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By: Qwaider

On:Friday, October 17, 2008 10:28:09 PM
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Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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Rated 4.6/5 stars (121 votes cast)

You didn't think I would get a crappy overpriced MacBook, now did you?

My new Lenovo ThinkPad X301 (the update for the X300 above) has arrived. Boasting 4GB Ram, 128GB Solid State hard drive and Intel vPro Centrino 2. A true winning package over the much heavier (albeit sexier) MacBook Air. But ounce for ounce, this thing beats the MacBook air in everything!

3G WWAN Built in, Bluetooth Built in, 1.3MP Camera and a gorgeous 13.3" LED backlit 1440x900 screen. All in under 3LB. Or as I call it, perfect travel size.

The cool thing is that in reviews, this laptop scored way better in performance than the much hyped MacBook Air. It comes with 3 USB ports, a built in RW Optical DVD drive, 5 hour battery life (and this doesn't include the extra battery that you can replace the optical drive with)

Check out this review here, especially this part:

PCMark05 benchmark results (higher scores are better)

Notebook	PCMark05 Score
Lenovo ThinkPad X301 (Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 @ 1.40GHz, Intel 4500MHD)	4,457 PCMarks
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 (Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 @ 1.20GHz, Intel X3100)	3,467 PCMarks
Apple MacBook Air (1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7500, Intel X3100)	2,478 PCMarks
Sony VAIO NR (1.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, Intel X3100)	3,283 PCMarks
Sony VAIO TZ (1.20GHz Core 2 Duo U7600, Intel GMA 950)	2,446 PCMarks
Lenovo ThinkPad X61 (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, Intel X3100)	4,153 PCMarks
Lenovo 3000 V200 (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, Intel X3100)	3,987 PCMarks
Lenovo T60 Widescreen (2.0GHz Intel T7200, ATI X1400 128MB)	4,189 PCMarks
HP dv6000t (2.16GHz Intel T7400, NVIDA GeForce Go 7400)	4,234 PCMarks
Fujitsu N6410 (1.66GHz Core Duo, ATI X1400)	3,487 PCMarks
Sony VAIO SZ-110B in Speed Mode (Using Nvidia GeForce Go 7400)	3,637 PCMarks
Asus V6J (1.86GHz Core Duo T2400, Nvidia Go 7400)	3,646 PCMarks

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The X301 has the new Intel 4500MHD integrated graphics on board. The 3D performance actually gets quite a bump from the previous X300 thanks to this upgrade, over 200 points higher in 3DMark06:

3DMark06 comparison results (higher score meens better performance):

Notebook	3DMark06 Score
Lenovo ThinkPad X301 (Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 @ 1.40GHz, Intel 4500MHD)	712 3DMarks
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 (Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 @ 1.20GHz, Intel X3100)	475 3DMarks
Apple MacBook Air (1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7500, Intel X3100)	502 3DMarks
Sony VAIO NR (1.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, Intel X3100)	504 3DMarks
Toshiba Tecra M9 (2.20GHz Core 2 Duo T7500, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M 128MB)	1,115 3DMarks
Sony VAIO TZ (1.20GHz Core 2 Duo U7600, Intel GMA 950)	122 3DMarks
HP dv2500t (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS 128MB)	1,055 3DMarks
HP dv6000t (2.16 GHz Intel T7400, NVIDA GeForce Go 7400)	827 3DMarks

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#1
KJ
Said
On: 10/17/2008 11:19:15 PM

geek

it looks hideous though

you just reminded me of my office so i hate u this weekend

#2
mab3oos
Said
On: 10/18/2008 12:58:40 AM

its still a PC=uncool=sooooo last century=McCain.

You PC loving red neck republican.

#4
hamede
Said
On: 10/18/2008 2:15:59 AM

Hamede likes it.

#5
Hani Obaid
Said
On: 10/18/2008 11:26:08 AM

Beside the servers, do you only use a laptop at home ?

Even a top of the line laptop can't compete with an assembled desktop one third its price. So I can't live with them myself.

#6
Hani Obaid
Said
On: 10/18/2008 11:28:01 AM

Mab3oos, if you mean MACs are cooler, then it's only in appearance. Otherwise all MACs are overpriced underperforming paperweights that have a poor selection of software and will cause you compatibility problems with the PC majority :)

#7
Qwaider
Said
On: 10/18/2008 11:48:35 AM

Yeah .. but that desktop isn't really pretty as I kick back on and blog from my couch
As for server part, I don't need too much power, I already have a 16 quadcore 18TB data-center to play with using terminal services. So mobility, mobility, mobility is my top priority. If it came with style, performance ...etc then why not :)
I do realize this laptop at $3500 is not cheap, and more expensive than Macbook Air, but it opens possibilities that can never be fulfilled by Macbook air, especially that handsome 128GB solid state drive :)

#8
jessyz
Said
On: 10/18/2008 11:59:16 AM

Thinkpads are a bit ugly but they are super machines, I worked at IBM and we got them instead of desktops. These poor things were abused, fell on the floor, had coffee spilled on them but they always came through. Mabrook 3alek! :-)