14 DAY TRIAL // Shielding the new technology from the prying eyes of media is a huge hassle, no matter how "educated" the own employees are. The greatest snitches continue to be the manufacturing and distributions partners, who, luckily for us, keep disclosing juicy details about the upcoming technologies.
I have told you about Lenovo's upcoming new 13.3" ThinkPad X300 notebook, that seems to be quite a competitor for Apple's MacBook Air ethereal portable computer. Its hardware configuration is no longer a secret and I have covered most of the upcoming notebook's hardware. The MacBook Air "killer" seems to have pretty interesting features, and a balanced price could make it quite a best-seller.
The BestBuy for Business website spilled the beans over one of the biggest questions regarding the ThinkPad X300 notebook: pricing. The website has just listed the ThinkPad X300 for pre-orders and had to leak its price, even before the notebook was announced. Sure thing Lenovo has been deprived of this honor and BestBuy is quite a party-spoiler. According to the website, the ThinkPad X300 equipped with a 64GB solid state disk (SSD) will sell for $2,743.99.
The price may seem pretty impressive, but let's not forget that a MacBook Air sells for $3,098 in the solid-state drive configuration.
Lenovo's ThinkPad comes with a 13.3", 1440x900 LED backlit display, two DIMM slots for a maximum of 4GB of DDR2 memory, fingerprint security module, touchpad and trackpoint inputs, a DVD burner, as well as a built-in webcam. Moreover, the laptop comes with a fully-fledged keyboard for comfortable and efficient typing, just like the MacBook Air.
The notebook also features 3 USB 2.0 ports, 3 internal PCI-Express slots, Firewire, 4-in-1 SD card reader, the brand-new DisplayPort interconnect, Gigabit Ethernet and an ExpressCard slot. As for the wireless options, the X300 provides Bluetooth, 802.11n, Verizon EV-DO Rev A, Cingular HSDPA and WiMAX connectivity.