Lenovo Thinkpad X61S

43 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Performance (9)
Portability (8)
Design (6)
Battery (4)
Value for money (3)

Negative
Connectivity (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 43 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the value for money and battery. The design and portability also get good reviews, but reviews are divided on the screen. Some have doubts about the connectivity.

performance, portability, design, battery, value for money

connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo Thinkpad X61S is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: ZaZ (NotebookReview.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s Review

My first thought when pulling this the X61s out of the box was - this thing is tiny. Then I found the battery which is amazingly about a third of the total weight of the system. I forgot how small the X series is since I hadn't seen one in awhile. ...

Good Build Quality ; Zippy Performance ; Long Battery Life ; Light Weight ; Clear and Bright Screen ; ThinkVantage Tools ; Marvelous Keyboard ; Docking Options

Loose Screen ; Single Speaker ; Office Trial

The X61s has been a nice contrast to my R60. I like my R60 a lot, but at times it seems heavy to me. When I get my next notebook, I might go with something smaller like this X61. After having spent some time with the X61s, I can see why people have...

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by: Mark Spoonauer (laptopmag.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s

Striking a very good balance between performance and battery life, the X61s is a highly recommended ultralight business notebook.

Fast performance for ultraportable ; Bright display ; Very good battery life ; Top-notch security and durability

Mediocre Wi-Fi performance ; Lacks integrated optical drive ; No widescreen option

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by: Benjamin Kraft (tomsguide.com)

Strange Mix-Up: Lenovo Thinkpad X61s

Thinkpads, originally developed by IBM and now produced by the Chinese company Lenovo, are biz-standards, but our configuration wasn't...

The Thinkpad X61s came in late, but its performance was convincing. It closes the gap between notebooks with ULV CPUs and the performance flyer Samsung P200-Pro. It succeeds in walking the tightrope between weight and performance, offering more...

Sep, 2008

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Consumer review by: JLoiac2010 (cnet.com)

"Good while it lasted"

The Lenovo X61 is small, compact, and fast. ...

The design is small and compact. During the first year of use, it was great!! Fast, quick, and light weight

Now the heat sink fan makes strange noises and the system heats up pretty quickly. The structure of the keyboard bezel cracked

Apr, 2010

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Amazon review summary for the Lenovo Thinkpad X61S

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Lenovo Thinkpad X61S from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

screen, performance, keyboard

value for money

0% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: 383251654 (ciao.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s

Solemnly declare: I am involved in here are my personal feeling of great limitations, all brothers do not seriously, in particular the issue of LENOVO and IBM, but also is a bias, huh, huh,,,, at the same time to urge you brothers to help me solve the...

Small, thin, classic mold, excellent heat dissipation

Slightly higher prices, gametes general

May, 2009

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Consumer review by: lbhappy2009 (ciao.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s

Standard interface 3 Ã- USB 2.0,1 Ã- IEEE1394, 1 Ã- VGA, 1 Ã- RJ-11, 1 Ã- RJ-45, expansion interface, Ultrabay Slim, SD card reader, 1 Type I / II PCMCIA

Too many

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May, 2009

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Consumer review by: Peter (amazon.com)

A disappointment!

(This review is for the Lenovo ThinkPad X61s notebook.) I have to admit I only tried this laptop for about two hours, but that was enough for me to put it back in the box and mail it back. I still would like to write a review because as of today,...

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: dozhou (ciao.com)

My X61s

Me. I ordered it as Lenovo offered a 50% off promotion to X61S during the end of 2008, and got three altogether, two as New Year gifts to my friends, one for my own. I should say X61s is a very solid and reliable system, my new X61S with vista is...

Good performance

Heat

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: hernandcool (ciao.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X61s 7666

Comments: Windows Vista Business - 160 GB Hard Drive - 1 GB DDR2 - 12.1 inch Monitor - 3.59 lbs. With the Think Pad X61Tablet offers the best combination of performance, battery life, and keyboard experience on a convertible tablet. The combination of...

little but good performance

optical drive not integrated

Nov, 2008

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