops in speed, screen size, and until recently storage space. Asus released two new laptops, being the M70S and M50S, both of which hold the claim as being the world's first laptops with 1TB of storage space. To get this large capacity, the notebooks are equipped with two 500GB drives that can run in RAID 0 or 1, or as separate drives. Obviously this is a nice trend for notebooks, as people start storing more movies and games and want more scratch space for whatever comes their way.

For this review we are covering the M70Sa configuration laptop, which has the following specifications:

• Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB L2, 800MHz FSB)
• 17" diagonal widescreen TFT LCD display at 1920x1200 (WUXGA, Glossy)
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with 1GB DDR2 video memory
• Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)
• 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (maximum capacity 4GB)
• 1TB Storage, 2 x 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive (Hitachi 5400RPM)
• DVD-Burner with 2x Blu-Ray reading capabilities
• TV Tuner
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• Fingerprint reader
• Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.7"
• Weight: 8 lbs 13.1oz with nine-cell battery
• 90W (19V x 4.74A) 100-240V AC Adapter
• 9-cell (14.8V, 5200mAh) Lithium Ion battery
• 2-Year Limited Global Warranty

Price : $2,399.99

Sony VAIO VGN-FZ485U/B Laptop

• Processor: 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100
• Memory: 4GB DDR2
• Storage: 300GB hard drive
• Optical Drives: Blu-ray burner/DVD±RW
• Display: 15.4-inch LCD
• Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8400M GT (256MB)
• Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate

Price : $ 1985