Lenovo ThinkPad X120e: Our Deal of the Week Discussion

The Lenovo ThinkPad X120e is a fiscally-sound ultraportable netbook featuring an AMDE-350dual-core processor with AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics, an 11.6-inch HD anti-glare display, and 2 to 4GB of system RAM at 1333MHz. You can snag this deal from Lenovo directly for as low as $399. Moreover, you can currently upgrade to the better processor option for only $40 more.

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This is starting to reflect what this system is worth. Lenovo's initial pricing was closer to 600 before. Still, once you add in more ram and blue tooth to match HP's dm1's specs this comes in at 500 dollars. At which point I must admit may be worth it if the keyboard is indeed better as they say and with the matte screen. But at 600 dollars this machine did not hold up value wise against the dm1. I expect Lenovo may start shipping these out in volume now. But IMO, 500 dollars is the absolute top price anyone should pay for any AMD E 350 system. Any higher then that you start approaching i3 ultra-portable systems.

There is a small niche in performance/price that the low cost AMD APU's fill and that IMO is from 350 to 450 dollars. 500 is pushing it but I expect the X120e may be the exception.

 

I agree, it's not all that great of a deal when you add in some reasonable specs--it's more around $450-500, but that's the price of a full-powered laptop nowadays.

But, Lenovo was selling the X120e for a bit less than $350 pre-tax a few weeks back. Granted, once you add the E-350 it's about $380, but that's still very reasonable with 2GB of RAM, a 320GB 7200RPM drive, and a 6-cell battery. It's not as good as the no-OS and Adobe Acrobat X glitch pricing, but it's impressive for regular-discount pricing

 

The $350 price was great but it also was probably a mistake since it only lasted for a day. I did pretty well and got mine for $390+tax. Mine is the E-350, 320 gb drive, 2gb ram and the 6 cell battery. Basically the base +E-240 setup.

It wouldn't surprise me if Lenovo tries to keep the x120e prices a bit higher now that they have a nearly identical Ideapad with an E-350+11.6" screen. Happily I think the HP and the two Lenovos are all great little computers so it's hard to go wrong with any of the bunch.

BTW, the Lenovo price for upgrading the memory is crazy. $20-30 should bring the system up to 4gb. Anyway, for the $440+ tax price I would have trouble picking this over the current HP deal ($380 at Best Buy).