Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Brochure & Specs

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THE LENOVO® THINKPAD® X230 NOTEBOOK
The Lenovo® ThinkPad® X230 oers the power and expansive feature set of a full-size laptop in a thin and lightweight
ultraportable.ThinkPad® X230. Whether you are travelling around the world or commuting between oces, this powerful
laptop is easy to carry − at just 1.34kg! Engineered for mobile professionals, the ThinkPad X230 is built on the 3rd
generation Intel® Core™ processor with workhorse performance from Intel® Turbo Boost technology 2.0.
The notebook oers world-class features which combines the speed of solid state drives with the storage capacity of
hard disk drives to increase boot time and application performance. Boot and resume the notebook much faster with
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and compares it with averaged data from 49 competitor products of similar configuration (Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 PCs only). Testing conducted by CNET
Labs, Beijing in December 2011, using the independent VTS tool to measure start-up time and other performance measurements. Performance will vary by
model and configuration.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Specifications

General

Infrared data port	No
AC adapter included	Yes
Graphics card family	Intel
Compatible operating systems	Windows® 7 Home Premium 32 bit / 64 bit \\r Windows® 7 Professional 32 bit / 64 bit\\r Windows® 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)	16 GB
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots (available)	0
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 4 GB
Bus type	DMI
Stepping	L1
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i7-3520M
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-3500 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1023
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Ivy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.9 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
Number of processors supported	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	29
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel® QM77 Express
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
Storage media	SSD
Optical drive type	-
Total storage capacity	180 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display diagonal	12.5 \
Display brightness	300 cd/m²
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x166
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1250 MHz
Audio system	Dolby Advanced Audio 2.0
Front camera resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
WWAN	Installed
2G standards	GPRS
3G standards	HSPA, HSPA+, WCDMA
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN, WWAN
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Mobile network generation	3G
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	ThinkPad UltraNav
Trial software	Norton Internet Security
Bundled software	- Power Manager 6.0\\r - Access Connections 5.9\\r - Active Protective SystemTM\\r - Password Manager 4.0\\r
Pre-installed software	SimpleTap, Microsoft® Office 2010, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, Skype, Microsoft® Windows Live Essentials 2011, Evernote, Lenovo Cloud Storage by Sugarsync, Symantec VIP (Verisgn Identify Protection)
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Form factor	Clamshell
Product color	Black
Battery capacity	93.6 Wh
Battery life (max)	15.5 h
Number of battery cells	9
AC adapter power	65 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	120 - 230 V
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Password protection type	HDD, Power on, Supervisor
Cables included	AC
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Processor code	SR0MU
Processor ARK ID	64893
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023) mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	206.5 mm
Width	305 mm
Weight	1340 g
Height (rear)	26.6 mm
Height (front)	19 mm
Depth (imperial)	8.13 \
Width (imperial)	12 \
Height (rear) (imperial)	1.05 \
Height (front) (imperial)	0.75 \