The New and Improved Ultrathin Lenovo Thinkpad X301

Lenovo have announced an improvement model to their ThinkPad X300. The ThinkPad X301 will be available with Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processors: 1.2GHz U9300 and 1.4GHz U9400 CPUs. The other significant improvement to the ThinkPad X301 is its data storage capacity. While the original X300 offered a 64GB SSD, the X301 offers a choice of either an 80GB or 128GB SSD. The X301 will also have DisplayPort and VGA video ports to support multiple displays. The X300 and the X301 each measure less than 1 inch thick and offer a 13.3-inch LED backlight display, both also offer the option of an ultrathin optical DVD burner that measures only 7 millimeters. The Lenovo X301 is available Aug. 26 for a starting price of $2,599.