Lenovo X300

The Lenovo X300 is the new ultralight series of ThinkPad laptops from Lenovo.

1. 13.3-inch LED screen
2. Weight: 2.5 pounds
3. 64 GB SSD
4. 4GB of DDR2 PC2-5300 memory

• YouTube Video: Lenovo X300 Hands On (Time 2:57)
• Topix.net: Lenovo X300 News
• Google News: Lenovo X300
• The Wall Street Journal: Price May Be Steep, But Thin ThinkPad Has Abundant Features (February 21, 2008)
  • "If you're happy with Windows, can afford the price tag, and value the many ports and connectivity options Lenovo has packed in, the thin and rugged X300 is a great choice. It's a notable engineering accomplishment."
• Laptop Magazine: Hands-On With The Lenovo ThinkPad X300: MacBook Air Killer? (February 21, 2008)
  • "The X300 looks to be everything that the MacBook Air strived to be and much more. For $2,936 you get a really thin, 3.4-pound system that offers a removable battery, an optical drive, built-in EV-DO, plus two more USB ports."
• Design Matters: ThinkPad X300: The Pursuit of Perfection (February 15, 2008)
• Engadget: Lenovo X300 vs. Apple MacBook Air... Fight! (February 15, 2008)
• Engadget: Lenovo's X300 gets splayed in detail (February 15, 2008)
• Business Week: "Building the Perfect Laptop" (February 14, 2008)
  • "The X300 isn't perfect. Perhaps no computer can be. But its development over the past 20 months shows the journey of one team striving for perfection, while at the same time being forced to make hard compromises."
• All Things Digital: Super-Slim ThinkPad Sneak Peek (February 13, 2008)
  • "But, unlike the Apple, Lenovo's new skinny ThinkPad comes with a hefty complement of ports and features, some of the very things critics complained Apple left out. It has a built-in DVD drive, removable battery, three USB ports, and a wired Ethernet networking jack."
• Crave: Super skinny ThinkPad X300: It exists! (February 13, 2008)
  • "The ThinkPad X300 is a bit thicker and heavier than the MacBook Air, but it also offers more ports and features."
• Engadget: Lenovo's upcoming X300 ultraportable leaked by Best Buy (February 8, 2008)
• Gearlog: Lenovo's New Ultraportable Thinkpad X300 (January 22, 2008)
• Tech2.com: Details About Lenovo X300 Emerge (January 22, 2008)
  • "This new laptop weighs in at an ultralight 2.5 pounds, sports an Intel Santa Rosa base C2D processor capable of 2.0 GHz, 64GB SSD, up to 4GB of DDR-2 PC5300 memory, and around four hours of battery life."
• Wired: Lenovo's X300 Is A Superpowered Subnotebook (January 21, 2008)
• TechChee.com: Lighter than the Macbook Air: Lenovo's ultralight X300 series... (January 20, 2008)
• NotebookReview.com: ThinkPad X300 Information Leaks Out (January 19, 2008)
  • "Before you plunk down $2,000 on a MacBook Air notebook you might want to pay attention to information leaked out on the competing Lenovo ThinkPad X300. It's rumored to be as light as the MacBook Air but has more useful features such as a removable battery, built-in optical drive and three USB ports."
• DailyTech: Lenovo X300 13.3" Notebook "Leaks" Onto Web (January 18, 2008)
• Gizmodo: Ultralight Lenovo X300 Series Thinkpad Leaked (January 18, 2008)
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