Archive for thinkpad x301

I really, really hope I don't have to put my laptop to this sort of test…

17 August 2011
I’m still very happy with my Lenovo X301, both for its performance and its robust design. I have had one keyboard failure, but the customer service was extremely good – fast and straight-forward despatch of an easy to fit replacement part. Given things are almost certain to go wrong at some point, knowing that good [...]

Lenovo Thinkpad X301: my laptop choice

10 November 2009
I’ve now had my new laptop – a Lenovo Thinkpad X301 – for nearly three months and it’s turning out to be a happy purchase. It’s a top end laptop with a price to match, but in return you get strong performance, small size even with a 13.3″ screen, light weight and a very robust [...]

Access Connections: speeding up the software on a Lenovo X301

2 November 2009 ,
My travails with Vodafone Customer Services over my mobile broadband service have been exacerbated by the very slow performance of the Access Connections software that shipped with my (otherwise lovely) Lenovo ThinkPad X301 laptop.* The software was taking an age to start up, a long time to try connecting to Vodafone and so on. It [...]

Sometimes keeping your word is the hardest thing…

7 September 2009
But I promised chocolate, and so Alan (who recommended the portable I bought – a Lenovo ThinkPad X301*) shall get chocolate: Good thing chocolate is bad for dogs really. * Affiliate link