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Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Laptop

What You Need to Know

• The Macbook Air is 0.16 to 0.76” thick, and the X300 is only 0.73” thick
• The Air weighs a bit lighter at 3.4 lbs while the X300is about 4 lbs.
• Lenovo has almost matched the dimensions of the Air, and is even thinner at some points
• The Thinkpad has always had a responsive keyboard, and this one is no different; it's very responsive, and it has an LED light
• There's the the trademark red nubbin trackpoint as well as the trackpad, which is the only thing that could be a little bigger
• The screen is not nearly as bright as the Air, although they are exactly the same size
• 3 USB ports
• Stereo speakers
• Ethernet port
• VGA out
• A, G, and N wireless and Bluetooth
• No expansion card slot but built-in mobile broadband
• GPS
• DVD burner
• It beats out all other competition except for the Air, which was a bit faster and had longer battery life
• The X300 has a slightly slower processor, but other than that, the specs are exactly the same between the two laptops

Price

• Here's the thing: the X300 comes standard with a 64 gig solid state drive at only $2,800; if you want the solid state on the Air, it'll cost you $3,100
• If you can sacrifice solid state, buy the Air for $1800
• If you need the best ultraportable, buy the X300

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