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Lenovo setting its sights on the MacBook Air?

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On January 21, 2008, 9:10 AM

The folks at Gizmodo have obtained leaked pictures and specifications for an upcoming ThinkPad X300 notebook from Lenovo that is already being touted online as an “answer” to the new MacBook Air. Weighing in at 2.5lbs, the new Thinkpad would sport a 13.3 inch LED backlit screen, up to 4GB RAM, and a Merom-based 2.0GHz “Dual Core Hybrid LV” processor with a 12W thermal envelope.

On the connectivity front, the X300 easily trumps the MacBook Air thanks to a combination of 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiMAX, Wireless WAN (for Verizon, Cingular, Vodafone, and KDDI), and built-in GPS. Other features include an integrated ultra-thin DVD burner, webcam, fingerprint reader, three mini-PCIe slots, three USB ports, and will reportedly ship with a 1.8-inch 64GB solid state drive as standard – which could make the X300 start off as an extremely expensive notebook. So far, there's no word on pricing or availability and Lenovo has yet to confirm the ultra-portable.

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  1. January 21, 2008 10:26 AM
    kruston said:
    Hmmm, interesting: I keep hearing that 'MacBook air is not the lightest/thinnest - there's lighter/thiner PC's around'. The thing is though, it's NOT a PC. It's a Mac, which makes it better(in the view of some, indeed many of us), but it's ALSO very compact and light. I don't think (The Real) Steve Jobs will be too disappointed that he didn't get into the Guiness Book of Records.
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  2. January 21, 2008 2:56 PM
    Julio said:
    That's just hilarious, "it's a Mac"
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  3. January 22, 2008 11:30 AM
    kruston said:
    Yes I'm an Old School Apple User ;-) I remember the "Mac Plus", the "Mac II" and the exciting "QUADRA"!!http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&resnum=0&q
    .apple+quadra&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Happy Times ;-)
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