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The X300 Could Usher in a New Generation of ThinkPads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-i-want-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The ThinkPad has long been a favorite of IT departments everywhere and is the preferred notebook for legions of no-nonsense users. As times have progressed the ThinkPad has improved but the X300 marks the most significant change in its design since the butterfly keyboard. While we've already discussed a few leaked specs, official news of big changes like LED-backlighting (the first on a ThinkPad) and a widescreen display accompany a number of important but smaller design tweaks. Current thinking is that these changes indicate that the X300 is the first step in a series of larger changes to the ThinkPad. The notebook has already received a number of favorable reviews, but the other changes - the ones that will ultimately trickle down to the rest of the ThinkPad line - are perhaps more interesting than this specific $2500+ notebook."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    gnaa first post you fucking faggots. long live IBM and Lenovo, death to Apple, you typical macintosh users!

  2. A Stinkpad is still a Stinkpad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm sorry, but as a user of both Dell and IBM laptops, I have to say that the IBM/Lenovo stinkpads are some of the worst laptops in existance... sure there are worse laptops out there, but not in the same price range.

    Part of the problem has been the way IBM forces users to use their version of software for things that the OS already takes care of and people are familiar with. The biggest problem I have with the stinkpad is that they tend to be slow and hard to work with after about 6 months of service.