The ThinkPad X1 is the type of laptop that no reviewer wants to give back to the vendor. It feels solidly built and great to use, but it could be better. In particular, its touchpad needs refinement, it could use more premium features such as an ambient light sensor, and Lenovo needs to make sure that all of its features work perfectly straight out of the box -- the 3G modem in our review model didn't recognise our SIM cards.
>Lenovo's thinnest and lightest ThinkPad laptop yet is a dramatic mix. Its build quality is even more impressive than usual, its backlit and spill-resistant keyboard is by far the best to be found on any ultraportable, it offers great connectivity, good specs and plenty of features. However, the X1 is a tad large for an ultraportable, its average screen doesn't jive with its premium positioning, and its battery life trails 13in rivals by quite some margin. If you can live with these issues it's a great machine, but many will be better off looking elsewhere.
