Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Mar 2008 21:56 UTC
Geek.com reviews the ThinkPad X300. "The ThinkPad X300 is an exercise in balance. It's designers were tasked with balancing performance and usability with size and weight and they did an excellent job."
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Member since:2005-07-06
The moment I saw the disgusting Vista sticker on it, I knew I dont need to have one, regardless of how the hardware performs.
Is it just me or did MS in the meantime really start to hurt hardware manufacturers by driving their sales down because of the mandated Vista on the hardware?
Is it just me or did MS in the meantime really start to hurt hardware manufacturers by driving their sales down because of the mandated Vista on the hardware?
I think it is mostly you. If it makes you feel any better the X300 models on Lenovo's site come with XP Pro by default, not Vista. So you may be stuck with the sticker for as long as it takes you to peel it off but not with the OS.
Member since:2005-07-06
Well, not to be cynical, but one would assume if one went and purchased a Lenovo, they obviously like Windows. If they wanted something else, they can easily go out, download their favourite operating system - *BSD, Linux or Solaris/OpenSolaris and replace the pre-installed copy of Windows.
I really don't understand what the whining is all about; I love my Mac very much, but if all the software I wanted was on a non-Microsoft platform, I'd purchase the lenovo instantly. There are people who don't mind Windows Vista, and I don't know why people have come up with the doom and gloom just because of a rocky start when it was first released.
Member since:2005-07-06
they obviously like Windows
Actually, I also don't understand the whining, since Thinkpads have always been the most easy to install and use Linux on, so that sticker shouldn't bother one much. I just find that 2.5k-3k price range [i.e. in USD, but it'll be ~2.5k-3k in euros too, as usual] a bit high.
Member since:2006-01-16
If they wanted something else, they can easily go out, download their favourite operating system - *BSD, Linux or Solaris/OpenSolaris and replace the pre-installed copy of Windows.
Err... wait. And why do they need to pay a Windows license for it to be preinstalled and then replaced anyway in first place?
I will buy a Lenovo and just get lost of that sticker on it without complaining -- but regardless of that it really sucks that I *have* to buy Windows with it, although everybody knows the Linux compatibility and userbase of ThinkPads..
I see no reason to *not* complain about that!
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2006-05-14
The moment I saw the disgusting Vista sticker on it, I knew I dont need to have one, regardless of how the hardware performs.
Is it just me or did MS in the meantime really start to hurt hardware manufacturers by driving their sales down because of the mandated Vista on the hardware?