The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Difference between X100e and Thinkpad Edge 13?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by carrots, Mar 20, 2010.

  1. carrots

    carrots Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    What is the reason for the X100e? Why would one entertain this over the Edge 13? Which is more powerful? It is so hard to tell these days with the CPU numbers meaning so little by comparison.
     
    carrots, Mar 20, 2010
    #1
  2. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

    Reputations:
    826
    Messages:
    3,240
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    The x100e is smaller. The edge has faster CPU options, the AMD models of each have slightly faster GPUs.
     
    jonlumpkin, Mar 21, 2010
    #2
  3. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    188
    Messages:
    1,228
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Edge 13 is more powerful since it has a dual core. Edge 13 have bigger screen and have the ability to choose intel's culv. The keyboard, trackpad, and trackpoint is better than x100e. Edge 13 is more expensive.
     
    k2001, Mar 21, 2010
    #3
  4. carrots

    carrots Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Is the ATI that is in the AMD faster than the GPU that comes in the X201?
     
    carrots, Mar 21, 2010
    #4
  5. aznguyphan

    aznguyphan Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    207
    Messages:
    517
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Where are you drawing these conclusions from?

    In actual game benchmarks the HD3200 does seem to do better than the new Intel 5700. At least according to World of Warcraft and Laptopmag. But in 3dmark06 the new Intel graphics win
     
    aznguyphan, Mar 21, 2010
    #5
  6. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    188
    Messages:
    1,228
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I believe it is a little bit faster than the x201, but the processor is alooootttttt sloooooooowwwwer

    The keyboard is bigger, touchpad is bigger, not sure about trackpoint but it's probably better too.
     
    k2001, Mar 21, 2010
    #6
  7. aznguyphan

    aznguyphan Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    207
    Messages:
    517
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Keyboard isn't bigger, they're both 100% ISO. Bigger touchpad is a bonus, but really they're both big enough, should be more worried about performance, how well multi-gesture work and feel. Trackpoint is probably better? ok...
     
    aznguyphan, Mar 21, 2010
    #7
  8. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    188
    Messages:
    1,228
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    The keyboard is slightly larger on the edge 13, look more carefully at the side where enter and shift resides.( As for the trackpoint, since the keyboard is slightly larger the trackpoint could preform better just because the add real estate. *) * I'm think I am wrong about the trackpoint.

    EDIT:
    2. Stroke: 2.5 mm (* The X100e is 2.0 mm)

    http://lenovoblogs.com/yamato/?p=666&language=en
     
    k2001, Mar 21, 2010
    #8
  9. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

    Reputations:
    826
    Messages:
    3,240
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    The TrackPoint will work the same, but the x100e has better designed TrackPoint buttons.
     
    jonlumpkin, Mar 21, 2010
    #9
  10. aznguyphan

    aznguyphan Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    207
    Messages:
    517
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Nice article. The difference in size is still null, I don't think anyone is hitting the the enter/backspace/shift keys on the very right edge of their keys. But the stroke part is good to know, so the keys on the x100e do not depress as much as the Edge's keyboard, or a traditional Thinkpad keyboard.
     
    aznguyphan, Mar 21, 2010
    #10
  11. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    793
    Messages:
    2,876
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    The x100e is very easy to type on. The keyboard size is moot. The only crappy part is the arrow buttons with the page up and page down...
     
    jaredy, Mar 21, 2010
    #11