The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is a 13.3″ widescreen ultra thin-and-light notebook. Though it’s less than 1-inch thick, the ThinkPad X300 is still choc full of features and a demonstration in usability.

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The X300 was meticulously thought out and designed by veteran ThinkPad engineers to raise the bar on what a notebook can be and put Lenovo at the vanguard of business notebook design and utility.

The screen is generally a pleasure to use. It actually feels larger than its true 13.3in diagonal, and that 1,440 x 900 resolution is a big leap over the 1,024 x 768 of traditional 12.1in screens. For example, it means you can have the taskbar in the right-hand part of the screen (a notable improvement over having it on the bottom as it makes navigating open windows so much easier) and still have plenty of room for a spreadsheet.

Technically, it’s a decent screen too. Contrast is excellent, so you’ll see details in even the darkest screens. It’s not without its faults - the LED backlight is a tad uneven, so the shade of white at the bottom of your Word document will vary a little - and the colours are a little pale, but there’s nothing here that would put us off buying the X300.

 Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review taken from gadgetell “Lenovo has officially unveiled and made their ultra-portable ThinkPad X300 available for order just about a week ago. With a lot of anticipation and speculation in the lead up to this release it seems that the X300 lives up to just about everything you could have hoped for. The new ultra-portable from Lenovo, the ThinkPad X300 features a 13.3-inch LED backlit display, a 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB RAM, 64GB SSD, it runs Windows XP Professional and ranges in weight from 2.9 to 3.1 pounds with a variety of available connectivity options. Pricing will begin at $2,548 and go up depending on configuration.”

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review taken from zdnet “The biggest criticism of the ThinkPad X300 is its price: the base configuration costs AU$3,999 and goes up from there. But innovative design, thorough features, and cutting-edge components don’t come cheap, and the ThinkPad X300 is truly unique in its balance of portability and usability.Aside from the laptop’s dimensions, the design changes with the ThinkPad X300 have been incremental. The ultraportable still features a rectangular black case built around a magnesium chassis. There’s still a blue ThinkVantage button above the keyboard, a fingerprint reader below it, and a keyboard light on the top edge of the display.

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review taken from pcmag “With the ThinkPad X300 (about $3,000 street), Lenovo is out to prove that the Apple MacBook Air is not the only laptop that can fit snugly into a manila envelope. Granted, it’s a tough act to follow and frustrating, too, especially since the ThinkPad X300 was being developed at the same time as the MacBook Air. Apple made it out of the gate first, putting together a marketing campaign and creating the kind of suspense only it can pull off. But let’s be practical and set aside this race for thinnest laptop.

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review taken from wired “WIRED Virtually weightless at just 3.4 pounds. Runs Windows XP as an option instead of Vista. System is quick and responsive; feels like a standard notebook, not a stripped-down ultralight. Loud speakers. Handy keyboard-illuminating light embedded in LCD panel.

TIRED Expensive; a standard (and larger capacity) hard drive would be just fine. Disappointing battery life (2 hours, 13 minutes). Power cord is too short. Black brick design really feeling its age. Graphics performance is middling at best.

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