Walt Mossberg Fondles Lenovo’s ThinkPad X300

I am not normally interested in small notebooks, but Lenovo’s upcoming X300 has definitely caught my eye. Like the MacBook AIR, it includes a small frame – built for road warriors who don’t want to lug a heavy notebook around. Battery-life is also improved as a result, so overall it’s a big win. Except for the pricing of course, which falls right below the AIR with SSD at $2,500 – $2,800.

In the case of the X300 though, Lenovo made sure to include a few things left out on the AIR, such as more USB ports, built-in Ethernet and an ODD. To me, the omission of those on the AIR were my biggest gripes, and many others, so it’s nice to see them here. The X300 might not be sleek (and it’s far from sexy) like the AIR, but it still includes the classic ThinkPad styling that many have come to enjoy over the years.

I look forward to seeing Mossberg’s final review on this. Lenovo might just have a winner here.

Mossberg goes on to note that the ThinkPad X300 weighs 3.12 pounds with a standard battery and optical drive. A comparison is made to the MacBook Air’s lighter 3 pound fighting weight, but Apple manages to leave out all the important stuff to get to that figure.

Source: DailyTech