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Just bought an X100e for $260. High price, I know, but it's one of the later L625 dual-core models that seem to be rather uncommon, plus is in the 3GB/250GB configuration.

Now that everyone's had a couple years to consider these things, what should I do or watch out for? Other than burning my lap. Didn't know if there were particular issues to fix, or drivers I should avoid, etc.

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/11-6 ... dd_ccc.exe

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/11-6 ... dd_ccc.exe

Get the latest ATI Catalyst drivers for Windows from the URL above (first link is for 64bit) every month, change the 11-# to 11-month_number, i.e. 11-6 is 2011-June.

I use Internet Explorer 9 as the X100e runs WAY COOLER than with Chrome or Firefox.

I personally love the X100e (L625, 4GB, 60GB) - I've upgraded to an SSD for some speed, heat and battery improvements.

Does the X100e need any specific Lenovo software to work properly? Other than drivers, I mean. On my other Thinkpads I've always cleared out the various utilities that are of limited value.

steinAK wrote:
I use Internet Explorer 9 as the X100e runs WAY COOLER than with Chrome or Firefox.

why is that? I'll give that a try. been using chrome since day 1.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011 ... rer-9.aspx

Look at the Chrome graph. It does all sorts of funky things with your hardware.

What should you know?

1) It's a great travel machine - fast and light, especially with an SSD.

2) It accepts both the Gobi 2000 WWAN adapter and the Intel 6350 ABGN/WiMax adapter so you can connect to pretty much any carrier on Earth for broadband service.

3) The 3 cell battery last about 60-90 minutes.

Enjoy it.

underclocker wrote:3) The 3 cell battery last about 60-90 minutes.

I think you can do better than that...

It was nearly 2 hours when new, but it appears to be degrading rapidly. If I'm traveling and will be away from a power source for long, I bring both the 3 cell and the 6 cell batteries. That does the trick!