x220 release date?

[charlieo]

Well we've got our x220 announcement and a "coming in April" estimate. Anyone think they know when they are going to start taking orders?

Thanks,
Charlie

[GomJabbar]

Rumor is April 19th.

[penartur]

X220 just appeared on lenovo.com.
I just can't believe my eyes. $1295 for X220i, $1395 for a base non-i X220. IPS is just $50 extra, i7+USB3 is just $140 extra over the i5-2540M; but upgrading to i5-25xx, 4GB single stick, camera and 3yr warranty (review configuration) makes it shocking $1729 total. Let's hope there is some pricing mistake and it will start from $900 as it was claimed previously.

[Vempele]

Sale price: $849.00

[penartur]

Sale price: $849.00

LOL, i guess they sold it for a higher price for a while to get a reason to write "From: [s]$1395[/s] Sale price: $949"

[filmbuff]

non-US buyers will pay higher of course. but i like that they're offering as a base memory option, 1x4gb dimm instead of 2x2gb chips.

US price is $1353 for the following config which includes the 9-cell & slice + onsite warranty upgrade. not bad at all for day 1 pricing and with a coupon or two by Q3, this will be tough to say no to.

ThinkPad X220 - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty Edit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M Processor (2.5GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) Edit
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Edit
Windows XP Mode: Microsoft Windows 7 XP Mode - English Edit
Display type: 12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 3x3 Antenna Edit
Total memory: 4 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM) Edit
Keyboard: Keyboard US English
Fingerprint Reader: No Fingerprint Reader Edit
Camera: No Camera Edit
Hard drive: 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm Edit
Micro Hard Drive: No Micro Solid State Drive Edit
Battery: ThinkPad Battery 29++ (9 cell) Edit
External Battery: ThinkPad Battery 19+ (Slim External Battery) Edit
Power cord: Country Pack North America with Line cord & 65W AC adapter Edit
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 Edit
Integrated mobile broadband: Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable Edit
Language Pack: Language Pack US English

Accessories and options:
1Yr Onsite Warranty Next Business Day

[yak]

Two things that struck me while playing with the customizer:

Camera: the only option is "No Camera"

UltraNav: the only option is "TrackPoint and TouchPad" (no TrackPoint only option)

Looks like X201 added the TouchPad option and X220 made it a must

Ah, and (surprise!) there is no 1600x900 option...

[GomJabbar]

Some have noticed at Notebook Review that you cannot order the camera with the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, 3x3 WiFi option. Someone said this is because there is no room for the 3rd antenna and the camera together. It's either one or the other.

[filmbuff]

Some have noticed at Notebook Review that you cannot order the camera with the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, 3x3 WiFi option. Someone said this is because there is no room for the 3rd antenna and the camera together. It's either one or the other.

but IIRC that was the case with the x201 too, eg. the camera option limits you to 2x2 antenae, so i'm not surprised that the x220 follows suit.

personally, i have no use for the camera (and fingerprint reader too) and always believe in the KISS principle for laptops.

[GomJabbar]

Apparently Lenovo's shopping cart is broken for X220 orders. Supposed to be fixed tomorrow.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo- ... ost7390602

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Th ... d-p/417019

EDIT: Now it's official.

Ready to buy?
Temporarily unavailable on Lenovo.com
Available for purchase April 20, 2011

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/prof ... index.html

[yak]

Some have noticed at Notebook Review that you cannot order the camera with the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, 3x3 WiFi option. Someone said this is because there is no room for the 3rd antenna and the camera together. It's either one or the other.

Thanks for pointing that out. Indeed I've selected 3x3 antenna.