This problem persisted until we finally powered off the system completely for a few seconds before booting again. At one point during our testing, the webcam even stopped working and displayed a black block instead of an image. Under bright overhead lighting, details were sharper, but had way too high of a white balance at both auto modes tinkering with the settings didn't help. Making a Skype call from our dimly lit living room, our facial features were clearly visible, but colors were muted. On the left are a VGA port, DisplayPort, two more USB ports (for a total of three), and an ExpressCard/54 slot, something you don't see on many notebooks these days.Ĭlick to enlargeThe 720p webcam, which supports Skype HD calls, provided crisp but washed out images. On the right side are an SD card reader, an Ethernet port, an audio jack, and a powered USB connection that can charge your devices even when the notebook is off. Though we wouldn't recommend using the X220 has a home stereo, when we played both the bass-heavy 'Forget Me Nots' and the orchestral theme from the Empire Strikes Back, sound was true and loud enough to fill a room.įor such a small notebook, the X220 has plenty of ports. While 1366 x 768 has become a standard, it offers less vertical real estate for viewing documents and web pages. Our only complaint is that Lenovo chose to go with a 16:9, 1366 x 768 aspect ratio after offering 16:10, 1280 x 800 displays on the ThinkPad X201. Even standing at 90 degrees to the left or right, we were able to watch videos without noticing a significant loss of color fidelity. Click to enlargeThe 12.5-inch 1366 x 768 matte display on the ThinkPad X220 offers bright, sharp images and amazingly wide viewing angles.

Lenovo x240 spec sheet