Personally, I think the quality and layout of the board is more important than the style. The only boards I use with my desktops are the small Apple wireless bluetooth boards (chiclet), but my Lenovo laptop (X200s) has the best laptop board I've ever used. I'm very attached to both.
I use adapters on a number of desktops, and the one dawp links works fine in one of them. Although, they're more expensive, I primarily use these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833242001
as they are even more unobtrusive.
I notice both the X200 and the X200s have been mentioned. I like the "s" much better, and 1440x900 is not available on the non-s. And even some of the s's might not be 1440x900.
I suggest you think about a Lenovo X200s with a 1440x900 screen. It has great build quality, an outstanding keyboard, the same generation CPU as the Air, and weighs about 2 1/2 pounds with a four-cell, and still easily under 3 with a six-cell. I have one with an Intel X25-M SSD, so for basic...
I have three MoDT systems and the mobos are never cheap. At this time, I think they're only worth it with the Penryns, and then only if you're willing to pay for your somewhat eccentric tastes. If you are, I've had good luck with these: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/nf93r_lf which are...
I have an x200s with the 1440x900 LCD. It's a superb machine, and I've had no reason to upgrade. And the 1440x900 is a big improvement over 1280x800.
If you decide to go with the x200 series, I would think seriously about the x201s, because the x220 seems to be only 1366x768.
I use an 80GB Intel X25-M in my Lenovo x200s, and it's great: boots in about 40 seconds, very snappy and no vibration or noise. If you don't need more space, get one!
I'm running Win7-32 bit on a Latitude X1 which has the same 915 chipset. It works great with an SSD, and is snappier than XP--boots in about 50 seconds. Like others have suggested, I did have to work a bit with the video driver; I used sp34749.exe in compatibility mode. (I needed to fiddle...
You might look for a like-new X200s on ebay. I bought one in that condition and have been very happy with it. And, if you're patient, some really good deals come up. The x201s', though, are a lot pricier.
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