A notebook for business man should have light weight for portability and long life time battery. Apple launched its Macbook Air and it was rumored that Lenovo would follow up with a 13” ultra-portable laptop. Lenovo did just that in February 2008 when it launched its ThinkPad X300. They both are actually very different in several ways. In this article, I will compare the bad design, performance and price and warranty to help readers make a decision which one is better.
First, when you look at the design of both products, the thinness of Macbook Air is stirring. The uni-body design from a single piece of aluminum makes Macbook Air incredibly durable with just around 1.36 kg. It's a full-size notebook encased in the 0.4-1.94 cm of sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum that is thinner than X300. In contrast, ThinkPad X300 might be thicker than the Air, but the X300 is quite bad for someone. It doesn't look modern like Macbook Air. From my opinion, X300 is stronger and more durable than Macbook Air because the technology of ThinkPad called rollcage makes the body of the laptop stronger.
Second is about the performance of both products. Lenovo makes good use of that extra space, it has a 1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 (800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache) processor, Intel X3100 graphics, 2GB of RAM (4GB max supported), 64GB SSD, a DVD burner, a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, gigabit Ethernet and an internal 3G WWAN modem. At the edges are 3 USB ports, a D-SUB monitor port, headphone and microphone sockets while the 13.3-inch WXGA+ 1440 x 900 LED backlit display. Furthermore, both the X300 and Macbook Air have a similar hardware component such as CPU, VGA and memory. Although, Macbook Air doesn’t have optical drive, gigabit Ethernet and D-sub monitor port. If you need to use optical drive, you must pay more for an external optical drive. The resolution of Macbook Air screen is 1280x800 LED backlit display that is less than X300. A function that doesn’t have in X300 is multi-touchpad. It make you easy to control and use your applications.
Moreover, price and warranty are another difference to be considered. ThinkPad X300 is more expensive than Macbook Air around five thousand baht. In addition, X300 warranty is three years on-site service but Macbook Air is one year only. If you need to take a longer warranty, you must buy iCare to add two more years of warranty. From the peoples comments in Thailand, both companies have good customer support and services.
In conclusion, Macbook Air is more beautiful and thinner than X300. It’s got the shiny aluminum shell of the Macbook Pro along with a backlit keyboard the likes of which has never been seen before in a small Apple laptop. If you need to use multi-touch and OSX, Macbook Air can respond to your demands. ThinkPad X300 is better in terms of hardware specification and longer time warranty.
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