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Super skinny ThinkPad X300: It exists!

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 was revealed today.

Michelle Thatcher Former Senior Associate Editor, Laptops
Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat and cheese, and she's since enjoyed nearly a decade of wining, dining, and cooking up and down the California coast. Though her gadget lust remains, the practicalities of her small kitchen dictate that single-function geegaws never stay around for long.
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Today was the day we reviewers were supposed to get test units of the yet-to-be-announced but totally-not-secret ThinkPad X300. We were eager to see it--the super slim, 13.3-inch laptop looks poised to be a major advancement in ultraportables, not to mention a competitor to the MacBook Air--but, alas, were left empty handed this afternoon when Lenovo canceled our meeting.

Looks like Walt Mossberg got his, though, and he's already posted some first impressions. It's nothing particularly unexpected: The ThinkPad X300 is a bit thicker and heavier than the MacBook Air, but it also offers more ports and features. Mossberg does take issue with the price, noting that the ThinkPad X300 offers only a solid-state hard drive, which makes it more expensive than the entry-level MacBook Air (with a traditional hard drive). I'm not sure I agree: The MacBook Air costs $2,800 with a 64GB solid state drive, and a ThinkPad X300 with the same drive will reportedly have a base price between $2,500 and $2,800.

The real proof, though, will be in the benchmark pudding. Does the solid state drive speed up performance and lengthen battery life? Once we have our hands on a ThinkPad X300, we'll let you know.