With products like the 7-inch Asus Eee PC, the under-3-lb. MacBook Air, and HP’s new 12.1-inch convertible touchscreen laptop, ultraportability is becoming a priority for laptop users of every stripe. Now, Lenovo adds a new ThinkPad to the mix of highly totable computers.
The ThinkPad X300, $3,060, has a 13.3-inch screen, is 1.1-inches thick when closed and weighs just 3ΒΌ lbs-nearly as thin and light as Apple’s MacBook Air. It makes fewer compromises than the Air does when it comes to features, although performance suffers for certain tasks.
The standard configuration includes a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 64GB solid-state drive, integrated webcam, microphone, stereo speakers, and fingerprint reader. Our tested model also included a built-in DVD burner, 2GB of RAM, gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Further options are available for mobile broadband or wireless USB.
