Design
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1's chassis is an evolution, not a reinvention, of the classic ThinkPad design. The all-black chassis is made entirely from soft-touch, rubberized material that's as durable as it is pleasant to touch. Lenovo has taken great care to give the ThinkPad X1 a clean look, going so far as to seal in the battery, minimize the number of holes in the bottom, and hide its left- and right-side ports under rubber panels
Keyboard
Putting a ThinkPad X1 at the fingers of a touch-typist is like placing a Stradivarius in the hands of a violinist. While all of Lenovo's ThinkPads have strong keyboards, the ThinkPad X1 features the best laptop keyboard we've ever tested.
Pointing Stick and Touchpad
Like other ThinkPads, the X1 features both a TrackPoint pointing stick and a touchpad. We prefer to use the TrackPoint, because it provides the most accurate navigation possible on any notebook.Display
The 13.3-inch, 1366 x 768 glossy display on the ThinkPad X1 provided incredibly bright images, thanks to its 350 nits of brightness. However, even though images were razor-sharp, colors were not particularly deep, and the highly reflective screen produced narrow viewing angles. That said, as long as you don't use the ThinkPad X1 to show a movie to three people at once, you'll appreciate its brightness and love its scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass cover.
Webcam and Conferencing
The 720p webcam on the ThinkPad X1 provided sharp images in many different types of lighting. Both when we were standing directly under an overhead fluorescent light and sitting in a dim room with a small amount of natural light, our face appeared bright and colorful. However, when sitting under dimmer fluorescent lighting, the picture appeared a little washed out, though the finer details of our face were still visible. When chatting on Skype, our image was smooth enough despite our weak Internet connection. Because the camera is not Skype HD-certified, users will need a different chat client, such as ooVoo, if they want to conduct a call at 720p resolution.source: Pcmag.com
