Lenovo X300

The comparisons between the Lenovo X300 and MacBook Air are inevitable. When

compared to the MacBook Air, the X300 does look bland (some may call it

understated). But it's a ThinkPad, and with that lineage comes the no-nonsense

practicality that innumerable business users have been swearing by over the

years. Probably the most exciting part about the X300 is not how thin they made

it, but how they managed to make it so thin without excluding anything. The

connectivity features, ports and materials used in the X300 will put a notebook

twice as heavy to shame! It has an Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 (1.2 GHz) and 2 GB

RAM. We didn't expect it to be blazing fast, but it surprised us, thanks to the

fast 64 GB SSD. It also includes a DVD writer, webcam with mic, a full-sized

keyboard with ThinkLight, TrackPoint and trackpad, fingerprint scanner, 3 USB

ports, VGA out, audio out, line in, Ethernet, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It managed a

score of 3709 PC marks and 442 in 3D Mark; more than acceptable for the size and

intended usage. Battery life with the standard battery was about 3 hrs 15 min.

Probably the only thing that we really didn't like on the X300 was the somewhat

dim screen (especially when compared to the Air). Overall, a great product, but

the price tag puts it out of reach of all but the elite.

Bottomline: A rock sturdy business notebook for those who like to

travel really light.