Which Thinkpad should i pick x220 or x230 ?

[Dragg]

Hello People,

I want to choose on of these two laptops, which one would you personally go:

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Lenovo ThinkPad X220 [b]IPS LCD [/b]| i7 2,7 GHz | 8 GB Ram | 320 HDD | Price 290$

 or

Lenovo ThinkPad X230 | [b]TN Screen [/b]| i7 2,9 GHz | 8 GB Ram | 500 GB HDD | Price 360$ 

I would love to hear your opinion, I like the extra speed cpu bei x230 and graphic card HD 4000 while in x220 it's HD 3000

the fact i never tried IPS screen on a Lapto before so i'm not sure what i'm missing here but if it's easier and better for my eyes then i would choose the IPS because i read a lot and stare a lot on screen whole day

[Thinkpad4by3]

ABSOLUETLY THE FIRST OPTION. THE OTHER ONE WILL HAVE MINIMALLY BETTER PERFORMANCE. I personally use both daily and I dont notice the processor difference but SCREEN makes a BIG Difference.

[dr_st]

Given the price difference and the configuration, I personally would also take the first one, because IPS makes a world of difference, but there may be other things to consider:

• i7 model on X220 gives you USB 3.0, but only a single port, and slightly lower-performing than the USB 3.0 on X230
• X230 supports 3 displays, X220 only supports 2
• X230 has the new style keyboard which some like and some don't; it is possible to retrofit an X220 keyboard after applying a small firmware mod (flashing the Embedded Controller)
• On these models replacing the screen is not a difficult task and requires minimal disassembling, so it is always possible to retrofit an IPS screen

[Dragg]

thank you all very much, that helped me a lot in my decison

[Thinkpad4by3]

thank you all very much, that helped me a lot in my decison

And the final decision is: **drumroll**