Lenovo ThinkPad X201t Tablet PC Video Review

A video review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X201t Tablet. Check out our full review: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X201-Tablet.htm We take a look at the hardware, ports, pressure sensitive Wacom display in Photoshop and art programs, and we test the outdoor view option in bright sun. We also compare the X201t to the HP TouchSmart TM2 Tablet.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• lenovo thinkpad x201t
• tablet pc
• pressure sensitive display
• wacom
• hp
• touchsmart
• tm2 tablet

[thejaguar9]

Hi Lisa,

I'm an artist interested in a Tablet PC.

Through your experience, which Tablet PC should i buy?

[MobileTechReview]

@thejaguar9 Don't know what you need or like. We have tablet PC reviews on MobileTechReview, check them out.

[10tothethird]

I just got an x201 tablet and don't know what driver to install to make the eraser work. What drivers did you install for the tablet pen?

[MobileTechReview]

@10tothethird The eraser should work out of box, you only need to install additional drivers if you want pressure sensitivity. If the eraser doesn't work, try reinstalling the Lenovo pen drive which you should find on their web site.

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[thejaguar9]

@peshozmiata thanks so much :)

I'll make sure to check them all out...!

[andrefantastisk]

@TheSirQueefington

watch?v=36FNJsYhLb4

[peshozmiata]

@thejaguar9 Here are a few models:

- Lenovo Thinkpad X201

- HP TC4400 (the one i have, fits all factors from my previous post), or TC4200

- HP Elitebook 2730p (newer/faster than the TC4400)

- Toshiba Portege M200/M400 (M400 is newer, M200 has a hi-res screen, but not AFFS)

- HP Touchsmart TM2 (excellent and light, but not enough buttons)

- Fujitsu T4010/T4020D (great but kinda old)

- Motion Computing LS800 (almost all TPC's of this brand are awesome, but expensive)

- IBM X41 (also kinda old)

[peshozmiata]

@thejaguar9 What you need to look for is (sorted by importance):

1. Pressure support - if it uses an EMR stylus than it probably has it. The tabletPC's that don't are usually touch-only and you should forget about those. You don't need touch support.

2. It needs to have at least 2 programmable buttons on their screen, because you will need them to zoom/pan/rotate the canvas like with the Cintiqs.

3. An AFFS (IPS) screen to ensure that the image looks the same from all viewing angles.

[TheSirQueefington]

@andrefantastisk How would you connect a desktop graphics card?

[andrefantastisk]

@TheSirQueefington

It's an "expresscard". It can connect external units to the PCIe. In other words, you could connect a desktop graphic card and the 3D performance will increase enormously (could be 20 times or more)!

[andrefantastisk]

@peshozmiata

Yes, there is something wrong with her Photoshop. I also have the x201t and it's fluent in my Photoshop.

[andrefantastisk]

@abvmoose87

There is a thread about it on TabletPCReview forum. Yes, it's a little glossy but less reflective than other screens on the market because of it's polarized layer. Matte displays get less viewable outdoors and have more problems with colors. I have the outdoor version.