Lenovo ThinkPad X32 2885 (Pentium M 755 2 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB HDD)

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For an ultraportable, the ThinkPad X32 is chock-full of ports, jacks, and slots. It offers the parallel port and the three audio jacks (headphone, microphone, and line-in) usually reserved for bigger laptops, along with FireWire, VGA, 56Kbps modem, Gigabit Ethernet, infrared, and two USB 2.0 ports. The laptop also includes one Type II PC Card slot and one dedicated slot for CompactFlash cards. Companies interested in deploying a fleet of ThinkPads will appreciate the ThinkPad X32's compatibility with R-series and T-series docking stations, as well as its identical drive size, which lets you swap drives among models. Our test unit came preloaded with the Windows XP Professional operating system. Like other business laptops, the ThinkPad X32's software bundle does not include a productivity suite, though the system did ship with one user license for Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition. The system also includes the convenient Access Connections Wi-Fi utility, which lets you create and save different connectivity profiles for your various stomping grounds. InterVideo WinDVD player rounded out the bundle, with Sonic RecordNow and Sonic DLA to assist with disc burning.

The laptop's Embedded Security System functions like a Trusted Platform Module, offering a hardware-based data lockdown. And the laptop's Active Protection System detects when the laptop is dropped or bumped, at which point the program stops the hard drive from spinning, preventing possible damage to the drive. But the system lacks the fingerprint reader that we've seen on other ThinkPads, including the ThinkPad X41 and the ThinkPad T43.

While our ThinkPad X32 test unit came with a long three-year warranty that included onsite service, the system's base warranty consists of just a single year with less convenient return-to-depot service--though the company will pick up the machine at your office. As usual, many other warranty options are available at different prices. You can make toll-free tech-support calls 24/7 for as long as your warranty lasts. The support Web site for the ThinkPad offers basic FAQ information but lacks a helpful customer forum and virtual tech-support chat.

System configurations:

Dell Latitude D410
Windows XP Professional; 2GHz Intel Pentium M 755; 512MB DDR SDRAM 400MHz; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 915GM 128MB; Fujitsu MHT2040AH 40GB 4,200rpm

HP Compaq nc4010
Windows XP Professional; 1.7GHz Intel Pentium M 735; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Radeon IGP 350M 32MB; Hitachi Travelstar 5K80 40GB 4,200rpm

ThinkPad X32
Windows XP Home; 2GHz Intel Pentium M 755; 512MB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; ATI Mobility Radeon 16MB; Hitachi Travelstar 5K60 60GB 5,400rpm

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