No WWAN support for X201s machhines?

[underclocker]

I was taking a look at the ultimate portable ThinkPad, the X201s. It's under 2.5 lbs. with the 4 cell battery. However, I noticed that the spec's say no WWAN option.

Is this true?! How is it possible that the ultimate portable can't be configured with WWAN? (I did see WiMax as an option, but that's not everywhere, yet.)

Even the $300 IdeaPad S10-3 is Gobi 2000 WWAN upgradeable and ready!

[andrzej]

it depends on model
in my case is working fine
on ThP X201s based on Model 5397W1D
details as below:
X201s: i7-640LM (2.13 GHz); 1440x900; Intel HD Graphics,
8GB RAM; 256 GB SSD (SAMSUNG PB22-CS3 TM);
Intel 82577LM; Intel 6200; Gobi 2000; Modem; BT;
UltraNav; Secure chip; Fingerprint reader; 5-1 Media Card Reader; 6-cell;
BIOS 1.31; Windows 7 Pro x64; Office 2010;
UltraBase X200 [43R8781]; USB Keyboard with TrackPoint [55Y9042];
Convertible Monitor Stand [40Y7620]
Screens as follow: native {1440x900}
the first: {1920x1200} ThinkVision L2440p [4420HB2] with Soundbar [45K1262];
the second: {1680x1050} Lenovo USB-to-DVI Monitor Adapter [45K5296] on SyncMaster 2032MW
the third: Intel Wireless Display & NETGEAR Push 2 TV PTV1000 {1366x768} onTV

[underclocker]

That is good to hear, sounds promising. How did you do it, model lookup shows that your machine didn't come with the WWAN option?

Do all X201s machines have a free PCI Express slot? How about the antennas? Does the BIOS support the Gobi 2000?

Thanks for the info.

[rkforum]

I did a "do it yourself" internal WWAN on my x200- not sure if it will work on the X201, but I've been a happy user of Sprint WWAN for a while now. Here is the entry with details

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... um#p562250


the light x200, combined with it's super battery life and WWAN is the ultimate in my opinion.