Lenovo X300: Out to get the Air


The yet-to-be released Lenovo X300 gets a preview at AllThingsD, and while everything seems to be in order for a great ultra-slim showdown with the Macbook Air, Walt Mossberg points out some issues that could make-or-break Lenovo’s anorexic mobile computer.

Black or white, Lenovo or Apple, PC or Mac...you get the idea

At first glance, the difference between the two is as clear as night and day. The X300 seems to be a bit thicker and heavier than the Air, which is more than just the result of keeping the traditional black scheme of the ThinkPad. It manages to retain the optical drive and provide 3 USB ports which critics will quickly point out the winning aspects of this laptop. However, the storage capacity is only limited to 64 GB of solid-state drive space which is really a bummer for two reasons: the standard Air configuration comes with more capacity, and the choice to go solid-state jacks up the price.

Nevertheless, at the end of the day, it still boils down to the OS and performance. While the Air can run both Windows and OS X, the X300 will only manage with the Microsoft camp.

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Written by:
Raymond
Posted on:
2/18/2008 at 7:48 pm

The Air doesn’t have a removable battery, or at any rate a user-removable one. That’s a big strike against it. And the Thinkpad family has a well-earned reputation for reliability.

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Nathan
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2/18/2008 at 9:20 pm

How many people actually want to use OSX? Very few. The units are comparable in some ways, but they are aimed at different people. The ThinkPad is aimed at people who want a strong, reliable laptop that is going to do exactly what you need it to, the macbook is aimed at people who want to look cool.

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Written by:
Allan David Reyes
Posted on:
2/19/2008 at 8:24 am

I doubt that the Air is less capable than the ThinkPad in terms of performance and the biggest let down the X300 will ever have is its OS.

As for people who want OSX, there are more than you probably know who would really want to use it. Since its usage is still limited to Mac systems, people are left with no other worthy alternative than to continue using Windows. You’d be surprised at how many wish to switch to OSX for its reliability and stability if only it were available on non-Apple machines.

The battery issue is also a good point that might make users favor Lenovo over Apple, but both companies have earned a reputation for building reliable machines.

Let’s just wait until they really go head-to-head with one another to find out which is really the king of the ultra-slim mobile computers.

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Written by:
Arjay Bautista
Posted on:
2/19/2008 at 10:12 pm

I don’t have anything against OSX. Actually, i downloaded a dock for my vista so it resembles a mac desktop.

But between a macbook and a thinkpad, definitely, the thinkpad wins. Throwing the OS debate out of the window, in terms of durability, usability and functionality, the thinkpad easily trumps the macbook air.

For me, a macbook has this impression of only being used in a Starbucks cafe. Yeah, it’s an eye-catcher. But if you really need a lappy which could travel with you anywhere you go, you should definitely go with the Thinkpad.

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Written by:
eugene
Posted on:
2/22/2008 at 1:52 pm

I love thinkpad, cooool

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Written by:
Neil
Posted on:
11/21/2008 at 1:51 am

They are just being cool. But there not. Well why not use Linux in a thinkpad.