>> 2. Weight: the weight differnce between a typical T410s and the X301 is >>noticeable. Realistically, it's perhaps 3/4 of a pound (the more >> analytic types will know the exact number). > > Using units from the nice metric system ;-) > > X301 w/ 3-cell battery: 1.43 kg > X301 w/ 6-cell battery: 1.52 kg > T410s w/ 6-cell battery: 1.79 kg > > So the T410s is 18% heavier than the X301 with the comparable (in terms of > cells) battery, and 25% heavier than the X301 with the 3-cell battery.
Seriously guys...I think I'm going to cry. :'( I have an X201 Tablet, and its a wonderful computer. But it ain't no X301. And I am a long-time user of the older "T" series--those are great computers too--but again, they ain't not X301. The weight & thinness, for the X30x machines was just unbeatable. Nothing like it--not too big in the other dimensions, unbeatably thin in the other, all while not being too small too--and all without giving up function. Plug in the 6-cell battery and a battery into the optical bay and boom--you had a laptop that pretty much lasted all day on a charge too. And again, still very lightweight. I'll look at the T410s, but its hard for me to imagine it being a suitable replacement. I really don't want an optical drive--I've found I almost never use one, and when I do, a $40 USB-based external works just great. Here's a question for you T410 aficionados: I understand its some kind of a touch screen? Is it a full-on touch-screen like you could take a pen and draw on the screen? (I realize it doesn't fold like a tablet.) The reason I ask is I have an application where I'd like to use it as a computer where I hook up with people via GoToMeeting and show them things on my screen, and it helps to be able to draw and point & etc. Much easier to do that with a touch-sensitive screen. (That's why I got the X201 tablet--but other than that one use, I prefer the X301 for everything else). So can anyone tell me the extent of the T410(s?) touch screen capabilities? Thanks! Randy www.ClarityWealthSolutions.com Confidence. Certainty. ...Clarity. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
