In short, I think the X240 improves incrementally on its predecessors, but the rest of the market has moved fast enough that it's behind the curve now. Slightl

In short, I think the X240 improves incrementally on its predecessors, but the rest of the market has moved fast enough that it's behind the curve now. Slightly longer: For $1000 today, I can get a Macbook Air with: - An SSD - Twice the battery life (yeah, the X240 has nice removable batteries, but that kind of defeats the point of an ultraportable) - A higher res screen that's only half an inch bigger - A far nicer trackpad - A nicer graphics chipset I'd be giving up: - Alloy roll cage and spill protection - Powerbridge (hot-swappable batteries) - A touch screen/digitizer (an Intuos2 ($40 from ebay) fills that gap nicely for me) I don't think the X240 is a bad laptop, but, right now, the costs far outweigh the benefits.