Editorial Product Review:

Item Description:
The thin, light, IBM ThinkPad X40 notebook with wireless Intel Centrino Mobile Technology (select models) is perfect for mobile staff. It features long battery life and the optional ThinkPad X4 UltraBase Dock for a choice of drives and cable management.Like airbag technology, the IBM Active Protection System features built-in motion sensors. When a fall is detected, the hard disk drive temporarily parks itself. That makes it less likely data on your hard disk drive will be lost because of some bumps or drops.To help decrease expenses, look inside for IBM ThinkVantage Technologies and ThinkVantage Design elements. You'll see how to work more confidently and efficiently - and gain more time to focus on strategic goals.

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Customer Rating: - The most dependable of its kind
My model/part no. is actually a little different than the one I am reviewing, but the series and specs are identical.
I'm not going to waste my time and describe every feature of this notebook since the ads already do that. I'm strictly stating that through my experience, this IBM notebook outlasted any other brand of notebooks out there. I work in the IT field, and I've seen every brand of laptop computers out there from Dell, Compaq/HP, Panasonic (toughbook), Toshiba, Sony...to those generic brands they sell at electronic markets. Every one of them always had some sort of problem and had to be serviced at least once. This is all within a year of purchase. Watching them get serviced was a huge inconvenience to even see. I've seen my buddies always cursing and yelling over the phone and email with customer support, taking it back and forth to and from the service center, and end up having to pay for extras for support. I haven't done any of that at all and I've had mine the longest of them all. Am I just lucky? I doubt it since another friend of mine owns a T series. He's had that notebook longer than anyone and he has not got anything service at all.
Sure, at first, all my friends made fun of me because mine didn't have all the cool features like theirs...some had built in cameras, CD-RW/DVD already came with it, had more USB ports, bought it at a cheap price...but look who's laughing now.
Anyone looking for a dependable and simple notebook this compact in size (12.1" LCD), I'd say the X40 is number one.
Other positive features:
The blue button (Access IBM) is all you need for anything. You can update all your IBM software with one touch of a button instead of constantly checking the websites trying to determine which of the updates fit your computer (all that hassle).
Active Protection System...shuts off he hard disk when a shock is detected to prevent your hard drive from crashing. So you can really drop this thing!
My advice is to go for dependability and durability; don't be fooled by those cheap prices and all the extras built into it(after all, you do know they use the CHEAPEST of the cheap hardware for those extras, right?).