

Other ThinkPads cost about half the price, so the premium here is considerable. One major drawback, though, is price starting at $1,599, it makes MacBooks seem like budget laptops by comparison, and they are: the $1,199 13-inch MacBook Pro has superior graphics and better connectivity for a lot less.

While we haven't run over our test unit, we can say that it feels great in a backpack, is thinner than it looks, and if it weren't for its lack of discrete graphics, it could be one of the best all-around mainstream laptops we've encountered. Lenovo claims that the T400s can withstand a truck running over it (or so the company has advertised in some viral videos). Despite having similar looks to its predecessor, the new 14-inch T400s is markedly thinner and lighter than the original T400, creating a highly portable machine that still packs a full-powered Core 2 Duo processor under the hood, unlike the ultrathin X301, which uses an ultra low-voltage (ULV) version.
