Matchup: Lenovo X300 Vs MacBook Air – Who Wins In A Fight?
Posted on 17 April 2008, at 1:17 pm, by Wayne Schulz
Slashgear just published a detailed review with lots of excellent photos of the Lenovo X300 mini laptop. They’ve asked the question that has been on my mind — is the Lenovo X300 an Apple MacBook Air killer? Here’s a little of what they have to say:
Build quality is, frankly, incredible. It might be thicker than the Air, but the X300 is still very thin, and you’d half expect it to bend and twist, especially when typing. Lenovo’s magnesium chassis comes through, however; pick it up, even by the edge, and it won’t flex, while the keyboard certainly maintains the company’s reputation for quality. It’s clear they’ve put a little more thought into the X300’s appearance than perhaps cheaper models: at first glance it’s unmistakably a ThinkPad, but look closer and you’ll spot the soft, slightly rubberised finish to the lid and wrist-rest, the glowing ThinkVantage, mute and power buttons, and the coated keys which Lenovo claim won’t lose their legends after frequent use.
Read the rest of Slashgear’s Lenovo X300 review here and see whether they think the X300 is up to the task in a fight against MacBook Air.
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April 17th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
That’s a very sleek looking laptop! Nice find.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I’d like to get a hold of one of these, they do look really good.
April 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
A very well written article by the way. It does make both laptops, particularly the X 300 very appealing until you get to the operating systems.
I do have a Macbook Air and I just much prefer OSX with parallels running to take care of all of my Windows need. Other than that, there are many advantages to the x300 as to WWlan and built in DVD burner but I love the look of the Air.
April 18th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
They definitely liked the Lenovo. I couldn’t work with that little storage space, though. I think both the MB Air and the x300 are close, but so far, neither one quite wins my vote yet.