I'm happy with my X200s. I got it with the big battery, but that lasted so long, I changed to the smallest battery. Now it's incredibly light and has a quite reasonable battery life.
The keyboard is great. The screen is fine - much better than my previous X40.
It seems like an over-generalization to say that the new Thinkpads are worse than the old ones,
Is there a truly high-end laptop left? Apple's current offerings are a bit disappointing and it doesn't sound like new Thinkpads are any better.