Ever since I got X301 few days ago I knew I got my dream laptop. It’s feather light with less then 1.5 kg and so small you’d carry it around with ease, and I do.
My favorite place to carry this coolest Thinkpad ever is a local lounge bar called Tribeca. This laptop is made for these kind of places and it so feels at home there. Ambient music, relaxed atmosphere, apple pie and a cappucino are perfect surrounding for an x301 to be.
I am just writing this article in a corner of Tribeca’s cozy interior, after I previously finished with my work. Yes, I enjoy working in lounge bars, it relaxes me. And thanks to a lengthy battery life of 4 to 5 hours (with brightness set to almost maximum and Wi-Fi on), I have time to eat lot of pies and drink lot of cappuccinos. Two and a half hours passed already, my battery gauge just passed 50% mark.
I’ve had x301 for just a few days now, but I owned Thinkpads for ever. My trusty T43P (the last series built by IBM) is still serving well after more then 4 years. It’s a legendary laptop with 1600×1200 screen and 7200 rpm hard drive and it made my work a breeze over the years. But it is significantly larger and heavier at nearly 3 kg and I was always reluctant to carry it around for a walk.
The new Lenovo X301 has almost all qualities of the old beast but packed in a fraction of bulk. SSD drive is noiseless and ultra fast, and uses much less battery as well. SSD drives also never need defragmentation. I am loving that.
Screen resolution is 1440×900, perfect for a 13.3″ LED display. Brightness of the display is much better then on the trusty old T43, and on maximum brightness I almost have trouble looking at it in Tribeca’s dimmed surrounding.
Last drops of coffee gone, it’s time to pack and move on. Stay tuned for updates!
