thinkpad x301

Lenovo Philippines announced today the release of the ThinkPad X301 laptop, an upgrade to the first generation Lenovo X300 originally introduced back in April this year. Lenovo claims a 20% performance boost for the X301 due to the latest DDR3 RAM and the latest Intel Core 2 Duo ULV procerssor (Centrino 2). Pricing for models of the ThinkPad X301 notebook starts at approximately Php128,100 in the Philippines and will be available by August 27, 2008. Lenovo sent us this ThinkPad Edge 13 a few weeks ago and it's actually the most intriguing laptop we've had to review for sometime now. The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 looks the same as the first generation ThinkPad Edge back in January. The ThinkPad Edge's edgy design is somewhat reminiscent of original line of ThinkPads; only this time, they've added some eye-candy and color. Nevertheless, once you open up the lid, you'll be greeted with that familiar keyboard-trackpad-trackpoint combo that's always a signature of Thinkpads since the days of IBM. I think ThinkPad owners seldom use that but it's been an iconic design accent for many years so it will stay there even if un-used. Read more in our articles including "Lenovo announces ThinkPad X301" and "Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 Review".