Laptops

ThinkPad X200 vs MacBook Air

Take your pick

By Traian Teglet, Technology News Editor

18th of July 2008, 15:00 GMT

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Well, as most of the world knows by now, Intel has finally brought its Centrino technology in the 2.0 era. And this has been the main catalyst behind the recent notebook releases from almost every major manufacturer, including Lenovo, which has finally rolled out its highly anticipated X200 notebook, as part of the company's ThinkPad series.

And if you don't know why this notebook has been so much talked about, well here's a quick tip: it weights 2.9 pounds and is 0.8 inches thick. Yes, this is why Lenovo's new Intel Centrino 2-based product is expected to become a competitor for Apple's MacBook Air.

But unlike the MacBook Air, this notebook can actually be called a notebook, as it provides its users with everything they will need from a portable computer system. It comes with a better CPU, better storage and, best of all, it comes with a more down-to-Earth price tag. Taking that into consideration, saying that Lenovo's latest X200 notebook is probably better than the MacBook Air just comes naturally.

But even if it brings better features than Apple's own product, the X200 lacks some of MacBook Air's "charm". Starting with the physical stuff, this ThnikPad comes with a slightly smaller display, 12.10-inch, while the MacBook Air is built with a 13.3-inch screen size. Secondly, the MacBook Air includes an oversize trackpad with multi-touch technology, whereas the X200 notebook doesn't come with a trackpad, but with the Pointing Stick that ThinkPad users have been used to for some time now. Furthermore, the MacBook Air will certainly win the Beauty contest, but then again ThinkPad users have been satisfied with the same design for over a decade.

Ultimately, you are left to decide which of the two is the best "envelope-ready" notebook available on the market. Just remember that you can buy the X200 for approximately $1199.

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Intel Centrino 2 | ThinkPad X200 | MacBook Air | Lenovo | Apple

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