Ron Schenone

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 – Stacks Up Well Against Mac Air

Posted by on Feb 26, 2008 | 4 Comments

The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is one of the first full size laptops to go up against the thin of the thin, Mac Air. Though the X300 isn’t as thin, it does offer some hardware features that the Mac Air can’t handle because of its thinness. But the X300 still fits inside a standard interoffice envelope and weighs in at just 2.9 lbs when using the 3 cell battery.

What Lenovo has chosen to add to its version of thin might just be more to the liking of businesses and consumers alike. First off is a built-in DVD player/burner. So watching a full length movie during one of those long plane flights is still a viable option. Also the X300 offers three USB ports vs. the Air’s lonely one port.

But the biggest benefit is going to be the user-replaceable battery. The Air doesn’t have this feature, which prohibits users from carrying extra batteries for extended use. This one feature alone is going to make the X300 more attractive in the long run.

Now that Lenovo has released its latest thin laptop, we should expect others to follow relatively soon. These units are expensive compared to standard units so it’s all going to come down to how much you wish to drain your bank account.

Though no complete reviews have been written as of yet, the Crave site has some pictures of the offering from Lenovo here.

Comments welcome.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/forsythe/ forsythe

    Ron, do you think it is worth $2,800.00? I bet you could but a whole load of computing power with that amount of money.

    Catherine

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hi Catherine,
    Not to me, way to expensive. :-)

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/granit/ granitw

    Yeah, the only problem with this is no HDD option, only SSD. So yeah very high price near $3,000.

    I’ve also seen some people see this as an “attack” on the Macbook Air, like how a lot of phone companies supposedly copied some iPhone features, but I really doubt of all companies Lenovo would do this. I think this is great, two companies coming out with two great products at the same time, both made original(no copying). This is what the industry should be trying to do. I hate when a company comes out with a great product and then another just copies it’s features and designs, then ships a 3rd rate competitor.

  • http://twitter.com/Emmi134 Emmi Bances

    I dont think any brand can stand against apple…..
    But i think lenovo is good.

    Lenovo laptop reviews