Comments on: Lenovo X300 vs. Macbook Air

By: Lenovo announces ThinkPad X301 | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:52:44 +0000

[...] announced today the release of the ThinkPad X301 laptop, an upgrade to the first generation Lenovo X300 originally introduced back in April this [...]

By: Bamboozled Instructor

Bamboozled Instructor — Sun, 04 May 2008 05:36:39 +0000

pogi points indeed…sana they added more usb ports

By: marion

marion — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:05:12 +0000

If I had to choose between these two, I’d get the X300. I’d rather have 3 USB ports, an optical drive, and all the other things present in the Lenovo than get a pretty Apple. But in reality, of course I can’t get one because both are really expensive )

By: Reuben Bernard

Reuben Bernard — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:34:15 +0000

Haha. Nice video. MB Air still the best. More laptops to come

By: snyygast

snyygast — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:56:03 +0000

SATA HDD option is coming this month.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:36:09 +0000

I mean for regular HDD.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:20:17 +0000

The X300 is actually pricier and no option for regular SSD, and it runs VIsta. Still, wish OS X could run on a Lenovo.

By: SNyggast

SNyggast — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:14:37 +0000

not to mention the X30O weighs almost the same as mb air and the battery last up to 8 hours “longer.” mb air battery lasts just 1.5 hours. you can’t even finish a movie. Also how’s that portable when you have to be near a power outlet?

then again, mac is all about the outside, the sleek design. thinkpads is about elagance and practicality, that is if you can afford it.

By: Rolly

Rolly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:19:17 +0000

Comment 4: Tim – My point being, the niche of the MB Air tells the world that being portable doesn’t necessarily need those ‘extra’ peripherals/devices. Apple doesn’t force you to buy MB Air, it is for those folks that needs the portability of MB Air that will buy them and I’m sure you’re not one of them.

You can tell me all you want that you need these and that but you should know the difference between a primary portable (a Lenovo X300) and a secondary portable matched with an iMac/PC Desktop (an MB Air). Now I don’t need to convince you that you don’t need the extra peripherals because I guess your needs require you to get only one computer for everything you do.

The MB Air is for those that doesn’t need the power of a desktop (burning DVDs, etc) when you have a primary desktop, but needs only the essentials.

And excuse me, the price of PHP 160K is probably the maxed-out version. An MB Air starts at the price range of less than 80K ($1799) while the Lenovo is at $2899. As I’ve said, don’t compare oranges to apples.

By: manu

manu — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:17:58 +0000

I still want MacBook Air…Astigas!

By: lapatap yuser

lapatap yuser — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:59:24 +0000

MB Air = you have the money and gives you pogi points.

By: ralph

ralph — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:59:03 +0000

waheheh very nice

By: Jomark Osabel

Jomark Osabel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:05:46 +0000

Yeah, its really cool to carry a macbook air than a fugly black brick.

By: Nat

Nat — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:24:52 +0000

Ok mas maliit, granted. May optical drive, granted. Pero shucks ang ngetpa ng itsura. Sorry guys but the Macbook Air rocks.

By: mae

mae — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:58:24 +0000

now that’s what I call competition haha ganda, ang saya!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:29:02 +0000

“A secondary portable notebook” is precisely why it’s overrated. Why do people get laptops in the first place? For portablity. That’s why there are desktops if you don’t need to go portable. Why get a second notebook if there’s already one that can do all the things you need to do on the go without being bulky (in the case of ultraportables)?

Also, the single USB port defeats the MacBook Air’s so called portability. With all the attachments you need, you end up lugging around a lot of other stuff, then connect each of them, then disconnect them after, instead of having all of those things in a single unit.

And PHP160,000 plus for a “secondary notebook”? Come on.

By: Rolly

Rolly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:17:00 +0000

People who keep trying to mock the MB Air doesn’t really understand the niche that it created for ultra portables – only Apple can do that.

I have nothing against the Thinkpad but these guys are like comparing oranges to apples.

It is overrated for people who wishes to use it differently than the intended use – a ’secondary’ portable notebook…

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:50:27 +0000

The MacBook Air is grossly overrated.