ThinkPad 240 VS ThinkPad X100e

[ThinkPad560X]

Is the ThinkPad 240 still the smallest ThinkPad? ThinkPad 240: Standard 10.1" Display ThinkPad X100e: 11.1" Widescreen display.

[A31]

Is the ThinkPad 240 still the smallest ThinkPad? ThinkPad 240: Standard 10.1" Display ThinkPad X100e: 11.1" Widescreen display.

240 is very probably the smallest Thinkpad... my A31 15.1" is very probably one of the biggest!!

[pianowizard]

240 is very probably the smallest Thinkpad...

No need to speculate. The tabook, ltwbook and twbook have all the info:

240: 10.2" x 8.0" x 1.05"

X100e: 11.1" x 8.2" x 0.6-1.2"

15.0" A31: 13.0" x 10.7" x 1.8'1.9"

15.0" G41: 12.9" x 11.1" x 1.5-2.0"

W700ds: 16.1" x 12.2" x 2.1"

[Bookworm]

The 240 was never the smallest ThinkPad, only the smallest sold in the United States. The 220 and 230 were much smaller, and while it doesn't *say* "ThinkPad" on it, the PC110 is usualy considered a ThinkPad and is one of the smallest personal computers ever made.

[Leeper]

Wasn't the Japanese only S series smaller than the 240? Plus it had the high gloss finish on it.

[ajkula66]

Not all of the S3x units had piano finish...

The one to properly answer this would be pianowizard, since he owned both...or possibly Bill (Morrow) himself...

[pianowizard]

The one to properly answer this would be pianowizard, since he owned both...

George, thanks for remembering that! I always weigh my laptops but never measure their dimensions. And I never had a chance to make a direct size comparison between the S30 and the 240 series, because I didn't have both at the same time. But fortunately IBM's site has the dimensions of the S30:

Width: 257.0 mm (10.1 in)
Depth: 213.0 mm (8.4 in)
Height: 22.5 mm (0.89 in)

From the twbook, the 240 is 10.2" x 8.0" x 1.05". So, they are not too different. The S30 weighs a bit more though, mainly because its battery is bigger. The S30 I had weighed 3.07 lb, whereas all of the 240/240X/240Z I've had weigh around 2.92 to 2.96 lb with the 3-cell battery. But with the 6-cell batt, the 240 weighs 3.22 lb.

The S30 is a slightly more powerful and better equipped laptop than the 240Z. But I found the former quite ugly, and so I have owned my 240Z for much longer than I had that S30, which I sold after just several days. IMO, the S30 looks great only in photos!

[ThinkPad560X]

Is the IdeaPad S10 smaller than the ThinkPad 240 and X100e?
Was thinking of getting a IdeaPad S10 or a new ThinkPad X100e for travel for my truck since I have no place to store my ThinkPad 380Z. I couldn't find a spot for it as its big and seeing if I could fit a netbook in my concel