Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: lenovo, x300, macbook | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks
1. Introduction
Today we’re going to test the latest ultralight laptop from Lenovo, the X300. Will this model, completely designed by Lenovo, follow in the footsteps of the IBM ThinkPads, with finish, ergonomics and features worthy of its predecessors? While our colleagues at Tom’s Hardware concentrated on the laptop’s hardware and technology features, our tests focus more on its ergonomics.
A Resolutely Pro Laptop
The X300 is a resolutely professional laptop PC. Both its looks and its components (SSD de rigueur) make it a machine that’s aimed at users who want an uncompromising business computer and for whom visual design is just icing on the cake.
A Complete Laptop
The X300 is a complete laptop that has just about all a portable computer user could ask for. And what’s more, it’s still light and easy to carry, with its 13.3” display and 3.4-lb. (1.5 kg) weight. Compared to many ultraportables that leave off options like optical drives and large displays, the X300 offers more.
Compared to the MacBook Air
Even if the X300 is not really a competitor of the MacBook Air, the two machines, understandably, are often compared – they share the same display size and executive-class price. But whereas the Apple machine has limited connectivity (Apple argues that what it has is enough) to limit the size, the X300 is extremely well outfitted, at the price of being a tad larger (but not to the point where it really makes a difference).
A Few Drawbacks
In practice, the X300’s only fault is its lack of suitability for multimedia use. The display, while very effective for office-applications, is not really geared for video. Consequently, the overall performance is a little weak for gaming or video editing. But, as we said earlier, those are not the kinds of uses this machine is intended for.
- Next page X300 Visual Design: You Can’t Please...
Have you ever heard of pure elegance? When you look at the X300 in real, it looks much better than on the photos. But it's no designobject but a working place.
The X300 doesn't need to beam with its look, it convinces with its overall appearance.
Although in summer the black colour is of some disadvantage ^^
But I have to add one thing: The Fan-Control ist disgusting...2k RPM is Level 1 and too weak to keep it cool over time. The 2nd level is at 5k RPM which is too much and clearly audible...I hope Lenovo will reduce Level 2 to about 3k RPM or 3.5k.
But it doesn't overheat and turn off like the MBA
In my opinion this review was kind of useless. They only mentioned the Air a couple of times saying it is good for multimedia and looks good. Makes me think the only purpose of mentioning the Air was so that people would read the article on an ugly computer that no one cares much about.
Come on compare screen brightness, resolution, processor, speed preforming tasks, at least size.
Machine
Order type/ List
Description number model price(14)
ThinkPad X300 64781HU 6478-1HU $2,799
(13.3 WXGA+ TFT (LED backlight)
(1440 x 900), Integrated Camera,
Bluetooth Wireless Technology,
Integrated Fingerprint Reader,
Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 (LV),
Mobile Intel GS965 Express Chipset,
Intel Graphics Media Adapter X3100,
64 GB Solid State Drive,
Ultrathin DVD Burner, 2 GB,
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN,
Three-Cell Standard Li-Polymer,
Microsoft® Windows Vista Business)
ThinkPad X300 64781JU 6478-1JU 2,999
(13.3 WXGA+ TFT (LED backlight)
(1440 x 900), Integrated Camera,
Bluetooth Wireless Technology,
Integrated Fingerprint Reader,
Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 (LV),
Mobile Intel GS965 Express Chipset,
Intel Graphics Media Adapter X3100,
64 GB Solid State Drive,
Ultrathin DVD Burner, 2 GB,
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN,
Six-Cell Extended Li-Ion,
Verizon with GPS,
UWB Adaptor with Intel Wireless
UWB Link 1480,
Microsoft Windows Vista Business)
ThinkPad X300 64781TU 6478-1TU 2,799
(13.3 WXGA+ TFT (LED backlight)
(1440 x 900), Integrated Camera,
Bluetooth Wireless Technology,
Integrated Fingerprint Reader,
Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 (LV),
Mobile Intel GS965 Express Chipset,
Intel Graphics Media Adapter X3100,
64 GB Solid State Drive,
Ultrathin DVD Burner, 2 GB,
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN,
Three-Cell Standard Li-Polymer,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional)
ThinkPad X300 64781VU 6478-1VU 2,999
(13.3 WXGA+ TFT (LED backlight)
(1440 x 900), Integrated Camera,
Bluetooth Wireless Technology,
Integrated Fingerprint Reader,
Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 (LV),
Mobile Intel GS965 Express Chipset,
Intel Graphics Media Adapter X3100,
64 GB Solid State Drive,
Ultrathin DVD Burner, 2 GB,
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN,
Six-Cell Extended Li-Ion,
Verizon with GPS,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional)