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Positioning of the New x201 i / si Series?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:11 pm
by siva
Um..what are these new series?
Is it like:
x201i = entry level x201
x201si = entry level x201s?
Thanks!
Re: Positioning of the New x201 i / si Series?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:42 pm
by khtse
The i-series are Thinkpads that use Core i3 CPU. Earlier last week Lenovo also announced T410i, but, correct me if I am wrong, basically it is the same as T410 except for the CPU. So I expect the same for X201i.
The naming is very confusing. The new, "standard" Thinkpads (e.g. X201, T410) use Core i7/i5 CPUs, and in term of price and performance, i7 > i5 > i3. But the names all 3 CPUs starts with "i"... so I don't know why Lenovo would want to separate out Thinkpads that use Core i3. Core i3 are slower than Core i7 and i5, but from benchmark that I have seen, Core i3 is still slightly faster than Core 2 Duo at the same clock speed! They are certainly not so slow (unlike Atom) that they deserved to be treated as second-class citizens.