The X300 Could Usher in a New Generation of ThinkPads 132
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from the now-i-want-one dept.
from the now-i-want-one dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The ThinkPad has long been a favorite of IT departments everywhere and is the preferred notebook for legions of no-nonsense users. As times have progressed the ThinkPad has improved but the X300 marks the most significant change in its design since the butterfly keyboard. While we've already discussed a few leaked specs, official news of big changes like LED-backlighting (the first on a ThinkPad) and a widescreen display accompany a number of important but smaller design tweaks. Current thinking is that these changes indicate that the X300 is the first step in a series of larger changes to the ThinkPad. The notebook has already received a number of favorable reviews, but the other changes - the ones that will ultimately trickle down to the rest of the ThinkPad line - are perhaps more interesting than this specific $2500+ notebook."
I will wait for the second generation. (Score:4, Insightful)
They need to have somthing better then integrated (Score:2, Insightful)
Put in a ati hyper memory or nvidia Turbo Cache card in or use the 780G amd chip set Integrated graphics with Side-port memory as local frame buffer.
128mb - 256mb+ of system ram just for video in vista is a big hit and a joke at $1500+
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:5, Insightful)
Advert? (Score:4, Insightful)
Sounds like advertising to me.
I do like thinkpads myself, but the only thing revolutionary about the X300 to me is it's exorbitant price.
Why would I need to? (Score:5, Insightful)
The X300 [lenovo.com] comes with XP.
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Ruining a legend? (Score:3, Insightful)
My GOD what a terrible video review! (Score:4, Insightful)
Urgh, stick to text.
Why is this here? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:LED Backlight (Score:2, Insightful)
Anonymous Coward (Score:3, Insightful)
Go Go Slashvertisements!
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:3, Insightful)
Not only is integrated graphics good enough now, it also saves a whole heck of a lot of power. My Thinkpad T60 with discrete graphics gets an hour less runtime on battery than an identical T60 with integrated graphics. In a portable design with a SSD drive, LED backlighting and a bunch of other power saving features, just why would you want a power hungry graphics chip?
Re:Advert? (Score:3, Insightful)
Smells like astroturfing, or the dumbest kind of fanboyism, to me.
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:LED Backlight (Score:3, Insightful)
Just think - they're getting 4 hours out of (IIRC) a 4-cell. Half the size of your battery. Then it doesn't look so bad.
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm starting to wonder if I really want to associate with a Slashdot crowd that would mod parent insightful.
Shopping for a new notebook (ThinkPad or MacBook) (Score:4, Insightful)
I really like the durability of my ThinkPad but this experience has left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. My 9 year old Gateway Solo 2500 still runs fine except that I've had to replace the hard drive a couple times.
As a student and employee at a higher-education institution, however, the 34% discounts available to me on ThinkPads still makes them pretty attractive. Couple that with opting for SuSE Linux and I've got a pretty well-priced notebook.
I am not ruling out a MacBook, however. Now that they come with Intel processors, I can pretty much have my pick of OSes other than OS X installed.
Could be better (Score:3, Insightful)
- No line-in for audio. This is a big problem for doing audio recordings
- No enough ports (only 3 USB, no firewire)
- Widescreen. Ugh. Repeat after me, laptops are for documents, not for movies. "Widescreen" just means "missing the top and bottom of the display" - it should be renamed "shortscreen".
- Lid catches: IBM used to have two, carefully balanced; Lenovo reduced this to one as a deliberate measure, but it is now harder to open with a single hand.
- side-mounted ports for ethernet - so the cable gets in the way on the desk.
- Windows keys (used to be absent) - making the Ctrl and Alt keys too small.
Thinkpads are generally quite Linux friendly (see thinkwiki.org), but still, can't we have the nice Intel i810 cards on the high-end models, instead of crippling them with useless ATI cards?
The older models (eg 560, 770) were very well engineered, and seemed to have been designed with a little more "love". The T60 is not a bad machine, but it doesn't inspire affection and delight in the same way.
Re:They need to have somthing better then integrat (Score:4, Insightful)
my thinkpad (Score:4, Insightful)
Really, if you want that kind of hardware, get a desktop. As far as real laptops for mobile users go, thinkpad is the reigning king.
Re:I will wait for the second generation. (Score:2, Insightful)