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Thanks to reviews from here (plus personal T-series usage) I wound up buying an X100e today. It's going to be an xmas gift for my dad so sadly I won't get my hands on it much. To be honest, the HP Mini 210 was top of my list for quite a while, until I discovered they ditched the matte screen for a gloss. Bummer! Portability and and battery life were more important than power (it's replacing a 10 y/o Compaq), which is why I was liking the Mini (with the HD matte screen and N550 dual-core Atom), but I ended up with a far more capable machine that will last for years. Reviews on the keyboard, matte screen, and of course the ultranav system were big help, and poor battery life and heat are considerations, but it's application I'm not too worried. Plus I love the Thinkpad line (even if some don't consider the x100 to be a "real" thinkpad) for comfort, durability, quality of construction, and business-oriented no-nonsense functionality.

Specs:
Processor AMD® Turion™ Neo X2 Processor L625 (1.6GHz, 2 X 512KB)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Professional 32 - English
Keyboard/Pointing Device UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
Total Memory 4GB (2 X 2GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM SODIMM Memory
Hard Drive 320GB, 5400RPM Serial ATA 2.5" Hard Drive
Display 11.6” WXGA HD (1366 X 768) LED, W/ 0.3 MP Camera
Graphics ATI™ Radeon™ HD 3200
Ethernet/Wireless ThinkPad 11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless
Mobile Broadband Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network upgradable
Bluetooth Yes
Integrated Camera Yes
Color Black

So how did your Dad like his Christmas gift?