Thinkpad X300: Lenovo's new uncompromising ultraportable notebook PC

Lenovo has announced its long-awaited, lightest and slimmest full-featured notebook in its category, the Thinkpad X300, designed to meet the needs of many travelers. The ultra-thin, ultra-portable Thinkpad X300 notebook weighs just 1,85 cm at the thinnest point - about as tall as a two-forint - and weighs 1,33 kg.

The Thinkpad X300 includes many modern technical solutions, such as SSD storage (solid state drive - storage without moving parts), LED backlight display, exceptionally long battery life and improved wireless connectivity. The computer was awarded a "Gold" rating by EPEAT for its environmentally friendly solutions and technologies, such as low-power processors.

"The X300 is a significant milestone in our Thinkpad product line," said Peter Hortensius, vice president of Lenovo's notebook business. “ThinkPads have been at the forefront of notebook design and innovation for more than 15 years, while focusing on the most important needs of users: quality, reliability and functionality. Our customers primarily wanted a notebook that was light and thin, but they didn't want to give up the optional batteries, USB ports and, of course, the DVD writer either. Well, the wait is over, as the X300 is here, the lightest and thinnest ThinkPad ever.”

Designed for mobility and performance

The versatile Thinkpad X300 notebook is available in several configurations, so you can choose from extreme portability (1,33kg), up to 10 hours of battery life, or the golden mean of a convenient built-in DVD burner. The compact, lightweight and slim device has a number of innovative features to meet the mobile computing needs of users:

• Multimedia capabilities: The Thinkpad X300 comes with a 7 mm thick DVD burner and all models have stereo speakers, a digital microphone and a built-in webcam.
• Extreme durability: The X300 is protected by a new generation "ThinkPad Roll Cage" magnesium frame with a carbon and glass fiber structure, which helps protect the notebook in the event of a drop. The same materials are used in the design of airplanes and Formula 1 racing cars, because they significantly strengthen their structure without adding extra weight.
• Wireless connections: Users can connect to networks in a number of ways. The X300 may be equipped with WWAN, WLAN, gigabit Ethernet, and a modem connector.
• Clearer, sharper display: The notebook's 13,3-inch LED-backlit WXGA + resolution (1440 × 900) display is much brighter, yet more energy-efficient than LCD screens.
• Enterprise-class security: With a built-in fingerprint reader, the ability to disable I / O ports, and 32-byte password protection, the notebook's multi-layered security system effectively protects data and protects it from unauthorized intrusion.
• High performance and privacy: The notebook’s 1,8-inch, 64-gigabyte SSD storage has more than twice the performance of an average 2,5-inch hard drive. Because it has no moving parts, it is four times as impact-resistant as a traditional hard drive, and more energy-efficient. In addition, it contributes to the light and slim design of the device. The notebook also includes the latest IntelR Core2T Duo processor, up to 4GB of memory and Lenovo Thinkvantage technologies.

"IntelR CentrinoR processor technology, which also powers the Lenovo X300, provides users with a no-compromise solution. Thanks to Intel's state-of-the-art technology, the size of the components has been reduced by more than 50%, so that neither the performance nor the battery life of the machine is affected - so Lenovo was able to develop one of the thinnest, fully functional notebooks on the market," stated Christian Morales, group vice president of sales and marketing and director of the Intel EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region

The first competition of the Thinkpad X300 will be one of the most important heralding events of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, the Olympic torch relay spanning five continents and 137 km, where it will assist the crew of the official transport aircraft in their work. The plane carrying the flame will often take off at night from one of the cities participating in the relay to arrive at the next location early the next morning - so there is no room for error due to tight deadlines. The members of the "torch team" will be supported by Lenovo technology in helping the nearly 000 torch bearers running in more than 130 cities.