It's easy to fall in love with the ThinkPad X1, and we haven't been able to escape its charms. Everything from its ultra-thin magnesium-alloy frame to its smooth rubberised shell and its contoured keys oozes class and sophistication.

It's not often that we get excited about a laptop aimed primarily at business users, but Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 is an exception; the 13.3in ultra-portable might be less than 2cm thick, but it still squeezes in some clever features and plenty of high performance hardware.

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The perfect ultra-portable travel companion ThinkVantage Active Protection System detects sudden changes in motion and temporarily stops the hard drive to help protect it from damage

Lenovo's second stab at the versatile ThinkPad X1 Tablet is so subtle, you'd never be able to tell from the looks of it. The latest model of the high-end two-in-one hybrid has new seventh-gen Intel processors (up to Core i7) and optional WiGig and LTE-A Wireless WAN connectivity.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 has a sharp screen and offers flexibility through optional modular accessories; Its excellent detachable keyboard is one of the best of its kind

It has below-average battery life; It's expensive considering its performance

As classy as it may be, this business ultrabook comes tough to recommend due to its hefty price tag and lackluster lasting power.

Slim build; Top power; Decent screen; Business features; Lightweight

No Ethernet; Poor battery; High price; Fiddly trackpad

There are laptops, and then there are ThinkPads. Robust notebooks with a soft touch raven black finish and the best keyboard in the business. So when Lenovo releases a ThinkPad Ultrabook, we take notice. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is Lenovo's first official ThinkPad Ultrabook.

Lovely design, 3 lb; weight, high res display, superb keyboard

No dock or battery slice options; battery life just average

With its consumer focused IdeaPad U310, Lenovo showed that it ‘got' the Ultrabook segment and impressed us with a solid, powerful and distinctive Ultrabook with great battery life and an even greater value at around $600.

The recommended retail price of the X1 is R15,000 – likely to raise a few eyebrows for a device with no optical drive, very limited hardware customisability and a touchpad from hell.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 is clearly a product for a consumer business, so a strong focus on quality, neglecting the design slightly. The strengths are a body strong and resistant to falls, an ergonomic keyboard and spill-resistant, the fingerprint reader to protect your data from prying eyes, HDMI,...

RAM, USB 3.0 port, memory card reader, fingerprint reader, spill-resistant keyboard; Chassis resistant to falls, Bluetooth and optional WiMax

Internal memory; not eye-catching Design