Japan x60s models lighter?

[ssd_thinkpad]

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2701

X60s - starting at 2.54lbs (Japan) or 2.69lbs (rest of world)

Why is that?

[pianowizard]

The Japanese X60s uses a 1.8" HDD. In Japan, Lenovo needed to compete with Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Sharp, which had amazingly light laptops.

Here's the proof:

http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/pc/thinkpad/tp ... to_s.shtml (notice the 30GB 4200rpm 1.8" option)

[ssd_thinkpad]

Interesting, thanks. I wonder why today there are not more models with integrated ssd chips as the intel 80gb msata ssd available as standard or at least available as a model to market the product line with "weight starts from".

[tcone]

The Japanese X60s uses a 1.8" HDD. In Japan, Lenovo needed to compete with Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Sharp, which had amazingly light laptops

And these models also have Ultralight panels which are brighter and have a little less weight.

[pianowizard]

And these models also have Ultralight panels which are brighter and have a little less weight.

The UltraLight panel was available not only to Japan but also the rest of the world.