Are there any X series with a serial port?

[plukke]

Hi

I'm looking for a small and light subnotebook. Do need a serial port very often tough and wasn't planning on traveling with a port replicator or docking of some sort. I couldn't find any that are equipped with a serial port, the smallest is a 14,1" T thinkpad.

So, are there any X series equipped with a serial port?

[Thinkpaddict]

Sorry, but no Thinkpad X-series has a serial port. You need to use a port replicator or a docking station to have access to a serial port.

[plukke]

Bummer, beeing a student involved with loads of older equipment I need one well, all the time. Might opt for a 14,1" T series than.....

[tomh009]

Hi

I'm looking for a small and light subnotebook. Do need a serial port very often tough and wasn't planning on traveling with a port replicator or docking of some sort. I couldn't find any that are equipped with a serial port, the smallest is a 14,1" T thinkpad.

For about $20 you can buy a USB-to-serial adapter. I have one on my X31, and it works great to configure routers etc that have a serial port ...

[plukke]

I am aware of that but I don´t like the hassle with them. When you need a serial port well, three times a day it gets annoying soon enough.

Have a R50e at the moment, with that converter but it´s just too big and I think the convertor is somewhat annoying....

[tomh009]

I am aware of that but I don´t like the hassle with them. When you need a serial port well, three times a day it gets annoying soon enough.

Have a R50e at the moment, with that converter but it´s just too big and I think the convertor is somewhat annoying....

If you need it three times a day, then, yes, I agree. I use it maybe every three weeks. On the other hand, an X-series with the serial dongle is still much lighter than a T-series ...

[teetee]

If you just need a small and portable laptop for running light CPU load tasks, then ThinkPad 240/240x would be handy. I have 4 TP240 and 2 TP240x with built-in wireless and the thing that make them crucial is that they all come with the serial and parallel ports for connecting equitments and network device administration purposes.

[plukke]

Too bad, the 240 is not a real option. I need some decent CPU power too. Wierd that IBM never thought of the many network admins that like a small and portable notebook such as the X series. Why isn't there a serial port included?