Home Laptops Lenovo ThinkPad X250 Lenovo · ThinkPad X
Released February 2015
A 12.5-inch business ThinkPad with dedicated TrackPoint buttons, optional IPS screens and replaceable external batteries.
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PCG-C1 (1998) VAIO PCG-505 (1997) Model history · 4 models, 2011–2015 2011 ThinkPad X220 Compare 2012 ThinkPad X230 Compare 2013 ThinkPad X240 Compare 2015 ThinkPad X250
Size 12.5″
Display IPS LCD
Processor Intel Core i5
Memory 8 GB
Weight 1.42 kg
Battery 10.7 h What reviewers say Reviewers praise the compact, sturdy design, comfortable keyboard and the return of dedicated TrackPoint buttons. The larger external battery gives much longer endurance than the standard pack. Both find limited colour coverage; Laptop Mag also criticises the thin speaker sound. The non-touch Full HD screen is the preferred option.
From laptopmag.com and notebookcheck.net
Display
Screen size 12.5″
Resolution 1366 × 768
Panel IPS LCD
Brightness 300 nits
Touchscreen No
Display type HD (200 nits), HD IPS (300 nits), or Full HD IPS (400 nits); touch IPS versions rated at 270 nits for HD and 360 nits for Full HD
Screen finish Anti-glare
Processor Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores 2
CPU threads 4
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5500
Memory 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
CPU Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500 on fifth-generation models
Memory type DDR3L-1600; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 16 GB on fifth-generation processors or 8 GB on Core i5-4300U models
Storage type SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has 256 GB SSD (Notebookcheck) Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim) Up to 10.7 hours
Weight 1.42 kg
Thickness 20.3 mm
Width × depth 305.5 × 208.5 mm
Battery life detail Optional internal 23 Wh battery; removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.7 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 16 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 21.4 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries, non-touch
Charger 45 W
Materials Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
Colours Black Connections
Ports 2 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam Optional 720p
Operating system Windows
Port detail Two USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displays Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers 1.5 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones Dual-array microphone
Biometrics Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2 Configurations Processor Memory Storage Intel Core i5-5200U 8 GB 256 GB
Pros and cons Pros + Optional Full HD IPS display+ Removable external battery with optional internal battery+ Ethernet, VGA, Mini DisplayPort and SD readerCons − Only two USB-A ports− One memory socket− No HDMI or USB-CPrevious model: ThinkPad X240 . Newer model: ThinkPad X260 .
