Lenovo Introduced ThinkPad X200s and X200t

Lenovo has announced updates to their ThinkPad lineup with the release of two new X series systems - the X200s ultra-portable and X200t Tablet PC.

The X200s is the lightest business-class notebook by Lenovo as it starts at just 2.4 pounds. Lenovo claims that select models will of X200s will offer battery life up to 13 hours.

The X200t Tablet PC sheds 10% of its weight when compared to previous generation X61t and is also the first widescreen Tablet PC by Lenovo. X200t comes with 12.2-inch WideView MultiTouch LED backlight or WideView Superbright LED backlight or WideView Standard WXGA Panel. The X200t will offer a maximum battery life of nearly 10 hours on the optional 8-cell battery.

Both the X200t and X200s units are based on Intel's latest Centrino 2 notebook platform and feature latest 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300, 1.6GHz SL9300 or 1.86GHz SL9400 prosessors, up to 4GB DDR3 memory, integrated GMA 4500MHD graphics, 64/128GB SSDs or 200/320GB HDDs. For the connectivity, the X200t supports WiFi, WiMAX (optional), WWAN with GPS, Blu-Ray disc drive, three USB ports and 4/8 cells battery.

Both the X200s and X200t ThinkPads are expected to be available starting next week. No information on pricing so far.