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Sandman  
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From: Sandman <m...@sandman.net>
Date: 4 Jul 2008 08:44:35 GMT
Local: Fri, Jul 4 2008 4:44 am
Subject: 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500
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Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500. The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook...

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From: MuahMan <muah...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:14:49 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500
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On Jul 4, 4:44 am, Sandman <m...@sandman.net> wrote:

> Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500. The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook...

What card reader comes in that? How fast is the built-in BD player/
burner?

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Alan Baker  
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From: Alan Baker <alangba...@telus.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:34:17 GMT
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Subject: Re: 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500
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In article
<f0931970-4bf7-4d28-ac2a-0cd21d4d8...@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,

 MuahMan <muah...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 4, 4:44 am, Sandman <m...@sandman.net> wrote:
> > Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500.
> > The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz)
> > and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop
> > is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook...

> What card reader comes in that?

What card reader comes in the Lenovo ThinkPad X300?

>How fast is the built-in BD player/
> burner?

How fast is the BD in the ThinkPad, or the Toshiba Protege R500?

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Edwin  
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From: "Edwin" <thorn...@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:46:09 -0500
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Subject: Re: 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500
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"Alan Baker" <alangba...@telus.net> wrote in message

news:alangbaker-16C48B.13341704072008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...

"Lenovo's amazing new ThinkPad X300 ultraportable notebook is the thinnest
ThinkPad ever - less than 0.73''at its thinnest. It's light, too, starting
at just 2.93 lb."

"But the X300 is more than ultra-thin and ultra-light.  It's
ultra-functional, too, thanks to available performance and convenience
features like these:

Integrated DVD burner -  Hard to find in such a thin system
Extended-life batteries -
Get up to 10 hours unplugged
Easy connectivity -
Advanced wireless options plus Gigabit Ethernet
Convenience - 3 USB ports, microphone/headphone ports and more"

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/thinkpad/2008/X300?cid=us|semd|ggl|us_x300_en|t3CF9|s&&s_kwcid=lenovo%20thinkpad%20x300|1071363721

>>How fast is the built-in BD player/
>> burner?

> How fast is the BD in the ThinkPad,

Better you should ask how Lenovo got a removable battery and a DVD burner
into a laptop that's smaller and lighter than the MacBook Air.

> or the Toshiba Protege R500?

. One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I Card Slot
. Secure Digital slot (supports SDIO)
Ports
. Video
o RGB (monitor) output port
. Audio
o Microphone input port
o Headphone output port
. Data
o i.LINK(tm) IEEE-1394
o USB v2.0 - 3 ports
o 64-pin docking connector
. Security
o Fingerprint reader

Physical Description
. Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 11.1" x 8.5" x .77"(f)/1.0"(r) without
feet
. Weight: Starting at 2.4 lbs depending upon configuration11

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_sp...

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?coid=-33781&seg=HHO&src=M...

** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **


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From: Sandman <m...@sandman.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:04:55 +0200
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In article <5691e$4873b5f2$...@news.teranews.com>, "Edwin"

So the answer to Alans question is "No card reader comes with the
Lenovo", which I'm assuming means that it's not a suitable laptop
according to you? Am I right?

> > > MuahMan:
> > > How fast is the built-in BD player/ burner?
> > Alan Baker:
> > How fast is the BD in the ThinkPad,
> Edwin:
> Better you should ask how Lenovo got a removable battery and a DVD
> burner  into a laptop that's smaller and lighter than the MacBook
> Air.

That is, if by "smaller" you mean "bigger" [1], and if by "lighter"
you mean "heavier" [2].

1. Bigger:
<http://shop.lenovo.com/ISS_Static/merchandising/US/PDFs/x300_USEN_00.p
df>
The Thinkpad is 93.8 cubic inches while the Macbook Air is 52.6 cubic
inches. The Thinkpad is almost twice as big as the Macbook Air.

2. Heavier:
If you have the DVD burner in it, it's actually heavier than the
Macbook Air.
<http://shop.lenovo.com/ISS_Static/merchandising/US/PDFs/x300_USEN_00.p
df>
    "With 3-cell Li-Polymer plus DVD burner: 3.13 lb (1.42 kg)."

If you remove the DVD burner, it's 0.07 lbs lighter than the Macbook
Air, but still almost twice as big.

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