Lenovo introduced the long-awaited ThinkPad X300 laptop, the thinnest and lightest full-function laptop in its class, for today’s high-demand road warriors, at its meeting in Paris yesterday.. The ultra-thin, ultra-portable ThinkPad X300 laptop is down to 1.85 centimeters thin (approximately 25 US cents in diameter) and weighs starting at 1.33 kilograms.
ThinkPad The X300 combines cutting-edge technologies such as solid-state drive storage, LED-backlit display, ultra-long-lasting battery and advanced wireless connectivity.. The X300, which was awarded the “Gold” rating by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) for its superior environmental qualities, also includes a number of environmentally friendly technologies such as low-voltage processors..
Peter Hortensius, Senior Vice President, Notebook Unit, Lenovo, said: “The ThinkPad X300 is a major milestone for the ThinkPad family.. For more than 15 years, ThinkPad has pioneered notebook design, raising the bar for innovation and focusing on the core needs of ThinkPad users—quality, reliability, and functionality.. Our customers have told us they want a laptop that’s surprisingly thin and light, but they don’t want to give up the battery options, USB ports and, of course, DVD burners.. And here the waiting is over; Everything they want is available on the ThinkPad X300, the thinnest and lightest ThinkPad ever.”
X300 Engineered for Maximum Mobility and Performance
The versatile ThinkPad X300 laptop can be configured for maximum battery life with a model starting at just 1.33 kilograms for advanced portability or a maximum battery life of up to 10 hours, or with a convenient built-in DVD burner. can provide a balance between these two configurations with. With a compact, thin and light design, this laptop makes a strong impression by providing many innovative features to meet users’ portable computing needs..
Extended Multimedia: ThinkPad X300 laptop offers easy, flexible, on-the-go multimedia features with optional 7 millimeter thin built-in DVD burner. It also has stereo speakers, a digital microphone and an integrated camera..
High Durability: Constructed from enhanced carbon and fiberglass , the Next Generation ThinkPad Roll Cage protector on ThinkPad X300 notebooks helps protect the computer in the event of a drop in motion. The same materials are used to strengthen the structures of airplanes and Formula 1 race cars without adding too much weight..
Highest Wireless Connectivity: X300 users have a variety of connectivity options at their fingertips, including WWAN, WLAN, GB Ethernet and modem-enabled models.
Clearer, More Vivid Viewing Experience: The notebook’s 13.3-inch LED-backlit WXGA+ high-definition display is brighter than LCD displays, enabling higher energy efficiency performance.
Enterprise-Level Assurance: Integrated fingerprint reader, I/O port disable and 32-byte password The laptop is built with a tiered security approach to support data protection and intrusion prevention..
Enhanced Performance and Data Protection: The notebook is equipped with a 1.8-inch 64GB SSD that delivers twice the performance of an ordinary 2.5-inch hard drive. With no moving parts, this technology provides 4 times greater resistance to shock and greater energy efficiency than conventional hard disk drives, thus contributing to the thin and light construction of the computer.. The notebook also includes the latest Intel® Core 2 Duo processor technology, up to 4GB of memory and Lenovo’s ThinkVantage Technologies.
The ThinkPad X300 laptop’s first major test as soon as it launches will begin next month aboard the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Torch official plane.. The X300 will support team members who will run the 137,000km special “marathon” spanning 5 continents.. Departing from the torch-bearing cities, often late at night and arriving in the next city by early morning, the torch crew is unmistakable and relies on Lenovo technology to support nearly 22,000 torchbearers in more than 130 countries around the world..
Designed for the Environment
The ThinkPad X300 laptop, rated “Gold” by EPEAT, stands out as one of the greenest PCs in the industry. Lenovo designed this laptop using environmentally friendly technologies such as an energy-efficient SSD and an arsenic-free LCD glass, mercury-free LED display.. The energy efficient LED display enables the ThinkPad X300 notebook to achieve 35 percent lower energy consumption than previous models.. Lenovo also prefers packaging suitable for recycling.