Lenovo Thinkpad X300 Notebook Pc Review
Category: Lenovo | Jul 29, 2009 |
In this Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Notebook PC Review “The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is an ultra-portable 13.3? widescreen thin-and-light notebook. Touting a thickness of less than 1-inch, 0.73” at its thinnest, the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 still packs a full list of features. The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is a prime example that ultra-portable notebooks can be fully functional and still reap all benefits that an ultra-portable form factor brings. First and foremost, it’s a ThinkPad, renown for quality, reliability and legendary performance.
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Notebook PC Review taken from laptopmag”Both the MacBook Air and the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 push the envelope of the newest generation of ultraportables. And where the MacBook Air is more revolutionary, delivering an amazingly thin design but requiring users to adjust how they work, the ThinkPad is more evolutionary, delivering all the features users have come to expect (and adding a few they didn’t) in a scaled-down but still familiar package. You’ll pay a premium for the X300 (our configuration comes in at just under $3,000), but if a no-compromise notebook is what you need and shaving every ounce and millimeter counts, you won’t be disappointed.
The ThinkPad X300’s build quality is first-class and shows improvement over previous ThinkPads. It may not be recognizable at first glance but Lenovo has made significant strides in the design department. The X300 offers numerous design flourishes including a glossy bottom bezel, select illuminated buttons and — for the first time in the X Series — an integrated camera and stereo speakers. Lenovo went the distance here. Even covering little details such as painting the heat vents to match the rest of the exterior. It might not sound like much, but copper colored internals can really detract from the overall aesthetic of a notebook.
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Notebook PC Review taken from laptoping “In this laptop, there is a variety of networking and connectivity features, including the Intel 4965AGN (802.11a/b/g/n) wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, Verzon’s WWAN broadband option, a GPS receiver, optional USB modem, and the Intel UWB Link 1480 on select models, providing Wireless USB functionality. In addition, Lenovo says the X300 will support WiMax, when the technology become available.The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 also has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera on selected models, a fingerprint reader, three USB ports, and a VGA output. The notebook does not have a PC Card or ExpressCard slot”
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Notebook PC Review taken from latestlaptop” Lenovo has finally released the ThinkPad X300; the notebook PC to put MacBook Air to shame. Sure, at 0.73-inch at its thinnest point, the Air is still thinner. But I’d surmise that features and functionalities are valued more than the thinness of a notebook. Weighing in at only 2.93 pounds, Lenovo ThinkPad X300 runs on Intel Centrino with vPro technology, and features 13.3-inch LED backlight WXGA+ LCD display, 1.8-inch 64 GB SSD, up to 4 GB memory, integrated fingerprint reader, and a built-in 7-millimeter slim DVD burner which takes the cake
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have one, works great, best laptop for the money
Thinkpads are excellent computers. They have great performance, exceptional reliablility, portability, and superb battery life.
Practically all IBM's last very long and are super fast. I have one that's 11 years old, and it's faster than my 7 year old dell. My main computing machine, an IBM Thinkpad A21m, is great and I have hardly any problems. The Thinkpad series, along with the T41 has gotten multiple awards for outstanding performance. Whatever computer your reading this with, it probably has some part from IBM in it. Trust me, a thinkpad is an excellent computer, it'll last you a good couple of years.
I looked at the link, and the laptop is not that bad, but the T41 is not the newest computer, so I'm not sure how well super-high-quality games will play on it.
So…
I say, for the price and from my experiences, get it. I'm a little jealous!
how about watching videos on it? is it smooth?
It should have pros and cons for a good review so that the users can decide which laptop is better.
All three work with the pen.
The cheapest is a pen only touch sensitive screen with a standard backlight.
The middle is a pen only touch sensitive screen with a LED backlight.
The most expensive is pen and finger touch sensitive with a LED backlight.
you have to pay over 500$ for that quality
it’s actually among the best
The screen is pretty reflective. Personally that bugs me. OTOH some people complain about the sparkley effect of a matte screen and the way it can appear blotchy.
Although I do prefer the matte screens it is not that one is better and the other is worse, they both have their pros and cons, you pay your money and take you choice.
Some stores have Ideapads and Thinkpads on display next to each other, so go take a look and if you like the glossy, get an Ideapad, if you like the matte get a Thinkpad.
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Myself, I've had nothing but bad experiences with Lenovo laptops. Their Thinkpad line is top notch, because that follows the old IBM line of design, but anyone I know has had nothing but problems with their machines. So I would say, don't waste your money buy something else.
Here is the only user review currently available:
http://www.amazon.com/Ideapad-Y550-T6400-4GB-320GB/product-reviews/B0021AFZ66
The guy in this review seems to be reasonably happy with the laptop, but pretty furious at Lenovo's customer care. This pretty much describes how most people feel towards Lenovo: good computers, poor service.
I have looked at this laptop myself, but I have been deterred by two things I know about Lenovo products:
a.) The quality is simply not there on a consistent basis in terms of build quality and the parts used (i.e. hard drives, etc);
b.) Lenovo is constantly changing the game with consumers, delaying shipments for weeks for no apparent reason, running out of the most common parts (read, more delay), or simply dropping some configuration options altogether (i.e. the high resolution screen on the T400) for no apparent reason.
Now, having said this, they still make good laptops, compared to poor quality mass produced "consumer" laptops offered by HP and Toshiba. However, I think that it is really a "buy at your own risk" proposition when purchasing from Lenovo (as the reviewer on Amazon noted). Personally, the only two PC manufacturers I would be comfortable buying from would be Dell or Asus.
Good luck on finding your new laptop!
thinkpad buid quality???? dont make me laugh.
You can't go wrong and I recommend Dell! There are hidden long-run costs that one does not initially see when you purchase a Notebook PC other than Dell, HP or IBM and later encounter difficulties or attempt buying replacement parts like a battery, or say a keyboard etc.
We own 3 Dell Notebook PCs and why I recommend DELL, HP or IBM for those living in the United States is that those 3 particular PC Notebook manufacturers literally supply all the business Notebook PCs to the major corporations and Government so replacement parts are readily available esp on EBAY at even a more reasonable price than the manufacturer website. Thus in the long run, being able to get the exact replacement part extends the life on your investment.
FYI my 1st Notebook PC was Gateway bec I couldn't afford Dell at the time and what a mistake is was when I needed to purchase a new Notebook battery <= costly bec not readily available like Dells… and FYI I also ran into a similar problem when attempting to upgrade the memory.
Note if you are looking for DELL bargains, then visit their DELL OUTLET site…
Hope the Above Info Helps!
Firstly, it has a decent processor, not great but decent. I'm a fan of the Core 2 Duo E6600, I think it presents the best price/performance ratio of current generation processors.
It only has 1GB of memory. I say only because while Vista will run with 1GB of memory, it is highly recommended to have 2GB or more if you plan on running Vista.
The hard drive is rather small at 80GB, I wouldn't settle for anything less than 300GB.
According to the site I found, it only has a DVD-Rom and is not capable of writing to any kind of optical media. This is unacceptable. You expect a PC, any PC in this day and age to have at least one DVDRW drive.
Just about everything about the system is mundane, the only good thing about it is the processor. It needs more memory, a larger hard drive, a DVDRW drive and a host of other things to even make it a serviceable computer. It also features the Intel GMA X3000 integrated graphics. Yeah… right… so right off the bat you need to spend about $100 for memory, $65 for a DVDRW drive and $100 for a 300GB hard drive and say $110 for a decent graphics card. That's $375 in upgrades you need right from the start.
It's not a computer I would buy. But it is business oriented, hence the "shortcuts".
More here, http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/specs.aspx?EDC=1110137
T61. I am currently using one.
Good review. I was just wondering about the dimensions. I currently have a Thinkpad R61i but it’s somewhat thick inside my briefcase. How much thinner is the X200 over the R61i? By the way, the X61s is still available.