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Then again, all that is really irrelevant as it's all x86...]]>Feb 14th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
If you want to be showing off your laptop at Starbucks, go get a Macbook Air.]]>Feb 14th 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
That's the problem with Apple, and the precise reason the MacBook Air fails. They went for FORM OVER FUNCTION. They included only 1 USB port and and no optical drive for pure form.

This pretty much does everything better, includes more than just one USB port AND an optical disc drive, and it's hardly bigger than the Air.

Had Lenovo been thinking with the form over function mindset, they would have produced a completely useless laptop.

However, while it does look bland, it's certainly not "ugly" by any means.]]>Feb 14th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Because of this design, you can tell that's a thinkpad 50 meters away.

]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
You want raw, efficient, industrial-strength function? Install FreeBSD without a window manager and learn to love csh, lynx, perl, mysql, and gcc.

I'd take the MacBook Air. I have to do FreeBSD-thing at work, but I want simplicity and reliability for personal use. Windows is a memory hogging, slow ride to frustration. Linux is for geeks who want to pretend they know everything, but usually have to rebuild their installation 6+ times a year because they screwed up something simple and don't have someone to tell them how to fix it. Mac OS X is for when you don't mind paying a moderate price for a computer and OS that'll give you the experience technology was meant to give.

Form over function? I'm pretty sure I've got form and function in my MacBook Pro and my new iMac...and my iPhone...err, and my AppleTV. Oh, did I mention how well my Apple Extreme base station works? :-)

What can I say? I'm enamored. The stuff all works awesome. It's made information consumption and processing a dream for me and my family. And all of it cost me about $5000, which is not bad when you consider two smart phones/video ipods (I got one for my wife, too), a slim desktop computer, a high-end laptop, and an awesome digital media player/extender/internet portal for my flat screen TV. All in all, $5000 is almost cheap for all that.

Anyway, back to my point. Which is: Linux and Windows suck; FreeBSD and Mac OS X rules. Go suck a nut.

Gian]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
If you want ugly, get a Dell laptop. All Dells look like they were designed by Pontiac. In 1985.]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Thinkpad design has *always* been all business, and I'm glad to see it staying that way. These are laptops that *demand* respect. They say "I have this laptop because I need it to do important work!" whereas a MacBook says "I have this laptop because I'm trying desperately to be cool." Yes, I'm being a *little* facetious, but come on - nobody can say that's not in the back of their mind when you see someone sitting with one of these things at Starbucks or (insert your own local coffee shop here).

Not to mention that most Thinkpads will out-tough any MacBook. Part of Thinkpad design is ruggedness. I don't know if that applies to this little thing, but most Thinkpads have metal casings and really thick plastic bevels and ridiculously strong hinges and whatnot. They're tanks. This one probably has the ruggedness dialed back a notch or two for weight savings, but it's probably still the reason why it weighs a few ounces more than comparable machines.

A Thinkpad could literally beat up any comparable MacBook in a street fight.
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HAHAHAHAHA.
WOW man, listen to yourself. ]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
I am sorry, but you are an idiot.

Why in the world does linux suck, but not BSD? Could it possibly be that you are just blind Apple fanboy and OS X uses a BSD based kernel... which Apple used the BSD license to hide behind and use all the hard work of the open source community, but hardly give anything back.

You obviously know little to nothing about BSD. If you actually knew what you were talking about, you would realize that BSD is behind and less mature than linux as far as usability and user interface. Have you even tried a linux OS? From your ignorant comments, I highly doubt it. May I suggest giving Ubuntu a go? You don't even have to install it to try it, just run it from the LiveCD.

On top of that, if it was not for all the hard work of the open source community, linux and BSD combined, OS X wouldn't exist.

So shut your pie hole and stop spewing your ignorant bull crap. You are a Apple fanboy, that part is obvious, but until you actually have a clue on what you are talking about, go peddle it elsewhere.

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"These are laptops that *demand* respect. They say "I have this laptop because I need it to do important work!" whereas a MacBook says "I have this laptop because I'm trying desperately to be cool."

DUDE! easy eaaasy. And let me just say,
I think you're feeling superior about how discreet and austere your non-mac looks, either that or youre into the aethetic of hard work and suffering and can't stand it when people bust out something pretty. I hope you're not into women, cause they can be a lot like macs, and from what I gather that would really piss you off.
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look, in the end, a little bit of form does matter. It should not distract from the function, but making an ugly product(and the Thinkpad _IS_ ugly) when you don't really have too, seems rather silly to me. Look at the VAIO. That looks nice. ]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
I mean Linux is not as good as FreeBSD when network performance, reliability, and security are considered. I have both FreeBSD 6.1 boxes and FC5 boxes in the lab. I prefer, by far, the FreeBSD boxes. Even when the box has clearly lower specs, the performance is better. Plus, I much rather the ports system to the yellowdog (yum) system, and surely, it's better than the RPM system.

I've tried Ubuntu, three years ago, when it was just getting traction. I liked it. It's slick. I wouldn't use it over OS X. But, they absolutely did a great job at making Linux available and usable for non-technical people. I used Mandrake for five years, before trying Ubuntu (the whole Mandriva changeover annoyed me). I know Linux pretty darned well. Just because someone doesn't like what you like, doesn't make them inexperienced or an idiot.

My post does not touch upon the user-friendliness of FreeBSD compared Linux, because FreeBSD is not user friendly in the general sense. It is, though, user-friendly in the engineering sense. I use FreeBSD machines as network servers exclusively. I would never want it on my laptop.

From some of your other posts, you sound like an IT goon (seeing your Lenovo rep). Engineers, the group I fall in, look at IT people as self-important know-nothings gouging companies with their subpar performance. Go play with your active directory and lie some more to your director about how hard your job is.]]>Feb 14th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Ah, an engineer, we in IT think of them as self righteous, self proclaimed (which is highly debatable) know it all with no real world logic, sense or ability to communicate with anyone other than engineers. Engineers are the people that make our job in IT difficult, demanding the impossible or improvable and especially when they think they know what they are talking about and tell us how to do our job. You don't see me telling you how to do your job, I expect the same respect professionally.

If we were talking about BSD a few years back, then maybe I would give you the performance, reliability, and security. In fact, I ran a web server on FreeBSD for a while. However, due to the open source community and more concentration on linux over the years, they are pretty much on par. Ports is great, but not with out its own issues. I do tend to favor ports though, I love Gentoo and the emerge system that stems from ports. However, apt is another great implantation that is included with Debian and its variants.

I personally don't use or care much for Ubuntu. The reason I even tell people to use it is exactly what you said, they did a outstanding job at bring linux into the spot light and easy for most people to use.

Making blanket statements, like "linux sucks" does not help your cause nor does it show if you know what you are talking about or not. All it takes is one short sentence with a little re-wording to get your point across with out sounding like a ignorant moron.]]>Feb 14th 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
If you want to gussy yours up, knock yourself out - buy a fluorescent purple-on-white neoprene cover for it. Spray paint it orange. But leave the basics alone. Thanks.


]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Engineers make our jobs possible, and we make their jobs relevant. Quit bickering like school children, it's much more productive to get along and be on the same page.]]>Feb 14th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/gigabit eithernet > Air
Optical drive > Air
GPS > Air
WLAN > Air
3 USB > 1 USB OMGZ! such ze cloz fight!

]]>Feb 14th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
I do think it's funny that these charts don't compare it to the MBA, just like Apple didn't seem to do too much comparing to Lenovo at Mac World.

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I am not a fan of the X61 at all, but there are people that like it due to the small and portable design. The X300 is everything they say it is, I personally feel that it is much better than the X61 line just from a ultra portable design.]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Whereas their charts show a 120gb 5400rpm hard drive option, which means there may be a version in the non-solidstate mac book air range of prices.. Hmm i'm interested.]]>Feb 14th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
We were concerned about the price and we really have no need for a SSD here, but the X300 design is defiantly something our ultra portable customers would love to have. We currently have the X61 and from what I have seen of the X300, it is a better ultra portable laptop.]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Like I have said in the other posts, I have played with this thing a little and I like it A LOT. Though, for personal use, I don't think I could justify the $2,700 price tag with the SSD drive. They will have a normal HDD in a bit, which should bring the price down a lot.

Working with IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, I have come to love them. We simply do not have problems with them and I have seen some really abused ones that still function pretty much like the day we get them. I think the looks factor is subject to opinion, I will admit they are not the flashiest, but they are simple and functional, which is what Thinkpads are all about, functionality over form. We all know if you are attacked to sparkly or shiny things and really only care about that, Apple is for you.

Like others have said, this is a business class PC, which the AirBook is not. Removeable battery, optical drive and the extra USB ports just show that Lenovo kept the functionality in mind while also doing a great job of sliming down their rock solid laptops. I can't wait for more models of these to trickle out, as I am sure this is the direction our ultra portable will be moving. Currently we have the X61, which are find for what they are, but I think the X300 line is better and I am sure our customers will also think so.

I just got to find a way to win one of these now. I will be heading to Lenovo's HQ in May, which should be a fun trip in itself, but I am hoping for a awesome freebee, the X300... or maybe I can "borrow one."]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
They had a MacBook Air sitting next to it. The Air has this awful keyboard with no feel and if you aren't careful and bump the display the whole thing falls backwards. I've been a fan of ThinkPads for years, this X300 got me excited.

It's difficult to put into words how it feels to use it, except to compare it to an Acura. Solid, smooth, works very very well (and was pretty fast). I too will be excited when additional versions of this model become available.

Cheers]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/


and a macbook air.
but since I am not, I'll stick with my "ultraportalable" 4.5ish lb dell XD]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Do we really need to hear about windows/linux/freeBSD etc. in a hardware related post ?
WE DON'T CARE WHAT OS YOU USE GIAN, STOP HOGGING THE SPOTLIGHT YOU ARE BOOOOOOORING.]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
plus, if you look over many different benchmarks on the internet you'll see that the same hardware components give much better scores in OS X compared to Win , so it is not only usability and feel that makes the os important]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/My point is people are free to comment about how different OSes perform on hardware, I'm just becoming sick of having to read fan-boy crap on every page about
USE OSX IT ROX or VISTA STINKS LINUX RULEZ
I don't need a party political broadcast for choosing software, but then i don't really need condescending replys like yours either, this is supposed to be a tech site full of nerds STOP DUMBING DOWN !]]>Feb 14th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
1. You run it with Vista and thus have a 2800 $ extremely slow computer

OR

2. You run it with XP so you have bought a very expensive 2008 computer to use for a very buggy outdated 2001 software]]>Feb 14th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
If I can't hook up cameras and audio devices, I'm stuck with larger hardware (or the Vaio TZ).

Battery life is also a bit of a bummer when compared to some other micro-books.

I was *extremely* excited about the x300 before reading these specs. Now I'm looking for ExpressCard 1394 cards with decent reviews...]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
This is a large part of why the X300 has been on my radar.

Still, since a Vaio TZ can do everything I need, it doesn't really matter if I *want* the feel of a Thinkpad. We'll see. I still have my fingers crossed.]]>Feb 14th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
My T60 is the best notebook I have owned, I think I may need one of these next! ]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
macbook air is more like what kids do with their honda civics: all flash, no substance, big ass decal on the hood that no one really gives a shit about.]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
IBM is more like Infiniti. They're both solid, well built, incredibly capable machines at competitive prices. And none of that air of pretension.]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
"i suck as an artist, but with this mac, i can suck harder and flaunt it!"]]>Feb 14th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
I suppose I don't use a Mac, mostly because I find their keyboards, mice and GUI surprisingly unergonomic and unintuitive - though I have been using a PC for ages, and might just be used to the setup - but even if I did, I can't see any merit in the Air. Just like the BMW 1 series, in fact.]]>Feb 14th 2008 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/
Oh and too bad it runs windows! Otherwise it's a nice piece of hardware.]]>Feb 14th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/secrets-of-the-thinkpad-x300-what-walt-didnt-tell-you/Feb 14th 2008 12:33PM