For a rugged, throw-around portable laptop, the X130e fills a role. Fashion aside, the only real irksome point is the touch pad. If you're a ThinkPad lover, you'll likely enjoy using it.
"Thinkpad lovers inside and outside the AUS education sector are mortified by the touchpad/lack of touchpad buttons. Other AUS reviewers of the x130e education version who likely also familar with T..."