Lenovo this week unveiled its ThinkPad X300 notebook PC, packaging it as “the thinnest and lightest full-function notebook in its class, suitable for today’s most demanding road warriors.
“Ultra-thin and ultraportable”, the ThinkPad X300 notebook measures less than 19 millimetres at its thinnest point, and has a starting weight as low as 1.33kg.
It combines a number of leading technologies such as solid-state drive (SSD) storage, a LED backlit display, ultralong battery life and enhanced wireless connectivity. Rated 'Gold' by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) for its superior environmental attributes, it also features a number of environmentally-conscious technologies, such as low-voltage processors.
“The ThinkPad X300 notebook marks a major milestone for the ThinkPad family," said Ronnie Lee, Country Manager, Relationship Business, Lenovo Singapore.
“ThinkPad has been pioneering notebook PC design for more than 15 years, raising the bar on innovation, and focusing on the core needs of ThinkPad users, namely quality, reliability and functionality. Our customers told us that they wanted a notebook that was amazingly thin and light, but that they still wanted their battery options, their USB ports and of course, their DVD burner. Well, the waiting is over, and it’s all there in the ThinkPad X300, our thinnest and lightest ThinkPad ever."
The ThinkPad X300 notebook PC offers models that can be configured for extreme portability starting at just 1.33kgs or maximum battery life of up to 10 hours3 or a balance between the two with a convenient built-in DVD burner. With its compact, thin and light design, the notebook packs a powerful punch, providing a full suite of innovative features to meet users’ mobile computing needs.
“The challenge we shared with Lenovo in its development of the ThinkPad X300 was in making things small without losing key capabilities, such as performance and battery life," said Mooly Eden, corporate vice president and general manager, Intel Mobile Platforms Group.
"Intel's contribution included developing packaging technology that enabled us to shrink the Intel Centrino platform by more than 50 percent, yet retain its high performance and low energy consumption."
In its first big test out the gate, the ThinkPad X300 notebook PC will support team members on the official aircraft of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay as it launches a demanding 137,000-kilometer, five-continent "marathon" next month. Often departing from torch relay cities late at night and arriving at the next city in the early hours of the morning, and with no margin for error, the torch team will rely on ThinkPad technology to support nearly 22,000 torchbearers, in more than 130 cities worldwide.
Rated Gold by EPEAT, the ThinkPad X300 notebook stands out as one of the most environmentally-responsible PCs in the industry. Lenovo designed the notebook to include environmentally-conscious technologies such as energy-efficient SSD and arsenic-free LCD glass and mercury-free LED displays. The energy-efficient LED display helps the ThinkPad X300 notebook achieve up to 35 percent lower power consumption than previous models. Lenovo also uses recyclable packaging.
The ThinkPad X300 notebook starts at SGD 4,412 and is available immediately through Lenovo business partners. |
