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IBM ThinkPad X31

IBM ThinkPad X31
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alaScore 80

30 reviews

Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 reviews of IBM ThinkPad X31. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the size and usability. The performance and durability are also appreciated.

portability, durability, performance, usability, size

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the IBM ThinkPad X31 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for IBM ThinkPad X31

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of IBM ThinkPad X31 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the usability and size are on the whole positive. The keyboard and portability also get good comments.

durability, portability, keyboard, size, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31

 

This ultraportable outshines the competition with its great design and easy-to-use keyboard.

The ThinkPad X31 is the near-perfect ultraportable notebook. If IBM could find a way to include an internal optical drive, too, this dream machine would be complete.

Dec, 2003
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Expert review by : John Morris (cnet.com)

Service and support

 

ThinkPad X31

Versatile design; tons of hardware and software features; great performance; awesome battery life; includes both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Keyboard feels a little cramped; can't insert extended battery in Ultrabase; stingy stuck-pixel policy.

With loads of features, speedy performance, and awesome battery life, the ThinkPad X31 series is the ultimate ultraportable for executives on the go.

Dec, 2003
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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31

 

The IBM ThinkPad X31 costs a bit more than the other ultraportables here, but this 3.6-pound wonder is more than worth its price tag. The X31 is the only ultraportable in this roundup with the Pentium M processor. In our testing, the X31 significantly...

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Expert review by : Administrator (NotebookReview.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31 Review (pics, specs)

 

This is a review of the ThinkPad X31. As you all probably know it is made by IBM (and I am saying IBM because at the time it was IBM, not Lenovo). I realize that the new and improved X32 is available now and you might be wondering why you're reading a...

Jul, 2005
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Expert review by : Hardware Zone (hardwarezone.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31 (Centrino)

 

If you had read our previous review on the ThinkPad X30, you would have known that one of our primary gripe with that notebook was its harddisk - which ran at a heart-wrenching 4,200RPM. Well, IBM ships the X31 with a default 4,200RPM harddisk as well,...

Nov, 2008
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Expert review by : DMOS (devhardware.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31 Review

 

The IBM ThinkPad X31, light enough that you don't have to be a champion bodybuilder to carry it. But it skips features that some would consider to be absolute necessities such as optical drives. Recommended more for business people than for students....

The X31 is also a Centrino-based model. Intel's Centrino platform is the combination Pentium M, i855 chipset, and integrated wireless card solution. Manufacturers that include all of these Intel parts are allowed to use the Centrino trademark when...

Oct, 2004
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Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

IBM ThinkPad X31

 

IBM's ThinkPad X31 is a well crafted ultra portable notebook for the user who values light weight and small dimensions over all else.

Feb, 2011
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Expert review by (zdnet.com.au)

IBM ThinkPad X31

 

The ultraportable ThinkPad X31 provides a depth of features in a compact format that's suitable for serious travellers.

Jul, 2003
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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad X31

 

This is a review of the ThinkPad X31. As you all probably know it is made by IBM (and I am saying IBM because at the time it was IBM, not Lenovo). I realize that the new and improved X32 is available now and you might be wondering why you're reading a...

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Jun, 2009
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