Lenovo X300 available for ordering
Now that the reviews are in, it’s time to see who’s buying a light, thin Lenovo X300 since it’s now available for ordering on the product page. There aren’t many surprises in the options or the price, so if you’ve been following the drama of this new device there’s not much to see. Some items I noticed on the customization page that I either missed or passed over on the initial news include:
- A wireless USB option costing $56
- Microsoft OneNote for only $20, which is a practical steal
- Dropping the optical drive saves you weight, but also saves you $96 and offers space for an extra 3-cell battery
- There’s currently no option for a traditional hard drive as some had hoped; 64 GB SSD only
My office is looking at buying two of them to evaluate but it looks like they don’t have the WWAN option available yet (or the GPS option for that matter).
This really is a remarkable device. Pricey of course, but not completely unexpected.
I think the X300 is competitively priced provided you want the SSD. A system with 2GB RAM, DVD-RW, 6 cell battery, 4965 ABGN, Bluetooth, webcam and 64GB SSD is $2,632 with the 20% discount. Lenovo seems more interested in making this a flagship product; they would sell a lot more units by offering a HDD option.
i have a 2005 model of this
i have a 2005 model of this
For those of you who would like an X300 with a hard disk, PC Pro writes that in April, Lenovo will be “releasing a new batch of X300s with SATA hard disks inside.”
Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered two!