Netbook Review UK

Brad, at Liliputing, has put up a review on Lenovo’s business netbook, named the X100e.  The machine tested here has a dual core 1.6GHz  AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 processor and ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics along with 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, and a 6 cell battery.   There’s also 802.b/g/n WiFi, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit and an 11.6 inch display with a native resolutoin of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Quick summary.

-  Sturdy case design despite weighing just 3.3 pounds with a 6 cell battery.
- Matte case material, and matte screen resist fingerprints and sun glare.
- ThinkPad X100e is about twice as fast as a typical netbook
- 5 hour battery life is just average, although fair considering performance.

At $499 in the states (about 300GBP), it’s well priced, although the AMD processor used is already looking a bit dated.  Overall though, we agree with Brad that the Thinkpad X100e is a good combination performance, power consumption and price.

The best price we’ve found the Lenovo Thinkpad X100e for here in the UK is just under £400 via Amazon UK.  You can find that deal here.