Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

re: Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

Jordan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:53 GMT

Keith, you are one lucky individual.

Starting at a whopping 2300$ this little guy will remain a pipe-dream for a lot of us. :-/

re: Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

Umesh Gohil — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:41:34 GMT

How do you find the Battery life. I want to buy this laptop but want to make sure I get at least 4-5 hrs. I mainly use it for buisines working on excel & using outlook

Many Thanks

re: Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

Keith Combs — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:11:57 GMT

Umesh,

If you want that kind of battery life, you would need at least the 6 cell battery. The machine I have only has a three cell and I think the max for it is going to be about 4 hours. They also have a battery that will go into the slot where the DVD drive is. With the 6 cell and the extra battery in the DVD slot, it appears you'll get 9-10 hours.

re: Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

umeshg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Hi Keith

Thank you for your prompt reply

I am not sure how fast the processor will work with SSD drive & processor 1.4GHZ. Will it be the same speed if I go for 2.4GHZ laptop. I like the X301 because it's light. You response will be appreciated

Thank you

Umesh

re: Lenovo ThinkPad X301 first impressions

Keith Combs — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:04:37 GMT

Oops. I made a mistake. I thought the model I received only had a 3 cell battery. It actually has the 6 cell battery. I don't know what I'm doing wrong to only get 4 hours of battery life.

Regarding the performance differences of the processors, I'll be posting some thoughts in another blog post shortly.