Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Laptop Review

Business travelers in the market for an ultraportable need to consider the ThinkPad X61. It has power to spare and all the features you’re likely to need.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X61 (12.1" matte-finish display) lets you have it both ways. On its own, it’s a 3.5-pound ultraportable that’s easy to slip in a bag and have at the ready. If you need an optical drive and more ports, snap on the 1.4-pound X6 UltraBase, and you have a full-featured mainstream notebook. Either way, the X61 makes for a powerful business machine, and its $1,775 price in our tested configuration is reasonable given its performance and feature set.

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