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”Lenovo's X200 Photos Leaked
We broke the news on the X200's specs but here's the first photo. Looks like a Thinkpad. (Minus the trackpad, as Engadget notes.) [51nb.com via Engadget]Lenovo's Entire New ThinkPad Line Leaked, X300 Gets Siblings
A few months back, we broke news on Lenovo's ultra-thin, ultra-functional X300 laptop. Now we've gotten an update on what the company's been up to during the interim. All of their lines are seeing a major refresh, but the biggest news is that starting this September, the famous X300 will have a family.
Soon joined by the 12-inch X200, the 14.1-inch X400 and the 15.4-inch X500 (all armed with 45nm Penryn processors), customers will be able to pick the precise display size of their choice on one of the most lust-worthy laptops on the market. The X-Series will also feature HSDPA and EVDO, 25% improved battery life, beefy 6MB L2 cache and lots of fanboy drool.
Here's the rest on Lenovo's new ThinkPad line-up:
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Dealzmodo: Thinkpad Laptops and Tablets up to 50% Off at Lenovo Outlet
If you need a new laptop and you are pressed for cash, or you enjoy the heart-pounding thrill of values, the Lenovo outlet is having a firesale on new R, T, X and Z series laptops and X series tablets—many of which are being sold at 50% off. Who knows how long the deals will last, so you had better jump on 'em while you can. [Lenovo Outlet via Crunchgear via JkOnTheRun]
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ThinkPad X300 Now Available for Just $2,404
MacBook and MacBook Pros may be coming later today to the Apple Store, but the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is available now at the Lenovo online store, starting at a "sale price" of $2,404 instead of $3,006 (Lenovo's "previous price") or Mossberg's $2,476 quote. Full configurations after the jump. More »Lenovo X300 Benchmarked Versus MacBook Air
Although Mossberg's Lenovo X300 vs. MacBook Air fight compared things like weight, portability, inputs and functionality, it didn't compare the thing that power users care about—performance—in absolute numbers. Notebook Review did. In their CPU benchmark, the Air finished the test in 68 seconds while the X300 took an almost double the time at 118 seconds. Things flipped around when they tried another benchmark.
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Backstory and Teardown of the Lenovo X300 (Components By Weight!)
Here's an interesting bit: The Lenovo x300 almost had the old IBM butterfly keyboard of old. This detail and others were revealed in a Businessweek cover story on the ultrathin, quickly being recognized as the antithesis to the Apple Air. The piece has a lot of other interesting background, like the above info graphic of a teardown with weight for each component. Also, it nearly had a 10-inch screen.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X300 Series Confirmed
We uncovered the 13.3-inch 2.5-pound Lenovo Thinkpad X300 Series a long time ago, in the middle of January, and now Best Buy has confirmed it. The $2,743.99 price looks right for the specs that we already knew about:More »
Ultralight Lenovo X300 Series Thinkpad Leaked
It appears that Lenovo have themselves a new ultralight X300 series Thinkpad—and outside of the price and release date, we have all of the specs that you need to know. At a glance, some of the major features include: a 13.3-inch LED backlit 1440X900 screen, an ultralight 2.5 pound form factor, and Intel Merom Santa Rosa Dual Core CPU (2.0 Ghz / 880 Mhz ), a 64 GB SSD, up to 4GB of DDR2 PC2-5300 memory, and 4 hours of battery life. Hit the gallery for the full details. [Thanks Tipster!]
Lenovo Making Crazy Money, Decides to Drop IBM Logo Early
After tripling its earnings in the most recent quarter to $105.26 million, Lenovo has decided that it doesn't need any stinking IBM logo on its products from here on out. As a result of their success, the decision has come 2 years earlier than planned. [CNET]Certified Wireless USB Takes Flight In Inspiron, ThinkPad Laptops
Kiss your favorite cords goodbye, because Certified Wireless USB is throwing them out with the trash. Industry giants including Dell and IBM have come on board as early adopters of the new USB standard, which combines the data transfer rates of USB with the ease-of-use and cable-free nature of Bluetooth and WiFi. Dell is rolling out its new Inspiron 1720 next month, a mobile media notebook that includes a built-in Certified Wireless USB chip. In conjunction with new lines of CWUSB routers launched by D-Link and IOGear, the 1720 can connect with 127 other devices and swap data at a blistering 480Mb/s (at 3 meters; speeds fall to a respectable 110Mb/s at 10 meters).
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Thinkpad's 15th Anniversary Today
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Thinkpad, and the first model was the the IBM 2521, a pen operated tablet that shipped on July 19th 1992. Reg Hardware, who researched this history, says it had a 20MHz 386SX proc, 4-8MB of memory, a 10-inch 640 x 480 monochrome screen, and a 2.4Kbps modem. OMG, this article is making me feel so old. [Reg Hardware via JKOnTheRun]
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Videos: Lenovo Ads Make ThinkPads Look Indestructible
We had a sneaking suspicion after IBM's sale of their Thinkpads to Chinese PC maker Lenovo, that the ads for the laptops would be tacky and cheap. We were wrong. More »Thinkpad Reserve Close Up
Here's what looks like a press shot of the Thinkpad Reserve. It looks different from the earlier shots we saw. I could tell you where I got this photo, but I'd have to beat you to death with a magnesium alloy rollcage.
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Thinkpad Reserve: $5000, June 15th
A reliable source just gave us some more details on the leather-bound Thinkpad Reserve.•The Limited Edition run will go for $5000
•is being made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Thinkpad
•more will be revealed on June 15th. More »
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Lenovo's New Notebooks Pack Extra Juice Time
Okay, so it's not the Reserve Edition we've been eagerly awaiting, but considering the battery life Lenovo's new lappies are packing, we don't mind. The new models (Lenovo ThinkPad X61s, ThinkPad X61, and ThinkPad X61 Tablet) claim 12-, 11-, and 10-hour juice times. How're they doing it? Well, not only are they Santa Rosa-based, but they're also running low-voltage Core 2 Duos. Expect pricing at $1,474,$1,484, and $1,779, respectively. More »
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