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Introducing the thinner, lighter, 12.5″ Lenovo ThinkPad X240. While just 0.78″ thin and starting from 3 lbs., the X240 combines intelligent design with top-of-the-line hardware, setting new standards for those who travel light.

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Zhang X.

5.0 out of 5 starsGood quality

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020

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Gift for my brother. He loves it

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4.0 out of 5 starsNice

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018

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Good

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Doris Parico

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015

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Love it!Small, but fast!

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wc

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2015

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- One bad thing is pre-loaded Windows 7 as ads but comes with Windows 8.1 recovery CDs !!!

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1.0 out of 5 starsBest Laptop I have owned. While it worked.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014

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*********Re Review Updates March 20, 2018 *********
Well, it goes from bad to worse...
Having spoken to Lenovo Singapore, where I am currently resident for a few months; It was going to $200 to open the case to diagnose the problem. If it was a motherboard they could not quote how much or how long it would be away as the motherboard would have to be ordered in.
I went elsewhere and I had the motherboard replaced within a few days -- for little more than the cost of Lenovo Singapore to check it out.
But it appears that getting it serviced outside of the company has dire consequences.
Windows is no longer activated and will not accept the original key as it tied to the original motherboard. Researching online shows multiple posts where it should simply be a matter of contacting the dealer to advise that it hasn't been upgraded or swapped to a new PC, it has been repair.
So I contact Lenovo Singapore: Did you do the repair in our service shop? No. It is not under warranty and you did not purchase in Singapore we cannot help you with activation. Phone hung up.
Then I Contact Lenovo U.S: You need to go the Singapore Service Centre to get windows re-activated. I explain that Lenovo Singapore said they won't do it because I did not get it repaired from them and did not purchase from them - I purchased in Lenovo US. Chat window closes.
Finally I contact Microsoft... yes it can be done!
Please send photos of sticker and proof of purchase. I PDF the Amazon invoice - LenovoThinkPad X240 13-Inch IPS Technology HD LED Ultrabook (Intel Core i7-4600U, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 7 Professional 64.
I take photo of the rear. No Windows 7 sticker with key -- just a small Windows 8. So I also take screen shot windows key currently installed on computer. (The original purchase was supposed to come with windows 8 but was able to be downgraded to Windows 7.) After Windows 7 there are no more stickers placed on the bottom of PCs.
Because there is no Windows 7 sticker I'm out of luck. So now it's changed with Microsoft. Sorry, cannot supply you with Windows 7 key. Your sticker says windows 8, and the invoice says windows 7. I explain that it was the downgrade from windows 8 to windows 7 as was available at the time. She says I cannot give you windows 7 because the sticker says windows 8. And cannot give you windows 8 because it's no longer supported.
Talk about a Catch22 -- Yossarian would be proud! And ironically Windows 7 will no longer be supported in 2020.
So 'thanks' to Lenovo for an expensive product that failed inside 4 years.
And 'thanks' Lenovo Singapore for the lack of service and support in attempting to rectify a problem.
'Thanks' Lenovo US for not putting the right stickers on the computer when I got Windows 7 - whichmeans I was abandoned by Microsoft.

Having used windows since 1996,I have always used the genuine product. I'm not a thief, and I don't appreciate being treated like one.

I can now say I will definitely NOT purchase Lenovo again.And the lack of flexibility by Microsoft means my next PC will be an Apple.

Additional 2 stars removed for lack of assistance after repair from Lenovo and Microsoft.

******** Review Updated March 8, 2018*********
Purchase Date: June 7, 2014
Original Review: August 3, 2014

Computer Died: March 1, 2018

This computer lasted 3 years and 9 months. The motherboard stopped working in March 2018, although there were some issues in late December 2017, where the computer would just go to a black screen / power out. Eventually it went one last time and would not restart. I have been advised that it is most likely themotherboard - which is not worth repairing or replacing. You may draw your own conclusions on my thoughts, but it is highly unlikely I would purchase Lenovo again.

Originally 5 stars, but two stars removed for lack of longevity and that the fingerprint reader was useless

******** Original Review Starts August 3, 2014*********
I know there have been mixed reviews on the X240, especially from long time Lenovo ThinkPad owners.
I was looking for a powerful laptop that I can hook up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse while at home, but be small enough to easily travel with and decided on this one.
One of the major issues people seem to have is with the track-pad. I don't use track-pad buttons very often, preferring to double tap the pad. I still prefer a mouse, but the track-pad works ok for me, when I'm not using the mouse.
The two USB ports could be an issue, but I purchased a small Bluetooth mouse for when I am away from home and it leaves both USB ports free for a hard drive or flash drive.
I like the keyboard, which has a much better feel than my Toshiba, but as I'm not an accomplished typist, the TrackPoint doesn't get much use.
8GB of RAM is enough for what I do, (it would be nice to be upgradeable, but that option seems to be disappearing on ultra-books) and the processor, when teamed with the SSD, moves very quickly.
I'm happy with the standard battery. I get excellent battery life (my recent Toshiba was good for 3 hours when new...) I didn't want the bulk of the upgraded battery, although some reviews like the keyboard lift (and huge boost in battery time) it gives. It is nice to have the option of easily adding a battery, that some other manufacturers no longer allow
I wanted Windows 7 (it came with the pro version), and I didn't want a touch screen. I've tried Win8 and I have to say I'm not a huge fan, but I guess I can get used to it sometime in the future. While it makes sense the Microsoft is moving to a touch based interface for phones and tablets, I don't want to touch my monitor or laptop screen as (A). it is hard work lifting my arms all the time, and (B) I want /need my screens to be crystal clear.I have an iPad retina and there is so much loss of clarity because of fingerprints, the retina screen seems almost pointless, unless you keep it crystal clear. (BTW Touch my laptop screen and I'll break your fingers: )
I was very happy with the price, saving close to US$750 if I had purchased at home and also got a longer international warranty.
One issue I did have was with a 3.0 USB hub. I tried a powered USB 3.0 hub from Anker, however there was some issue with the Western Digital Elements Portable Hard Drive losing connection. Now, I'm not sure where the issue lies, but suffice it to say for me, the X240, WD Passport HD and the Anker USB powered hub, didn't play well together. After several weeks of communication with Anker, the issue was not resolved. I have stopped using the 3.0 Hub and reverted to my older Belkin 2.0 hub, and while the hard drive is slower, it doesn't disconnect. I'm more concerned about damage to the drive and data integrity, than speed. And 3.0 is not required for mouse & keyboard.
Over the years, I've owned Gateway (Win95), Compaq (ME), Acer (XP) and Toshiba (Win7) laptops upgrading about every 5 years. I've always kept my older laptop as a Back Up device and networked. Now that XP is unsupported (and the Toshiba was giving me 90 minutes of battery life) it was time to upgrade.
I can honestly say this Lenovo ThinkPad X240, in this configuration, is the best laptop / ultrabook I have owned.

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Mohiuddin Shariff

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014

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Wonderful experience..

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Eric

1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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The hard drive is too small. Remember this is a solid state and very small

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Erik Hunsaker

1.0 out of 5 starsRough start out of the box.

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014

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This laptop refused to shut down and we tried everything. It would just hang. We took it to the local computer repair guy ($100) to fix it and he got rid of all the bloat ware and said he found and fixed some problems in the windows 7 installation (it came with windows 7 profession installed but had windows 8 disks in the box).
Same problem. All our smart people looked at this and finally my wife solved it. Turned out it was the virus protection program that came installed on it that was causing the problems. This was by far the most expensive laptop we have ever purchased and we expected better.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X240

Complete daily computing tasks quickly with this Lenovo IdeaPad laptop. The AMD A6-9220E processor and On-Board RAM offer ample power to run multiple applications seamlessly for efficient multitasking, while the AMD Radeon R4 integrated graphics deliver quality visuals on the 14-inch HD display. This Lenovo IdeaPad laptop has a lithium-polymer battery that provides up to 8 hours of uptime on a single charge. Connect to an HDTV or high-def monitor to set up two screens side by side or just see more of the big picture. Connect to a Wireless-AC router for nearly 3x the speed, more capacity and wider coverage than Wireless-N. Backward-compatible with all other Wi-Fi networks and hotspots.

Processor & Memory✍ AMD A6-9220e r 1. 6GHz ✍ 4GB DDR4 Memory Operating System✍ Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64 bit) Drives✍ 64GB✍ NO DVD drive Display & Resolution✍ 14" display✍ 1366 x 768 Communications✍ Wireless-AC Graphics (integrated)✍ AMD Radeon R4 integrated graphics Ports & Slots✍ 2 x USB 3. 0✍ 1x HDMI✍ 1x Media Card Reader✍ 1xCombo microphone and headphones audio jack Battery✍ 35 WHr Additional Information✍ Dimensions: 12. 9 x 9. 3 x 0. 7" in✍ Approximate Weight: 3. 1 pounds

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Introducing the thinner, lighter, 12.5" Lenovo ThinkPad X240. While just 0.78" thin and starting from 3 lbs., the X240 combines intelligent design with top-of-the-line hardware, setting new standards for those who travel light.

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tracygu

5.0 out of 5 starsmeet my expectation

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014

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this laptop is quite good. it is light and fast.
A little problem when I get it is that during my setting up, blue screen appears a few times. The screen stop at the starting up page for hours.I reset it and now it is fine.

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Edward N.Luttwak

3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015

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the "a" key became detached with no obvious cause

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SJ

4.0 out of 5 stars... this laptop for work and the laptop if perfectly fine for everyday computing

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015

I was given this laptop for work and the laptop if perfectly fine for everyday computing.

Pros:
Speed:Very fast workhorse, I have 8gb on top of the 4 standard gbs of ram.
Lightweight:
Size:Fits into almost anything.First time I’ve used a 12.5 inch screen and it’s pretty cool.Can’t say I love doing excel on this but it works.
Wifi:All the new bands including AC, which makes this quicker than most on the internet.
Battery:Someone here is complaining that it doesn’t go further than 5 hours of battery life which sounds right if you’re running at optimal settings (i.e. max brightness, full utilization of processors etc.).BUT if you reduce these setting you can get up to 8 hours out of this little guy.

Cons:
USB:Only two and both are on opposite sides.Seriously man add one more.
TrackPad:This is without question my biggest problem.I have been hands and I always end up touching this pad while working so my cursor goes and clicks on random parts of the screen which of course means I’m now wasting time to cut and paste what I wrote in the correct location.I had to disable this thing and the little red pointer in the middle of the keyboard is kind of pointless really.I purchased a wireless mouse for this which means I now have only one usb port left since the dongle occupies one spot.
KeyBoard: Compared to the apple keyboard or even the Aspire S6, ehhh.It’s ok.Doesn’t have a smooth enough click but not a deal breaker.What is, is that you’ll need to use the FN key to use any of the F1-F12 keys for the actual F keys as opposed to dimming the brightness of shutting down wifi.Since I’m an office users, I’d have appreciated the F key usage as the core function.

Overall, good laptop, but there are far better options out there now for half the price.

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annie2foo

1.0 out of 5 starsSTAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS DUD

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016

Don't be swayed if you are a ThinkPad devotee as I once was.The redesigned trackpoint is an abysmal failure.The cursor jumps all over the screen which has resulted in me deleting crucial software and sending unintended emails and deleting typed text in incorrect areas.This issue makes the laptop useless to me.There is no fix for it and Lenovo washed their hands of the thousands of complaints about this issue. They've acknowledged the redesign was a mistake.I've used it one week and have decided the most prudent move for me is to donate it and take the $1300 deduction off my taxes.Thank goodness Toshiba HP and Dell still manufacture business class computers.

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Albert Alvarez

1.0 out of 5 starsDidn't work.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015

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Didn't work.

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Kali

3.0 out of 5 starsGood laptop with bad battery performance

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015

Gives exactly 5 hours of continuous battery. Not even a single minute more than 5 hours. I tested it several time. Lenovo website advertises the battery life as upto 8.7 hours. This is very bad. Atleast 6 hours would have made sense.

In terms of performance:
My system is an 8GB core i51.9GHZ CPU speed. It works absolutely fine with no problem. Very fast in opening applications and running heavy softwares which occupy 5GB-8GB of spaceand are specifically electrical engineering simulation softwares.

Very light weight computer.

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Complete daily computing tasks quickly with this Lenovo IdeaPad laptop. The 7th Gen AMD A6-9220E processor and 4GB of RAM offer ample power to run multiple applications seamlessly for efficient multitasking, while the AMD Radeon R4 integrated graphics deliver quality visuals on the 14-inch HD display. Stream music on the Dolby Audio enhanced speakers. You’ll want to take this lightweight laptop with you everywhere—and with up to 8 hours of battery life on single charge, it will keep you up and running throughout your day.

15.6" HD Touchscreen display

1366x768 resolution for high-quality images and fine detail. Energy-efficient LED backlight.

8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U quad-core mobile processor

Smart quad-core, four-way processing performance for HD-quality computing.

12GB system memory for basic multitasking

Adequate high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run multiple applications and browser tabs all at once.

1TB hard drive for serviceable file storage space

Holds your growing collection of digital photos, music and videos. 5400 rpm spindle speed for standard read/write times.

Intel HD Graphics 620

On-processor graphics with shared video memory provide everyday image quality for Internet use, basic photo editing and casual gaming.

Weighs 4.8 lbs. and measures 1" thin

Bluetooth 4.0 interface syncs with compatible devices

Wirelessly transfer photos, music and other media between the desktop and your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or MP3 player, or connect Bluetooth wireless accessories.

1 USB 3.0 port maximizes the latest high-speed devices

Also includes 2 USB 2.0 ports to connect more accessories and peripherals.

HDMI output expands your viewing options

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Built-in media reader for simple photo transfer

Supports SD, MultiMediaCard, SDHC and SDXC memory card formats.

Wireless network connectivity

High-speed wireless LAN built into the screen,

Full keyboard with 10-key numeric keypad

Type comfortably, input numbers quickly and maneuver through games with ease.

DVD +/- RW

Windows 10 operating system

ThinkPad E15

The metallic laptop with the Midas touch

With 10th Gen Intel Core processing and fast PCIe NVMe solid state drives, plus up to 32GB of seamless memory, the powerful ThinkPad E15 can handle any task on the go. The ThinkPad E15 is designed to withstand almost anything you can throw at it—even water. MIL-SPEC tested, it’s proven to work in almost any environment from freezing Artic cold to a hot, dry desert. What’s more, even accidental knocks, drops, and spills won’t stop it from performing.

Lenovo 15.6" ThinkPad E15 High Performance Business Laptop PC
Intel 10th Generation Core i7-10510U Quad-Core (1.8 GHz on the base, up to 4.9 GHz with Intel Turbo, 8 MB Cache)
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620
15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080), Matte, IPS, Anti-Glare Display, 700:1 Contrast, 250 nits brightness, 170-degree Wide View Angle
32GB DDR4 Memory
1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Windows 10 Professional (Win 10 Pro 64-bit)
Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0
Built-in 720p HD webcam
1 x 10/100/1000 Mb/s Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45), 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one Always On), 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C, 1 x HDMI 1.4b, 1 x 1/8" (3.5 mm) Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack, Integrated Microphone, Integrated Speaker
45Wh Battery, 65 Watt Power Supply, supports Rapid Charge (charge up to 80% in 1hr)
Dimensions (W X D X H): 14.49" x 9.65" x 0.74"
Weight: 4.3 pounds
1 Year Lenovo Depot Warranty / 1 Year Laptop Authority Limited Warranty
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Mil-Spec Test: MIL-STD-810G military certification
Environment: EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR 7.1; RoHS-compliant

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Key Features and Benefits:

CPU: 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 1.60GHz Quad-Core Processor (6MB SmartCache, up to 3.40GHz)

Memory: 8GB DDR4 SDRAM

Hard Drive: 1TB hard drive

Operating System: Windows 10 Home

Display: 15.6" HD LED-backlit Display

Touchscreen: Yes

Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768

Backlit Keyboard: No

Ports: 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Combination Audio Jack, 1 x RJ-45 Connector

Video: Intel® UHD Graphics 620

Audio: 2 x 1.5W Speakers with Dolby® Audio Processing

Media Drive: SD Media Card Reader

Optical Drive: DVD-RW

Wireless Connectivity: Intel® Wireless-AC WLAN and Bluetooth® 4.1 Combo

Built-in HD Webcam with Microphone: Yes

Battery: 2-Cell Lithium-ion, 30Wh up to 5 Hours

Bluetooth: Yes

Weight: 4.84 Pounds

Color: Grey