I read on the lenovo forum that battery life is closer to 1.5 hours on vista…

still in doubt… wait for 410/420 1st Q 2010 on new intel platform or go for X301 now maybe with some 2GB extra ram and extra 6 cell battery

any ideas??

I accidently bought my x301 without a burner

no instructions except in Finnish

any help woud be useful

Yea, OpenSolaris as well as AuroraUX support is very good.
Tried Ubuntu, its a little slow..

Regards,

just got the x301 at work, will probably have to install XP on it (company policy), I can give some more feedback on the X301 with XP later if you wish. have not been able to test the X301 yet, but it looks darn nice and it feels incredibly light.

Although this one was on my wishlist, I bought a X60S. The only things I miss compared to the X301 are the intergrated DVD-burner and the larger screen. I upgraded my X60S with 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB 7200 rpm Scorpio Black drive and this gives me a 5.8 subscore for the harddisk. Even the graphics card is a bit faster and has a score of 3.5
The X60S feels fast, looks fast and is fast. Glad I choose Lenovo again. Now let’s until the price of the X301 drops a bit more and then it is mine

Although this one was on my wishlist, I bought a X60S. The only things I miss compared to the X301 are the intergrated DVD-burner and the larger screen. I upgraded my X60S with 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB 7200 rpm Scorpio Black drive and this gives me a 5.8 subscore for the harddisk. Even the graphics card is a bit faster and has a score of 3.5
The X60S feels fast, looks fast and is fast. Glad I choose Lenovo again. Now let’s until the price of the X301 drops a bit more and then it is mine

Tom, I saw that you had gone the new MacBook route, the same as James did. We’ve said for years that mobile tech is all about compromise and I see very few compromises with the X301. Sure, some more horsepower under the hood would be nice, but it would be offset by less battery life. This device is a nice series of compromises… so much so, that you don’t feel like you’re compromising anything.

The Air still has my attention as well, but I’m not sure I can compromise on the lack of a removable battery. Right now, I can work for 8 to 10 hours without carrying an AC adapter and I really don’t want to get away from that use case if I can help it. I’d have to with the Air, but I don’t with the X301.

Nice.

I’ve never used a Lenovo but was always a big fan of the ThinkPads, a few of which I’d used.

If I had that kind of money in my budget I might have got the MacBook Air, especially given its excellent updates a week ago. But the Lenovo and the Voodoo Envy might have been considered as well.

Meanwhile, I settled on a compromise new MacBook. Relatively small footprint, 50% heavier (4.5 lbs), but pretty darn thin. With a 2.4GHz processor, NVIDIA graphics, 4GB RAM and a 320GB drive it’s an incredibile performer, all for nearly a grand less than the others. The display is great, though I’d love 1440×900 resolution, and hoped Apple would go that route. Alas, it was not to be. On the other hand, I’m happy they kept to the 16:10 aspect ratio instead of 16:9.

I’m thrilled with this machine. Still, it sucks we have to make compromises, doesn’t it?

brent, I’m going to struggle with a complete list of 5. That should tell you something.

Jake, you can reap what don’t sow… keep dropping hints, I say!

nomo, the optical drive still requires a screwdriver for removal. I wouldn’t be surprised if we got our hands on an X200 Tablet PC, but we’ll see. It might actually be good to get one sooner rather than later. The longer I use the X301, the more I want one.

Thanks for the great write-up, Kevin. Does the optical drive have a latch or quick disconnect? The X300 required a screwdriver to remove the drive and install a second battery. Also, any chance you or James will be reviewing the X200 tablet?

Oh if only Lenovo did this as a tablet.

Good luck with your Xmas list. I’ve been dropping laptop hints here and there hoping to sow a seed that will flower around Xmas time but I don’t think it’s working just yet

This laptop is on my wishlist. Going from an older Lenovo t40 it should be a nice step up in nearly everything except for weight.

So I’m interested in the things you didn’t like about it…. would be good to know before I purchase.

Thanks!
Brent
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That looks like one sweet notebook.