The ThinkPad X300 is meant to make you think twice before you shell out on the MacBook Air. The info leaked suggests that the X300 is as light as the MacBook Air but comes with more useful features such as removable battery, three USB drives and even a built-in optical drive. The information leak certainly looks to be real, replete with pictures coming from a Lenovo internal PowerPoint document. The X300 comes with a WXGA+ (1440 x 900) display that is LED backlit, the processor Chipset as expected will be a Intel Santa Rosa 2.0GHz LV, storage capacity is expected to be 64GB SSD, wireless capability includes Bluetooth,802.11 a/b/g/n , Wireless USB,WWAN, GPs and WiMax, the optical drive is an ultra thin DVD burner (7mm), Memory expandability is up to 4GB, the X300’s dimension are slightly bulkier compared to the MAcBook Air with 12.5” width, 9” depth and 0.73-0.92” thickness, the notebook features three USB ports , Mic in headphone, VGA adapter, built-in web camera and stereo speakers. The input is via the ThinkPad keyboard with Track Point and also the touchpad, the notebook is powered by 3-cell Lithium-Polymer batteries.
The MacBook on the other hand pales in comparison with a paltry single USB port, a fully sealed non-replaceable battery (which can be vital for those who tend to go on long flights), no optical drive and no WWAN options. TheX300 comes loaded with every wireless option possible at a starting weight of 2.5lbs. You can even bring down that weight if you remove the specs for the X300 which look impressive, on paper at least and easily trump that of the MacBook Air. Besides the X300 comes with SSD as a standard option and no slow 4200RPM which is the base option on the MacBook Air. The X300’s screen resolution of 1440 x 900 makes mockery of the MacBook Air’s 1280 x 800. However, the MacBook scores heavily on one department, the looks. MacBook Air is probably the coolest looking laptop out there while the X300 is available only in rubbery black. Besides the MacBook is thinner and features an innovative multi-touch touchpad.
The specs make it quite obvious that Lenovo will be planning to push the X300 as a cutting edge business tool and you can’t really expect a cheap price. Adding up the component cost alone spikes the cost to around $2,000 or more. The ThinkPad has to its advantage the best pointing devices (a track pad and a nub) and best reliability. The only thing missing is stupid fashion sense and flashy plastic bits. Lenovo makes notebooks for business professionals and thus needs to keep it simple, monolithic and black. The ThinkPad is also very sturdy and built like a tank; the laptop has even survived being kicked out of SUV’s, dropped on carpets and thrown into garbage cans, accidentally of course. The release date and price for the X300 are unclear at the moment.
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