My New Lenovo X201

I still have yet to hear back from one more program I applied to for graduate school, but I think I have decided regardless of their response. Off to London I will go, and I'm starting to prepare for it all. I started looking for a data crunching machine that would be good for pretty much everything including data crunching, building professoinal presentations, writing papers, taking notes in class, etc. Most importantly, I wanted a PC. I wanted something lightweight but sturdy. Something more serious and down to business than my MacBook (which I love, still). I decided on a Lenovo X201.

I placed the order March 9th and didn't receive the laptop until March 29th. Yes, it took Lenovo 20 days to get my order to me. What's up with that? However, that's really been my only complaint.

The laptop is gorgeous. The keyboard is still a full keyboard despite it's shrunken netbook-sized screen of 12.1 inches. A few things that sets this laptop apart from a netbook? It's got excellent performance, an actual trackpad, plus the keyboard is spill proof. The latter is so vital for me; as I was typing this out I spilled some wine on the laptop =P. I'm a complete clutz and hence why Lenovos are totally made to handle all the things that will happen to it under my ownership. Yipeee! They are hardy, durable, and great for lugging around everywhere, and thus will be perfect for me to carry to class everyday.

Here are some pictures from today as I eagerly opened this package.

















Below are a few specs on the laptop I customized:

Processor Intel Core i5-560M Processor (2.66GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
Display type 12.1" WXGA (1280x800) LED Panel, 2x2 UltraConnect II
antenna; with Camera and Wireless Broadband Upgradeable
Total memory 84 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Hard Drive 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay
McAfee Internet Security 2011 - 15 months

The docking station has the extra DVD player I had to add. I got all of the above for half the listing price after I used my student advantage discount on top of the special offer on Lenovo's website. This might be an older model. My 5 years in corporate America has made me a fast and steady Lenovo ThinkPad fan, and I can't imagine doing any serious work on a different computer brand.

To my X201: I look forward to many glorious years ahead with you. =)