Should I get an x220 or t420?

I love the size and battery life of the x220 but I do play games every once in a while so I was thinking of getting the t420 with dedicated graphics...is the x220 powerful enough to game occasionally? Trying to find one laptop I can "do everything" with.

Reply 1 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

X220 would get my vote. If need more than the IGP can deliver then could add a DIY ViDock to increase gaming performance. I know quite a few folks are waiting to see results of that combo. If it all pans out then the doubling of expresscard slot's bandwidth (Series-6 pci-e 2.0, 5GT/s) could deliver results that would make a proper gaming notebook cringe AND NVidia Optimus would allow use of the internal LCD to deliver it.

Reply 2 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

Really depends on what games you're talking about. Some mild RTS and FPS games? The X220 may be sufficient, especially if you do not need the highest graphics settings. The latest demanding RTS and FPS games? The X220 may not be sufficient, and actually, the T420 probably won't be either.

Reply 3 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

I'm debating on the X220 or a T420S. Ive never had a laptop as small as a 12.5 other than a net book and it was way to small. I'm worried about the size of a 12.5 but I have a main desktop at home so I don't need a gaming rig. I'm really only going to use it for class or when I have to stay on campus as I life off campus so a 12.5 is easier to lug around but I hear a lot of people say that the 14" screen is the sweet spot. I went to best buy and some other places and some 14s are really big and bulky. To bad lenovo has no store or site where we can see these things first hand.

Reply 4 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

im so getting x220. the only game im playing atm is sc2 (on more or less competitive level) and intel 3000 gpu should handle this game EASILY in low details (60fps+)

Review Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics solution - Notebookcheck.net Reviews SB gpu review



for serious gaming i have a good desktop obviously

Reply 5 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

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Originally Posted by ash211 I love the size and battery life of the x220 but I do play games every once in a while so I was thinking of getting the t420 with dedicated graphics...is the x220 powerful enough to game occasionally? Trying to find one laptop I can "do everything" with.

I say get a T420 if you need its hardware power, otherwise get yourself a cute little x220, although I hate those little things.

Reply 6 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

I would get the x220 with the ips screen. The integrate graphic card on the x220 is more than enough for occasional gaming. If you are not playing game in its max setting, you should be fine with the current generation of integrate graphic.



x220 playing game YouTube - Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Gaming Video

Reply 7 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

Would the x220 be able to handle Dragon Age 2. Because isn't the Sandy Bridge IGB more powerfull than the HD3470 graphics card in the T400?

Reply 8 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

I don't see why it wouldn't handle Dragon Age II. The problem is at what quality you want to play the game at.

Reply 9 : Should I get an x220 or t420?

As stated, the x220 will play some modern titles at lower resolution, lower quality. IGP has come a long way, in 1 review they were able to play Left4Dead2 with very playable frame rates. My friend's new MBP 13 with SB graphics is able to play Team Fortress 2 on medium @ 1280x800 with average 40-50 fps. And he is able to play SC2 on it too.



Do realize the T420 will have Quadro graphics, not really suited for gaming unless you try to mod the GeForce drive inf.