Comments on: MacBook Air vs. the ThinkPad X300 and the Next Hot Notebook http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/macbook-air-vs-the-thinkpad-x300-and-the-next-hot-notebook/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/macbook-air-vs-the-thinkpad-x300-and-the-next-hot-notebook/#comment-60226 Mike Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-60226 Looks like MacAirs are really HOT! So hot that they are now all failing with massive internal temps. Yes form over function - what a mess! Looks like MacAirs are really HOT! So hot that they are now all failing with massive internal temps. Yes form over function – what a mess!

]]> By: Rob Enderle http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/macbook-air-vs-the-thinkpad-x300-and-the-next-hot-notebook/#comment-60225 Rob Enderle Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:43:49 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-60225 Yep really different types of buyer, the company that figures out how to build a bridge product (my hope is that Lenovo builds a "Lenovo" version of this in the future, more sex, lower price, color choices) will likely get the highest sales. <br /> <br /> The ThinkPad is built like a tank, wait until you are able to see the difference in case flex alone. Though the Apple does feel more sturdy than the Toshiba R500 does to me, and the Toshiba has actually held up surprisingly well. <br /> <br /> I'm just glad folks are really focusing on weight again. Of course my first portable weighed in at something like 28lbs, so am pleased with the progress regardless. <br /> <br /> On batteries, that is the common complaint. I'm working with an HP Tablet today and have been off power for most of the day. I still have 2/3rds of my battery left thanks to a big secondary battery. I couldn't live off 2.5 hours and hate having to constantly chase plugs. The big battery does some ugly things to weight but at least I have the choice (and, no matter how light something is, if it has a dead battery it is a brick). <br /> <br /> Yep really different types of buyer, the company that figures out how to build a bridge product (my hope is that Lenovo builds a “Lenovo” version of this in the future, more sex, lower price, color choices) will likely get the highest sales.

The ThinkPad is built like a tank, wait until you are able to see the difference in case flex alone. Though the Apple does feel more sturdy than the Toshiba R500 does to me, and the Toshiba has actually held up surprisingly well.

I'm just glad folks are really focusing on weight again. Of course my first portable weighed in at something like 28lbs, so am pleased with the progress regardless.

On batteries, that is the common complaint. I'm working with an HP Tablet today and have been off power for most of the day. I still have 2/3rds of my battery left thanks to a big secondary battery. I couldn't live off 2.5 hours and hate having to constantly chase plugs. The big battery does some ugly things to weight but at least I have the choice (and, no matter how light something is, if it has a dead battery it is a brick).

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/macbook-air-vs-the-thinkpad-x300-and-the-next-hot-notebook/#comment-60224 Ian Bell Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:27:26 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-60224 Good read. Like you pointed out the MacBook Air and X300 are both oriented towards different needs. We have an Air at the office here and it is an amazing system. Attractive, well-built and simple to use. For a small business, it would do fine, but as you pointed out, in the corporate world the X300 is really the right laptop to use.<br /> <br /> It seems like both companies are really trying to highlight advanced design more than practicality. Apple does this by keeping the Air thin and minimalistic while sacrificing ports and other necessities. The X300 on the other hand shows that you can have a thin system with lots of features - but at a price.<br /> <br /> BTW, the MacBook Air does get horrible battery life, and I do not like that you cannot replace the battery that easily (if at all??). Good read. Like you pointed out the MacBook Air and X300 are both oriented towards different needs. We have an Air at the office here and it is an amazing system. Attractive, well-built and simple to use. For a small business, it would do fine, but as you pointed out, in the corporate world the X300 is really the right laptop to use.

It seems like both companies are really trying to highlight advanced design more than practicality. Apple does this by keeping the Air thin and minimalistic while sacrificing ports and other necessities. The X300 on the other hand shows that you can have a thin system with lots of features – but at a price.

BTW, the MacBook Air does get horrible battery life, and I do not like that you cannot replace the battery that easily (if at all??).

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